Populations, resources, power and consumption are centred in cities, and this affects rural areas
Global panel’s new report says we are hurtling toward disaster but there are ways to avoid it
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eThekwini’s chief resilience officer says the city is the ‘ideal test tube’ because it’s a microcosm of the world’s climate change problems
When parties meet to negotiate and evaluate progress on climate change, financing for loss and damage will be high on the agenda for developing countries
The world must use the United Nations Climate Change Conference to inspire an approach to mitigation and adaptation that is based on trust, justice and equity
South Africa’s young people can no longer stand by and watch as the older generation fails to take action on climate change
It’s not too late to change the way in which we power our world and ensure our future
COP-27 will be held in Africa and will provide an opportunity to table some important concerns about issues affecting the health of our world and its environment.
The African Mining Indaba will look at ways to boost investor confidence through a stable regulatory environment and mining policies aligned with environmental, social and governance factors
Big industries and governments are not acting fast enough to prevent climate change, with disastrous consequences
A United Nation report says it’s still possible to restrict warming to below 1.5°C, but this requires substantial, sector-wide effort immediately
A new study has found a lack of co-ordinated policy response to these interconnected issues
The way in which countries worked together and marshalled resources to address the pandemic shows that big challenges can be addressed if there is political will
The latest Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change report documents hundreds of species that are now extinct
The continent’s section of new Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change report delivers the biggest assessment ever of effects, adaptation and vulnerability to climate change
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The dangerous effects of climate change are occurring faster and will worsen sooner than previously predicted, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change Climate says in its new report
African leaders are taking the initiative in developing strategies for coping with it, including its effect on the continent’s water security and sanitation
Though there is no going back and fixing what we have done, we can certainly all take responsibility for our corner of the world to ensure we have a fighting chance
‘If plastic were a country, it would already be the fifth-largest emitter in the world’
A green investment increases resilience and adapts cities to the harmful effects of climate change — and increases property prices and addresses issues such as health, water, sanitation and transport
Greenpeace team says it has obtained leaked records of countries asking scientists to water down upcoming scientific report on climate change
The Climate Justice Charter Movement has critiqued the manifestos of the main parties contesting the local government elections and found them ‘shallow’
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There’s still there hope that COP26 will deliver a powerful pact for action
Wealthier countries need to give emerging economies three resources: time to adapt, financial support and policy assistance
There are also early warning signs of climate change on South Africa’s coral reefs as elevated sea temperatures drive large scale bleaching
Next year, COP27 will be hosted in an African country, but by then it may be too late for the continent to get the assistance it needs
This year’s UN climate conference will be the first in-person meeting since COP25 in 2019, when developing countries walked away, outraged by the poor outcome
Long droughts may result in dams unable to adequately supply the industrial heartland
One country pays for greenhouse gas emissions in another country and uses that credit for its own emission reduction targets — but accounting irregularities increased carbon emissions
Scholes ‘a giant in the field of climate science’ – Wits University
Shareholder engagement on climate-crisis risks is an proving effective tactic to bring about change
The coronavirus pandemic has disrupted governments’ plans to flatline the upward trajectory of global warming