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environmental justice

Environmental injustice is becoming the new normal – we must resist it
Columns
/ 4 June 2025

Environmental injustice is becoming the new normal – we must resist it

On World Environment Day, we must challenge – in word and deed – the assumption that environmental issues are somehow separate from daily life

By Ferrial Adam
Global mining conflicts surge, posing threat to clean energy transition
The Green Guardian
/ 31 March 2025

Global mining conflicts surge, posing threat to clean energy transition

Conflicts over mineral mining, including copper and lithium, are rising, threatening billions in investments and slowing the clean energy transition, a new study finds

By Sheree Bega
Redisa versus the government: Legal row over discarded tyre crisis
The Green Guardian
/ 26 January 2025

Redisa versus the government: Legal row over discarded tyre crisis

The state’s waste tyre management plan faces a court challenge over unrealistic targets

By Sheree Bega
Colombian left ascends to power by uniting progressive forces
Opinion
/ 15 January 2025

Colombian left ascends to power by uniting progressive forces

The fourth instalment on lessons for the left shows how the Colombian left built a successful electoral project in face of brutal opposition from entrenched elites backed by US imperialism

By Imraan Buccus
Hydrogen technology ‘key to sustainable steel industry’, analysis of ArcelorMittal’s roadmap finds
The Green Guardian
/ 8 December 2024

Hydrogen technology ‘key to sustainable steel industry’, analysis of ArcelorMittal’s roadmap finds

A groundbreaking policy brief looks at what ArcelorMittal’s decarbonisation roadmap means for communities and the environment

By Sheree Bega
Court overturns South Africa’s coal-fired power plans, protecting children’s health and the environment
The Green Guardian
/ 5 December 2024

Court overturns South Africa’s coal-fired power plans, protecting children’s health and the environment

1 500 megawatts of new coal power locked in landmark legal victory

By Sheree Bega
Plastics industry ‘unduly influences SA’s global plastic treaty’
National
/ 25 November 2024

Plastics industry ‘unduly influences SA’s global plastic treaty’

South Africa is a primary plastic producing country with significant imports of primary plastic for local manufacturing

By Sheree Bega
Small-scale fishers take oil exploration fight to high court
The Green Guardian
/ 6 November 2024

Small-scale fishers take oil exploration fight to high court

The applicants are challenging a government decision that could pave the way for oil exploration in the Deep-Water Orange Basin off the west coast

By MG Reporter
Oil and gas companies must pay for climate damage, global survey finds
The Green Guardian
/ 4 November 2024

Oil and gas companies must pay for climate damage, global survey finds

Making polluters pay is not only fair, but popular and effective, says Greenpeace International

By Sheree Bega
SA’s landmark youth-led climate case challenges new coal power plans
The Green Guardian
/ 10 October 2024

SA’s landmark youth-led climate case challenges new coal power plans

Applicants in the Cancel Coal case say the state’s plan threatens several constitutional rights, including the health and well-being of present and future generations

By Sheree Bega
The future of SANParks: From fortress conservation to inclusivity
The Green Guardian
/ 1 October 2024

The future of SANParks: From fortress conservation to inclusivity

Its new strategy, Vision 2040, aims to redress economic inequalities through conservation

By Sheree Bega
Global survey reveals 72% support criminalising actions that damage nature, climate
The Green Guardian
/ 9 September 2024

Global survey reveals 72% support criminalising actions that damage nature, climate

South African respondents demand legal accountability for environmental harm

By Sheree Bega
TotalEnergies African legacy: 100 years of environmental destruction
The Green Guardian
/ 1 June 2024

TotalEnergies African legacy: 100 years of environmental destruction

Climate justice groups are leading the fight against those causing harm to our environment and climate

By Ozayr Patel
In the face of climate change, extreme heat is a human rights crisis
The Green Guardian
/ 30 May 2024

In the face of climate change, extreme heat is a human rights crisis

National and local governments should adopt and implement heat action plans to guide heatwave preparation and emergency response

By Sheree Bega
Centre for Environmental Rights Impact Report  shortlisted for creative award
Partner Content
/ 8 March 2024

Centre for Environmental Rights Impact Report shortlisted for creative award

The report secured second place in the people’s choice category – a testament to its design appeal and engaging content

By Brett Jefferson
Plastic pollution a huge threat to marginalised groups, UN report finds
The Green Guardian
/ 31 March 2021

Plastic pollution a huge threat to marginalised groups, UN report finds

Industrialised nations often ship their waste to poorer countries under the premise of recyclability, fuelling industries that harm local populations

By Chris Gilili
Stop oil and gas drilling in Namibia’s Kavango Basin immediately — Anglican Church
The Green Guardian
/ 8 March 2021

Stop oil and gas drilling in Namibia’s Kavango Basin immediately — Anglican Church

Thirty-four bishops and three archbishops decry exploratory drilling as a ‘sin’ against the Earth

By Sheree Bega
Environmental justice protects people too
Thought Leader
/ 3 December 2020

Environmental justice protects people too

The growth of sectors such as agriculture and mining, which is good for the economy, often causes damage to the natural environment, which in turn hurts people

By Linda Arkert
Eskom’s emissions are not compatible with the South African constitution
Thought Leader
/ 20 November 2020

Eskom’s emissions are not compatible with the South African constitution

The government must not cave to Eskom’s demand that it be exempt from air pollution rules. Furthermore, the power utility needs to stay true to the principles of its own just transition strategy

By Timothy Lloyd

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