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CARBON REDUCTION GOALS

The second week of COP29 needs to reach funding commitments

There is an air of impatience as talks on finance hit a stalemate

  • Ozayr Patel
4 min read
Kumi Naidoo, a leading voice for climate justice advocating for a fossil fuel non-proliferation treaty and fair finance, has been calling for governments to act on the ‘moral failure’ of continued fossil fuel expansion (Photo supplied)
CLEAN ENERGY TRANSITION

Kumi Naidoo appointed president of global initiative to phase out fossil fuels

Naidoo’s leadership in the Fossil Fuel Non-Proliferation Treaty Initiative is seen as a critical step in the fight for a fair, sustainable future

  • Ozayr Patel
2 min read
The stage has been set for one of the most anticipated climate conferences to address global warming – and targets for the biggest emitters . (Photo by Christopher Furlong/Getty Images)
ALOK SHARMA

SA delegates to quarantine in Glasgow amid calls for COP26 postponement

Eligible COP26 attendees are expected to receive their UK-sponsored Covid-19 jabs this week, but the Climate Action Network says it is too late

  • Tunicia Phillips
3 min read
British Prime Minister, Boris Johnson hosts a virtual meeting of G7 leaders in the Cabinet Room at Number Ten, Downing Street on February 19, 2021 in London, England. The 2021 G Summit will be held in Carbis Bay, Cornwall from 11-13th June. (Photo by Geoff Pugh – WPA Pool/Getty Images)
ANTONIO GUTERRES

Pressure on rich G7 countries to show climate leadership

The ongoing three-week talks ahead of COP26 are proving tricky in a world of virtual climate diplomacy

  • Tunicia Phillips
6 min read
Leaders pose for a picture during the G20 summit in Osaka, Japan. (Reuters/Jorge Silva)
350 ORG

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…

  • Open Letter
5 min read
The outcome is a boost for the president’s renewal agenda going into next year’s election. (Delwyn Verasamy/M&G)
AAISHA DADI PATEL

Holomisa cautions Ramaphosa about ‘loose tongue’ over small party comments

Holomisa spoke to the M&G after Ramaphosa discouraged voters against giving their votes to smaller parties

  • Aaisha Dadi Patel
3 min read
EBRAHIM RASOOL

Essop’s climate change

Leonie Joubert chats to former provincial environment minister Tasneem Essop after her sudden departure from politics .

  • Leonie Joubert
4 min read
AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS

BEE twist in Sea Point row

A row over the development of one of Cape Town’s most popular coastal sites has taken a sharply political turn.

  • Nic Dawes Author
4 min read
CAPE TOWN

W Cape to take charge of power cuts

The Western Cape’s energy risk-management committee (ERMC) is to be reactivated to deal with the latest wave of Eskom power failures to hit the region, the provincial government…

  • Staff Reporter
2 min read