African countries stand a good chance at COP21 of getting their ideas across, while there will also be a better opportunity to access climate finance.
South Africa will build an additional 6 300 megawatts of renewable energy, adding to the 5 200 megawatts already being procured.
Private projects are being rushed to bolster energy supplies, skipping checks and jeopardising lives.
Pragmatism, not idealism, will be the death of slips of paper that have real costs and close to zero value, writes Alistair Fairweather.
It’s still possible to stop global temperatures rising above the critical 2°C mark, but only if people are scared enough to force governments to act.
The environment minister has cut funds to monitor climate change and contraventions, showing her tendency to collaborate with corporate power.
Greenpop’s Trees for Zambia Festival of Action has kicked off, promising positive results by its volunteers. Here’s how you can join in on the fun.
One person’s trash is another’s economic windfall as it is upcycled, recycled and resold.
By narrowing oversight to mineral resources, the foxes will now guard the henhouse.
The Nkangala municipality won’t allow Eskom’s Kriel power station to exceed its emissions cap. But this could be its only way to save power and money.
Conservationists claim water plants along the Orange River will affect the ecology and tourism
A landmark court ruling has ensured that directors can be held liable for the environmental damage done by their companies.
Rich developed countries remain reluctant to compensate poorer nations financially for devastation wrought by increasingly extreme weather phenomena.
The SB13 Southern Africa Conference provides an international forum to examine the issues that affect the built environment.
Economic and environmental challenges demand that the built industry plan for the future, and today it is doing just that.
The Mail & Guardian’s environment writer Sipho Kings has walked away with three awards for the 2013 SAB Environmental Media awards.
Council aims to create "an attractive, clean, green and healthy environment".
Careers within the built environment may remain in high demand, but there are plenty of challenges to overcome in today’s economy.
Killing the carbon tax will destroy a great idea, writes the WWF’s Saliem Fakir and Manisha Gulati.
Ntokozo Mbuli is the winner of the Future Leaders Award.
Hundreds of people have converged at the Pretoria National Botanical Gardens for the annual commemoration of the World Environment Day.
Xoli Fuyani is an environmental educator helping children to discover their natural heritage. She is an M&G 200 Young South African.
Britain’s Green Investment Bank is the world’s first bank solely focused on lending to clean energy projects.
Short-termism is pushing the world towards a 2C temperature increase by 2050. Humans will have to adapt on the go, constantly repairing damage.
Community members allege that a new mine is destroying a wetland, threatening their livelihoods, and is operating illegally.
A report by the Centre for Environmental Rights has found that government bodies and companies are blocking requests for information.
With 2013 set to break new records in rhino poaching, environmental ministers will meet in Bangkok to find a solution.
Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan’s budget has been generous to the environment, with extended funding and clarity on the carbon tax.
Nominations for Mail & Guardian’s flagship environmental awards are now open.
By embracing a cleaner energy path not only will the country be able to catapult ahead of others, but it will also be able to create jobs.
Actuarial scientists could lead the world’s economies down a catastrophic path if they ignore future resource constraints, driven by climate change.
Last year provided a wealth of meetings and conferences with minimal outcomes, while catastrophes continued to show how the climate is changing.