A triumph for the planet over plastic pollution
World leaders unanimously agreed to develop a legally binding treaty to end plastic pollution by the end of 2024
Paris Accord
Carbon tax to curb big polluters
Other steps to fight climate change include improved reporting, monitoring and laws
Barbara Creecy: ‘You can make a difference if you want to’
The minister of environment, forestry and fisheries, likes to watch the British medical drama series Casualty, she tells Sheree Bega
US formally quits Paris agreement as election hangs in balance
Environmentalists say Trump’s announcement that he would withdraw from the Paris agreement three years ago made it easier for countries such Australia, Saudi Arabia and Brazil to weaken their own ambitions
The decade that decides our fate
If we don’t do enough, in a decade’s time there’ll be droughts, floods, wildfires and crop failure on an apocalyptic scale
World “sleepwalking into catastrophe” — WEF
World Economic Forum warns that little action is being taken on climate change as the world splinters
COP24 ignores dire climate warnings
The climate conference delivered a rulebook but nations failed to pledge to do more to cut emissions
EU to cut new car emissions by 37.5% by 2030
The targets will require new cars sold in 2030 to emit 37.5% less carbon dioxide on average compared to 2021 levels
COP24: Nations agree on global climate pact rules after impasse
Nearly 200 countries overcame divisions, producing 156-page rule book for implementing the landmark 2015 Paris Agreement
Money issues bedevil climate talks
But SA’s delegation leader Derek Hanekom believes everyone wants to see a deal reached
Sadly, vegans can’t save Earth
Reducing the carbon footprint of farming will take more than some individual action
Climate talks must be rescued from failure, warns UN chief
The two-week talks are tasked with breathing life into the 2015 Paris Agreement, which vows to cap global warming at ‘well under’ two degrees Celsius
Editorial: Your earth, take action
Change is happening at such a rate that animals, plants and ecosystems cannot evolve fast enough to survive
Bolsonaro spells ecological disaster for Brazil – and the world
‘To make destroying the environment even easier, Bolsonaro pledged to merge the environment and agriculture ministries’
Global warming outpaces efforts to slow it — UN
New calculations by the UN’s top science panel sharply reduce the real-world potential for drawing CO2 out of the air
UN report confronts nations with tough choices on climate
Of hundreds of climate models in 2015 projecting a low-carbon future, only two or three aimed for a 1.5℃ global warming cap
Nations round on US, allies as UN climate talks wrap up
Talks foundered over the key issue of how efforts to limit climate change are funded and how contributions are reported.
Macron’s green record under scrutiny as top minister quits
When Nicolas Hulot agreed to join Macron’s government, campaigners dared to hope for a radical shift towards greener policies
Gatvol Capetonian trades on untruths
The group’s stance is in line with the rise of global populism, which is rooted in falsehood
Property crisis looms due to sea level rise, experts warn
Many will risk losing their largest financial asset — their homes. And municipalities will forfeit huge amounts of revenue from property taxes
Africa must work with partners to mitigate the impact of Trump’s agenda
The continent has vital stakes in how Americans deal with three of these: climate change, foreign assistance, and immigration.
An inconvenient review of An Inconvenient Sequel
"How poetic, how meta, how annoyingly terrific. As a young filmmaker myself, I may be having an existential crisis. Staving off the jealousy".