Calls intensify to focus on helping high-risk communities adjust to climate change
Scientists can forecast how vulnerable species are to climate change using the right tools
A project by Carbon Matter will map the concentration of methane and carbon dioxide worldwide. This will help to detect leaks so they can be repaired
A simplistic approach to tree restoration without not properly accounting for the complexities of plant and atmosphere interactions can cause problems
The University of the Free State’s green project aims to curb environmental impact of concrete by using industrial waste and by-products
The pandemic has demonstrated that, when it’s a matter of life and death, we can manage dramatic U-turns in public policy. We must take similarly decisive action now on climate change, rather than later regretting it
Cave drawings dating back more than 45 000 years are slowly eroding as temperatures and humidity fluctuate
New International Energy Agency report says policy changes will play pivotal role in reducing greenhouse emissions by 2050
New research shows unmitigated warming could knock 18% off of global GDP by 2050
If Earth warms by 3°C, a third of species living on land and about half of endemic marine species will become extinct
Global warming may force changes in some South African outdoor initiation ceremonies, as record heat poses risks for the summer season
Shareholder engagement on climate-crisis risks is an proving effective tactic to bring about change
A higher carbon tax will be introduced in 2023 for companies with dangerous levels of greenhouse gas emissions
Why real climate leadership requires public finance institutions to commit to stop funding fossil fuels
The World Wide Fund for Nature says change needs to happen to halt the negative effects of livestock production on biodiversity and climate
South Africa must update its old position to make a positive contribution
Until now, climate models have predicted a slow and steady increase of Arctic temperatures, but a new study shows the warming is occurring at a more rapid pace
African hydrocarbons producers would do well to commit to existing venting and flaring regulations — because methane-specific policies are coming
The lack of detailed information on extreme heat impacts hinders disaster response and preparedness.
The pandemic has disrupted governments’ plans to flatline the upward trajectory of global warming
The 50th meeting of the World Economic Forum (WEF) got under way in the ski resort with an avowed focus on climate change but with starkly different visions over global warming laid bare
A year after the UN sounded the klaxon, warning of ‘some countries becoming dysfunctional’ thanks to the climate crisis, governments aren’t responding
Crops allow the poor to provide for themselves, but they need support to do so during droughts
Afrobarometer research shows that 59% of people in South Africa do not know what climate change is
The platform’s algorithm regularly surfaces videos promoting climate denial in response to queries about climate change
Scientists using new climate models say a bigger heat rise than expected is possible by the end of the century
Where did that limit come from, and what if we miss it?
Abiy is leading by example as Ethiopia plans to plant a mind-boggling four billion trees by October
Losing birds in the Kalahari has a wider effect. Desert areas are critical to overall evolution in avian species, adding diversity to the species
Sorghum, which is in the same family as millet, is the world’s fifth-most important cereal crop
In the heart of Iceland’s volcano country, 21st-century alchemists are transforming carbon dioxide into rock for eternity
Since October, the world has seen a crescendo of grassroots protests around climate change, especially in western Europe and North America