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latest news & developmentsKunming Declaration on biodiversity: A show of political will that lacks targets
More than 100 countries pledged to better protect nature at UN biodiversity talks last week
The dirty tricks climate scientists face
Think-tank institutes, politicians and Big Business conspired to discredit researchers and the science of the climate crisis
Dear G20: The virus doesn’t discriminate but humans do
Civic organisations from across the world ask whether this moment will go down in history as yours truly stepping up to the challenge, or the moment when you caved in to powerful…
Bolsonaro vows to fight ‘illegal deforestation’ in Brazil
The president has previously floated the idea of opening up protected rainforest areas to agriculture, a highly controversial move
Eskom: From fail to bail to auction block
A Greenpeace report outlines ways Eskom can adopt green technology and save itself financially
China plastic waste ban throws global recycling into chaos
In mainland China, imports of plastic waste have dropped from 600 000 tonnes per month in 2016 to about 30 000 a month in 2018
NGOs launch legal action against France over climate
The NGOs allege that France, where greenhouse gas emissions rose again in 2015, has not met its short-term climate objectives
UN warns paradigm shift needed to avert global climate chaos
Earth’s surface has warmed 1°C and is on track toward an unliveable 3°C or 4°C rise
Rid South Africa’s electricity plan of coal-fired power
At present, almost 90% of South Africa’s electricity mix consists of coal, but many of these plants fail to meet the required emission standards
Africa buys into nuclear dream
The continent’s three largest economies are all being courted by Russia’s Rosatom
Five years after Fukushima, SA hasn’t learned its lesson
A severe nuclear accident can happen anywhere, and its impact extends over great distances. The socioeconomic consequences are significant.
Greenpeace director not shocked by leaked intelligence on him
"What hurts is that my government might have been engaging in surveillance on me and may have shared that, upon request, with South Korea," he said.
Greenpeace red-faced after staffer’s costly speculation
Greenpeace has suffered large losses after an employee speculated on currency markets.
Pussy Riot members could be freed under amnesty
Two members of punk protest band Pussy Riot could be freed from prison under an amnesty proposed by Russia’s President Vladimir Putin, say lawyers.
Freed Arctic 30 activist would risk freedom again
Briton Anthony Perrett says the Greenpeace arrests highlighted the issue of climate change as he tells of his two months in jail.