Tackling food waste can cut emissions and fight hunger, says FoodForward SA
Groups say the environment department’s proposed emissions targets are inadequate
Infrastructure is responsible for 79% greenhouse gas emissions and plays an important role in supporting national development priorities and achieving the targets of the 2015 Paris Agreement
Climate envoys from the UK, US, and the EU are in South Africa to discuss a possible coal retirement plan
The Global Climate and Health Alliance says South Africa’s low score means there is room for improvement
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
The commission has been meeting with interest groups to finalise the country’s climate change mitigation commitments, while adopting and developing models towards a zero carbon emission future