The effects of offshore gas projects contribute to a humanitarian crisis, and mainly only the companies and countries of the north benefit from the profits and commodities
Sky’s the limit for industrial hemp farming in SA
People who live close to coal-fired power plants continue to fall ill from breathing in dirty air
The Earth is getting hotter and extreme weather events are becoming more common. It’s bad news for all aspects of our lives
Climate commission presents its recommendations to Ramaphosa, highlighting that it is vital to decommission crumbling plants as soon as the power crunch eases
Globally glaciers in World Heritage sites outside the polar ice sheets with areas less than 10km² may almost disappear
No to ‘climate-stupid’ agriculture
South Africa’s biggest polluters but they say they’re turning the ship around, but concerns remain over the use of gas as a fossil fuel in their proposals
The Congo Basin – the world’s second-biggest rainforest – resists extreme heat and drought and deserves the spotlight at COP26
Syukuro Manabe, Klaus Hasselmann and Giorgio Parisi have been announced as the joint winners
The industry has lost 23 000 jobs since 2012, according to a Statistics South Africa census
A project by Carbon Matter will map the concentration of methane and carbon dioxide worldwide. This will help to detect leaks so they can be repaired
China’s emissions exceed those of developed countries, in large part because of its population of more than 1.4-billion people
A simplistic approach to tree restoration without not properly accounting for the complexities of plant and atmosphere interactions can cause problems
The well-being of about 3.2-billion people, 40% of the world’s population, has been harmed
New International Energy Agency report says policy changes will play pivotal role in reducing greenhouse emissions by 2050
Covid-19 has devastated the economy, but it has also opened a window of opportunity for businesses
Carbon dioxide levels are now higher than at any time in past 3.6-million years
Climate change not only affects the nutritional value of food crops, but also leaves the food supply system vulnerable to production shocks, study finds
Brightness harms people’s and other creatures’ health, disrupts ecosystems and changes climate