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Climate change threatens the livelihoods of all of humanity, especially those in the Global South

Imraan Valodia and Julia Taylor
13 Apr

Planet’s breakneck warming likely to pass 1.5°C, UN scientists warn

Eric Roston, Bloomberg
05 Apr

Global panel predicts frightening future of disasters and extinctions – and that’s our best-case scenario

Mark Howden, Joy Pereira and Roberto Sánchez
08 Mar

Democratising a ‘just transition’ in South Africa

Lebogang Mulaisi and Jacklyn Cock
23 Feb

‘Fundamentalist’ Gwede Mantashe sticks to his guns, promises ‘a lot of coal generation by 2030’

Julia Evans
01 Feb

The electric vehicles coming to South Africa in 2022

Malibongwe Tyilo
29 Dec

Winner: Youth for climate action; Runners-up: Bob Scholes & Joe Biden

Onke Ngcuka
23 Dec

The Glasgow Climate Pact: Good COP, bad COP — key outcomes and the implications for South Africa

Brandon Abdinor
16 Nov

The real deal with renewable energy in South Africa — unpacking the suite of options

Julia Evans
08 Nov

Green ‘development’ for Africa must be based on equal partnerships and not just another debt trap

Ekeminiabasi Eyita-Okon and David Monyae
08 Nov

Green hydrogen is a critical source of clean energy for Africa in the transition to net zero

Kennedy Chege
01 Nov

COP26 summit opens: Focus on how to hit 1.5°C target — and billions in funding

Onke Ngcuka
31 Oct

COP26: Four key issues to watch as world leaders prepare for the Glasgow climate summit

Rachel Kyte
28 Oct

A beginner’s guide to all things COP26

Onke Ngcuka
23 Oct

On death and the climate crisis: We have woken the dragon, and the adults have left the room

Peter Willis
18 Oct

Receiving finance is key to SA’s climate adaptation and mitigation plan, says Minister Creecy

Onke Ngcuka
18 Oct

Gas should not be factored into our climate commitments – it is not a sustainable carbon source

Tjaša Bole-Rentel
13 Oct

If climate change is ignored, there may be no heritage left to celebrate

Thabo Sibeko
21 Sep

Africa’s journey to COP26: The state of play on the continent’s road to meeting its climate obligations

Peter Leon, Justine Sweet and Ernst Müller
16 Sep

Hesitation price tag: The humanitarian cost of failing to act on the climate crisis while we enter ‘code red’

Oliver C Ruppel and Cleo Dobers
18 Aug

Covid-19 has shown us that the global community will need to support Africa in its response to the climate crisis

Peter Leon, Silke Goldberg, Ernst Müller, Jannis Bille and Zoe Asher
29 Jul