The status of SA’s energy transition financing
Much has been made about the $8.5 billion pledged to support South Africa’s Just Energy Transition
COP27
Extending coal plants lifespan will not solve anything, says Crispian Olver
Climate commission presents its recommendations to Ramaphosa, highlighting that it is vital to decommission crumbling plants as soon as the power crunch eases
Creecy: SA must act on just energy transition or lose out on funding
Creecy: SA must act on just energy transition or lose out on funding
Energy Indaba: Use gas to wean Africa off fossil fuels
Conference sees delegates setting the continent’s agenda for COP28
UPDATE: What next for Eskom as De Ruyter immediately released from duties
Sources on the board of Eskom believe that chief financial officer Calib Cassim will take over as the next CEO
DA calls former Eskom chief executive De Ruyter ‘brave’, thanks him for his service
DA calls former Eskom chief executive De Ruyter ‘brave’, thanks him for his service
Ozone layer’s recovery shows climate change can be reversed
An international agreement signed in 1987 resulted in the global phasing out of ozone-depleting gases
Political and economic volatility will continue in Africa in 2023
Although direct trade and financial links between Africa, Russia and Ukraine may be small, the main effect of the war will be civil strife in Africa driven by food and energy inflation
South Africa must get going on the just energy transition
The country needs to make this transition work, or risk losing up to 50% of its export value
Climate justice is a matter of survival for Small Island Developing States
Climate funding shortfalls are exacerbating hardships faced by Least Developed Countries and Small Island Developing States
The biodiversity crisis is no less important than the climate crisis
Leaders meeting in Montreal for COP15 must deliberate in a spirit of co-operation for the sake of the planet’s future
Just energy transitions needs a whole of society approach
If a just transition is to be achieved, there must also be major societal changes.
The climate crisis is also a health crisis
The interplay between climate change and the spread of pathogens means health systems must be ready for future crises and ensure equitable access to treatment
COP27’s loss and damage fund delivers climate justice despite conference shortcomings
While COP27 saw some major milestones achieved, there were also worrying breaches in commitments to tackle the real sources of climate change
Conferences such as COP27 are nothing more than elite junkets
Government- and corporate-driven summits to address the actions of climate-destroying extractive industries promote inequality
COP27 loss and damage fund welcomed but some fear it is an ‘empty bucket’
Climate change diplomacy is a game of give and take — and it would appear that the environment and humanity will have to keep on giving
Can we really expect climate justice to result from COP27?
The Global North must own up to its responsibility for the climate emergency and pay the debt owed to the Global South — in actions not words
South Africa’s energy transition rises in the east
Mpumalanga, the province ‘where the sun rises’, takes centre stage in SA’s Just Energy Transition Plan
Last push for consensus as COP27 draws to a close
Déjà vu inside the closed door corridors of Sharm El Sheik
The West is using COP27 to shift blame – private greed prevails over humanity’s survival
Rich nations have devised a system to hide the facts and put the blame for global warming on poorer nations
Reparations a no-go zone at COP27
Developing nations are calling for the countries most responsible for climate change to pay for loss and damage
An antidote to climate despair
Dire predictions about the impending collapse of civilisation have become almost commonplace. Okay, doomers – enough
COP27: Rich nations that caused the problem must deliver on climate commitments
There is no time to stall. Those responsible for the climate crisis must act now
Western thirst for African gas raises alarm at COP27
Some African leaders argued the potential benefits for people on the world’s poorest continent outweighed the harm from the production and export of fossil fuels
Dread or hope at COP27?
Rather than be complacent or despairing, world leaders must critically examine what needs to change and what it will take to cross the essential tipping points
COP27: KwaZulu-Natal flood victims’ fates were sealed years ago
Nokwazi Mbambo watched her life wash away in April, and little has changed six months later. The climate change induced floods destroyed her home
Africa turns up the heat for COP27
Hosted on home soil, this year’s conference is a valuable opportunity to gain climate wins for the continent
Africa will lose its few remaining glaciers by 2050
Globally glaciers in World Heritage sites outside the polar ice sheets with areas less than 10km² may almost disappear
COP27: SA receives an extra $10-bn to shift from fossil fuels
But the funding will come at a price, given that the $8.5-bn pledged last year, was mostly in the form of loans
Pay up or shut up, say African states
In Egypt, African countries will demand recompense for the pollution of the richest countries, who will try to change the topic
Ramaphosa: SA will require R1.5-trillion to fight climate change
President says the country needs more money to meet its targets in transitioning from coal to renewable energy
COP27 must work out how to cut carbon and still develop African economies
Negotiations must find pathways for Africa to deliver electricity for economic empowerment while spending less on harmful fuels.