Climate Emergency
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Anticipating COP28 and its implications
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Hypocrisy of ‘developed’ world enables African leaders to insist on right to exploit fossil fuels
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Welcome to no future for cricket
The current heatwave in the UK is making it impossible to play or watch the game
Climate crisis: Rising heat imperils outdoor work
Workers in Africa, Asia, the Middle East and the western Pacific will be most affected if temperatures continue to rise.
Climate crisis a threat to Africa’s cattle
Cattle in sub-Saharan Africa account for only a small fraction of greenhouse gas emissions, and the harms are outweighed by the good
Quiver trees must get on the move to escape human-caused climate change
Trees are most vulnerable to human-caused climate change because they can’t migrate fast enough to survive
COP26: Fossil fuel firms sponsor climate talks
Views about multinational energy and gas companies sponsoring the United Nations climate conferences are strongly divided
Editorial: Political parties in climate denial
South Africa already faces numerous crises including hunger, poverty, unemployment, inequality — all of which are being worsened by the climate crisis.
Climate change Bill to be tabled in parliament
The Bill, which will facilitate South Africa’s transition to a greener economy, compels businesses to reduce greenhouse gas emissions that accelerate climate change
The West owes Africa $100bn (at least) for climate recovery
In fewer than three days, a US citizen emits as much carbon as a person from Chad or Niger does in one year. Such is the asymmetry in culpability for climate change.
One in three trees in the world face extinction
Some species have fewer than 50 individuals left in the wild and in South Africa, 6% of its species are threatened
Animals dying to ‘beat the heat’
Scientists can forecast how vulnerable species are to climate change using the right tools
Climate crisis a threat to bird species
Changes in agriculture will affect blue cranes and heat stress will harm Cape rockjumpers that are already found at higher altitudes
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
Save forests to protect us from future pandemics — Harvard scientists
Risk of next pandemic greater than ever, scientists say, but world can act