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Iran war triggers global shockwaves across energy, food and finance systems, analysts warn
The US-Israel war on Iran is sending shockwaves through global energy, food and financial systems, exposing deep structural vulnerabilities in the world economy, according to the…
Alexandra Water Warriors are reviving Joburg’s Jukskei River
The project will remove alien invasive species and restore riverbanks in the catchment area
Dread or hope at COP27?
Rather than be complacent or despairing, world leaders must critically examine what needs to change and what it will take to cross the essential tipping points
African negotiators say crucial climate talks will be a failure if held virtually
They want quantitative commitments to the various finance mechanisms that rich countries have promised to contribute to
Countering climate denialism requires taking on right-wing populism. Here’s how
Global cooperation is essential if climate action is to be effective, amid the right-wing onslaught against multilateralism
Hurricanes, global warming devastate Caribbean reefs
Warmer seas and a record hurricane season in 2005 have devastated more than half of the coral reefs in the Caribbean, according to scientists. In a report published on Wednesday,…