New report sings the praises of renewable energy
/ 3 February 2024

New report sings the praises of renewable energy

Green energy is not without its negative impacts but it is still better than that generated by fossil fuels

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Teeny steps taken at COP28 to move away from fossil fuel
/ 14 December 2023

Teeny steps taken at COP28 to move away from fossil fuel

From a promising start to a timid end, this year’s Conference of the Parties hasn’t delivered enough

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Leaders expected to call for COP28 to deliver on promises
/ 28 November 2023

Leaders expected to call for COP28 to deliver on promises

Former COP president stresses the urgency of acting fast on climate change

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Hypocrisy of ‘developed’ world enables African leaders to insist on right to exploit fossil fuels
/ 27 November 2023

Hypocrisy of ‘developed’ world enables African leaders to insist on right to exploit fossil fuels

Yet evidence shows that countries with an abundance of natural resources have lower levels of inclusive economic development and growth

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‘The window to limit global warming is rapidly closing’
/ 21 March 2023

‘The window to limit global warming is rapidly closing’

Global panel’s new report says we are hurtling toward disaster but there are ways to avoid it

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COP27: Scramble for Africa’s gas – and some countries on the continent keen to comply
/ 4 November 2022

COP27: Scramble for Africa’s gas – and some countries on the continent keen to comply

Contrary to the push for clean energy, several African countries want to develop gas fields for local use and export. And, with Russia’s war in Ukraine, Europeans are ready to compromise

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Global energy crisis forces an ‘undignified transition’
/ 4 July 2022

Global energy crisis forces an ‘undignified transition’

Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has prompted some to make an about-turn on coal but their scramble has not sealed the fate of renewables

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Government presses urgency on climate change
/ 10 May 2022

Government presses urgency on climate change

Catastrophic KZN floods show how the impacts of climate change are being felt in South Africa

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