Much has been made about the $8.5 billion pledged to support South Africa’s Just Energy Transition
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
Conference sees delegates setting the continent’s agenda for COP28
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
An international agreement signed in 1987 resulted in the global phasing out of ozone-depleting gases
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
The country needs to make this transition work, or risk losing up to 50% of its export value
Climate funding shortfalls are exacerbating hardships faced by Least Developed Countries and Small Island Developing States
Leaders meeting in Montreal for COP15 must deliberate in a spirit of co-operation for the sake of the planet’s future
If a just transition is to be achieved, there must also be major societal changes.
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
While COP27 saw some major milestones achieved, there were also worrying breaches in commitments to tackle the real sources of climate change
Government- and corporate-driven summits to address the actions of climate-destroying extractive industries promote inequality
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
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
Mpumalanga, the province ‘where the sun rises’, takes centre stage in SA’s Just Energy Transition Plan
Déjà vu inside the closed door corridors of Sharm El Sheik
Rich nations have devised a system to hide the facts and put the blame for global warming on poorer nations
Developing nations are calling for the countries most responsible for climate change to pay for loss and damage
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Dire predictions about the impending collapse of civilisation have become almost commonplace. Okay, doomers – enough
There is no time to stall. Those responsible for the climate crisis must act now
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
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
Nokwazi Mbambo watched her life wash away in April, and little has changed six months later. The climate change induced floods destroyed her home
Hosted on home soil, this year’s conference is a valuable opportunity to gain climate wins for the continent
Globally glaciers in World Heritage sites outside the polar ice sheets with areas less than 10km² may almost disappear
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But the funding will come at a price, given that the $8.5-bn pledged last year, was mostly in the form of loans
In Egypt, African countries will demand recompense for the pollution of the richest countries, who will try to change the topic
President says the country needs more money to meet its targets in transitioning from coal to renewable energy
Negotiations must find pathways for Africa to deliver electricity for economic empowerment while spending less on harmful fuels.