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10 million tonnes of food wasted a year – and SA’s draft climate plan ignores the issue
Tackling food waste can cut emissions and fight hunger, says FoodForward SA
Civil society calls for stronger targets in South Africa’s draft climate plan
Groups say the environment department’s proposed emissions targets are inadequate
Infrastructure and development plans must align
Infrastructure is responsible for 79% greenhouse gas emissions and plays an important role in supporting national development priorities and achieving the targets of the 2015…
Climate envoys visit South Africa to plan for the end of coal ahead of COP26
Climate envoys from the UK, US, and the EU are in South Africa to discuss a possible coal retirement plan
Lower income countries score high in health-aligned climate change policy
The Global Climate and Health Alliance says South Africa’s low score means there is room for improvement
South Africa’s nationally determined contribution plan for climate change must be more ambitious, say nation’s youth
The pandemic has demonstrated that, when it’s a matter of life and death, we can manage dramatic U-turns in public policy. We must take similarly decisive action now on climate…
Climate commission maps South Africa’s road to zero emissions
The commission has been meeting with interest groups to finalise the country’s climate change mitigation commitments, while adopting and developing models towards a zero carbon…