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SA’s fuel tax cuts fall short on protecting vulnerable households
History is now repeating itself — and the same blind spots remain. In 2026, the global fuel price shock caused by the conflict in the Gulf has led to substantial rises in…
South African climate activist makes a desperate plea for urgent action, kneeling in a protest
Kumi Naidoo, a leading voice for climate justice advocating for a fossil fuel non-proliferation treaty and fair finance, has been calling for governments to act on the ‘moral…
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…
Only a Pan-African industrial policy on critical minerals for renewable will unlock prosperity
African countries must avoid the mistakes of the fossil-fuel industrial revolution; the mining of cobalt, lithium, manganese, nickel and copper must be based on equity, human…
Production starts at Senegal’s first offshore oil field
Artist impression of oil from the Sangomar field
Europe’s claimed lead in the renewable energy transition offers Africa little to follow
The loans, which hike up debt, the paltry loss and damage pledges, companies investing in oil and gas and the rise of the far right all show that the EU and US climate action is…
Sasol betting big on natural gas
The company’s earnings have soar given the energy crunch caused by Russia’s war on Ukraine — and it’s betting on another fossil fuel to carry it into the future
COP27: It’s Africa’s turn to take centre stage
The climate conference must show how the world will benefit if Africa achieves its green development goals – bypassing fossil fuel where possible and moving straight to renewables
Africa’s energy needs to top COP27 negotiations
UN Economic Commission for Africa says climate finance action has never been more urgent
US politicians paper over the social problems caused by capitalism
Mainstream American politicians — establishment figures in both major parties — apply the denial and displacement mantra to many problems, especially inflation
Private climate funding is the next finance bubble
Evidence suggests that green lending to reduce developing countries’ CO2 emissions displays all the pathologies associated with financial manias.
‘Times are urgent, let’s slow down’: The groundswell against Shell
Even a country with citizens as fractious and fractured as South Africa is showing signs of unity to save the sea off the Wild Coast.
African Development Bank kicked civil society to the curb at COP26
The bank asked the African Climate Reality Project to coordinate and present a position statement on energy, agriculture, forestry, land and ecosystems and climate finance but…
Carbon tax to align to UN treaties
Amendments to offset regulations published on 8 July give clarity on big emitters carrying old carbon credits to a new framework
Environmental destruction is the human rights challenge of our time: Archbishop Tutu
World leaders must choose between life or death for humanity, say climate justice activists at 10th Desmond Tutu international peace lecture