Carbon Dioxide
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Mozambique: Gas is not part of Africa’s solution to climate change
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
Hemp can play an important role in dealing with climate change and pollution
Sky’s the limit for industrial hemp farming in SA
Some 32 000 people could die if SA doesn’t switch to greener power sooner
People who live close to coal-fired power plants continue to fall ill from breathing in dirty air
Why our changing climate is bad for your health
The Earth is getting hotter and extreme weather events are becoming more common. It’s bad news for all aspects of our lives
Extending coal plants lifespan will not solve anything, says Crispian Olver
Climate commission presents its recommendations to Ramaphosa, highlighting that it is vital to decommission crumbling plants as soon as the power crunch eases
Africa will lose its few remaining glaciers by 2050
Globally glaciers in World Heritage sites outside the polar ice sheets with areas less than 10km² may almost disappear
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Study: Bill Gates promoted fertilisers are more damaging than previously thought
No to ‘climate-stupid’ agriculture
Reforming Sasol and Eskom: South Africa’s ‘carbon criminals’
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
Congo Basin: Earth’s African ‘lung’ is it most resilient
The Congo Basin – the world’s second-biggest rainforest – resists extreme heat and drought and deserves the spotlight at COP26
Trio shares Nobel prize for groundbreaking climate science over 60 years
Syukuro Manabe, Klaus Hasselmann and Giorgio Parisi have been announced as the joint winners
Gold is mining’s biggest jobs loser, as platinum rakes in the cash
The industry has lost 23 000 jobs since 2012, according to a Statistics South Africa census
Satellites launched to determine source of methane, carbon dioxide emissions
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 launches carbon market as it aims to reduce emissions
China’s emissions exceed those of developed countries, in large part because of its population of more than 1.4-billion people
Afforestation can hinder fight against global warming if done wrong, study says
A simplistic approach to tree restoration without not properly accounting for the complexities of plant and atmosphere interactions can cause problems
Over-exploitation has degraded billions of hectares of land
The well-being of about 3.2-billion people, 40% of the world’s population, has been harmed