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Minister of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs Velenkosi Hlabisa and Johannesburg mayor Dada Morero at the U20 Summit. (CityofJoburgZA/X)
C40 CITIES

Global cities call for $800bn in climate finance at first African Urban20 summit

Urban leaders call for multilevel governance, affordable housing and zero-emission transport to drive sustainable urban futures

  • Sheree Bega
4 min read
Africa’s cities are the first responders in the face of the climate emergency and need to “act faster and quicker” to tackle it. (Waldo Swiegers/Bloomberg via Getty Images)
C40 CITIES

Plan for seven African cities in the frontline of the climate crisis

New C40 implementation programme for cities in sustainable waste management and green energy, buildings

  • Sheree Bega
6 min read
BUILDING DESIGN

South Africa’s cities opt for clean energy

Efforts to reduce carbon emissions will hinge on the transport sector

  • Sheree Bega
4 min read
South Africa’s buildings account for 40% of the country’s greenhouse gas emissions.
BUILDING DESIGN

How designing ‘green’ buildings can help to combat the climate crisis

South Africa’s buildings account for 40% of the country’s greenhouse gas emissions. But the City of Johannesburg’s new draft green buildings policy aims to change that

  • Sheree Bega
2 min read