Much has been made about the $8.5 billion pledged to support South Africa’s Just Energy Transition
No ‘credible pathway’ in place to limit warming to 1.5°C
Civil society and affected people must be involved in the development of an investment plan and in discussions with international partners
Negotiators are concerned that 80% of the money promised by the UK, US, Germany, France and the European Union is in the form of high interest loans
Researchers say South Africa needs a ‘deep just transition’ that goes beyond moving to renewable energy
The event is a chance for African countries to embrace national interests in climate-change mitigation actions and socio-economic development.
South Africa must reject green capitalism and develop a public pathway to energy security
The truth is that our carbon tax is way too low to act as a real deterrent
To force a climate breakthrough, leaders must listen to and promote the stories of young people
A new study has found a lack of co-ordinated policy response to these interconnected issues
But Greenpeace Africa says the president must let go of ‘gas fantasies’
Mminele, who last year stepped down as Absa chief executive, will head the newly established Presidential Climate Finance Task Team
The connections between health, climate change, declining public trust and democratic legitimacy, and geopolitical instability must be recognised
Evidence suggests that green lending to reduce developing countries’ CO2 emissions displays all the pathologies associated with financial manias.
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A new study shows the past 20 years of forest regeneration and reforestation efforts globally have contributed to the restoration of carbon sinks
Chief executives have begun to recognise the importance of sustainability, but we urgently need climate science-aligned policies that provide a new framework for business
Shell’s 3D seismic survey is set to begin on Wednesday. But a high court application brought by rights groups to block it will be heard as an urgent matter on Tuesday
Cyril Ramaphosa says the terms of $8.5-million climate finance offered to South Africa by wealthy countries are not yet set in stone
