But some see carbon credits as a false solution because companies will use the system to avoid cutting their carbon emissions
Nokwazi Mbambo watched her life wash away in April, and little has changed six months later. The climate change induced floods destroyed her home
udgment halting the River Club development
in Cape Town was ‘induced by fraud’, full bench
of the Western Cape high court finds
The additional funds from France and Germany will be used to shift South Africa to cleaner energy, so mitigating Ekom’s debt
Globally glaciers in World Heritage sites outside the polar ice sheets with areas less than 10km² may almost disappear
A pragmatic approach is needed towards Africa’s energy transition because, vital though it is, it will not happen overnight
It is outrageous to focus solely on livestock as climate villains when sustainable solutions can improve the lives of the cattle and the people who farm them
SA’s three transitions will cost R8.5-trillion per year between now and 2050
Clean energy is crucial for the continent to determine its air quality future
Financial commitments and pledges made by developed countries must be honoured and developed countries must offer meaningful and credible support to developing countries
Cool Surfaces Project uses cool coating technology to mitigate climate change and protect South Africa’s fragile electricity grid
No ‘credible pathway’ in place to limit warming to 1.5°C
About 21 million people on the Horn of Africa are projected to be in crises of acute food insecurity between now and the end of the year
It’s a ‘huge concern because how are we going to cope with a real drought’
South Africa must use the climate conference COP27 to push for just transition funding
Your lawn will always go brown, so there’s no need to use the scarce, precious resource that is water
But if we continue on the present trajectory of delay and decay, water insecurity and worse looms for our water-scarce country
Karpowership says it is ‘bringing on additional specialists and resources’ in revised process
‘Jumbo and Jackie’ thwarted several capture attempts before they were finally apprehended and rehomed
While the country’s leaders blamed climate change, a top climatologist has questioned whether this is strictly accurate
Trust had paid out more than R700m but too many claimants ‘are being misdiagnosed, incorrectly classified or rejected’, say activists