The latest United Nations report on the greenhouse gas emissions gap paints bleak picture for the climate accord target
Long-standing issues on climate finance will make or break COP26, says environment, forestry and fisheries minister
Greenpeace team says it has obtained leaked records of countries asking scientists to water down upcoming scientific report on climate change
The Healthy NDCs Scorecard has recognised South Africa’s efforts in revising its nationally determined contributions to mitigate climate change
Like unfinished flyovers in Cape Town, global climate finance and domestic demand often don’t meet up
Critics have accused the young climate activists of being divisive and unrepresentative; they say this simply isn’t true
But Sasol shouldn’t rely on natural gas a transition fuel, say civil society organisations
Calls intensify to focus on helping high-risk communities adjust to climate change
Only Gambia has a plan that, if everyone acted the same way, would see global heating kept to below 1.5°C.
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
Wars and pandemics have managed to reduce global emissions in the past but delegates to COP 26 in Scotland will need to find other solutions
Emerging markets need $3-trillion to 4-trillion a year in low-carbon investments over the next 15 years to meet their climate mitigation commitments
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
Rangelands are ‘nature’s gift to humanity’, but have been overlooked, neglected
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The ongoing three-week talks ahead of COP26 are proving tricky in a world of virtual climate diplomacy
Countries with the biggest industrialised economies could see an average loss of 8.5% of economic value by 2050, according to an Oxfam analysis
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 stage has been set for one of the most anticipated climate conferences to address global warming – and targets for the biggest emitters
The chief executive ignores the fact that public participation has been minimal, details of jobs to be created are missing and the greenhouse gas emissions will be way off the Paris Agreement target
Hague court orders oil giant to cut its carbon emissions including those of its suppliers and users by 45% by 2030
Exploration and beneficiation of minerals will reduce the country’s carbon footprint
New International Energy Agency report says policy changes will play pivotal role in reducing greenhouse emissions by 2050
Lehlogonolo Masoga has said that critical inputs from environmental and justice organisations and residents in the Vhembe area have been considered
Climate considerations are pressing Standard Bank shareholders to push for the recusal of those with fossil fuel ties.
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New research shows unmitigated warming could knock 18% off of global GDP by 2050
The bank has received praise for setting a more ambitious climate policy than other major local banks, targeting zero fossil fuel exposure by 2045
Less aid and more trade will be the buzz words
With a good business model, the power utility can move to reliable, cost-effective clean energy, says the International Institute for Sustainable Development
In 2020, 86% of South Africa’s electricity came from coal, compared to the global average of 34%, Global Electricity Review research shows
Shareholder engagement on climate-crisis risks is an proving effective tactic to bring about change
Meeting the new 2030 emissions-reduction target will require an estimated €350-billion of additional investment annually. But this figure pales in comparison to the costs of doing nothing
Research suggests retiring old coal-fired power is more cost-effective and climate positive