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UPDATED: Komati illustrates the human cost of South Africa’s energy transition
What should have been a model for climate action has become a cautionary tale of what happens when communities are excluded from decisions that reshape their lives
COP30: Nations chose unity, science and economic common sense amid ‘stormy political waters’
Countries are ‘still in the climate fight’, the United Nations climate chief Simon Stiell said
South African climate activist makes a desperate plea for urgent action, kneeling in a protest
Kumi Naidoo, a leading voice for climate justice advocating for a fossil fuel non-proliferation treaty and fair finance, has been calling for governments to act on the ‘moral…
COP30 launches global forest finance facility amid indigenous rights concerns
Indigenous groups and NGOs caution that the facility risks becoming another top-down market mechanism that benefits investors more than the forests themselves
Congo Basin under-researched and ‘chronically underinvested’, new report says
Deforestation, weak governance and extractive pressures also threaten this vital ecosystem, scientists said in the landmark COP30 report
Climate change is spreading dengue, chikungunya and West Nile virus worldwide
A new COP30 report finds that rising temperatures, extreme weather, evolving pathogens and climate-driven migration are reshaping disease patterns
Africa’s COP30 priorities: Finance, adaptation, technology and fair trade
Power Shift Africa is urging the summit to move from promises to delivery, highlighting Africa’s vulnerabilities and climate finance needs