Speaking to the Mail & Guardian at a conference on climate change, Inger Andersen says people need to demand their leaders put effective measures in place
Treaties and diplomacy are key to curbing climate turmoil
At state-of-the-art labs in Pretoria, a team of scientists is developing compostable products to replace single-use ones that are not recycled
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Ninety percent of plastic is not recycled, with most dumped in nature or improperly burned
This can be done by 2040 if there are changes in the market, a United Nations report has found
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The plan aims to create a framework to integrate systems and capacity to improve prevention, prediction, detection and response to health threats.
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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
The environment department’s Source-to-Sea initiative will create 1 600 work opportunities
The well-being of about 3.2-billion people, 40% of the world’s population, has been harmed
Industrialised nations often ship their waste to poorer countries under the premise of recyclability, fuelling industries that harm local populations