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Roughly 20% of the world’s oil and liquefied natural gas typically passes through the Strait of Hormuz, a chokepoint now under strain.

Iran war triggers global shockwaves across energy, food and finance systems, analysts warn

The US-Israel war on Iran is sending shockwaves through global energy, food and financial systems, exposing deep structural vulnerabilities in the world economy, according to the…

The  polluted, littered Jukskei River in Johannesburg. (Delwyn Verasamy/M&G)

Alexandra Water Warriors are reviving Joburg’s Jukskei River

The project will remove alien invasive species and restore riverbanks in the catchment area

A Climate activist lies on the ground as he takes part in a protest against fossil fuels during the 2022 United Nations Climate Change Conference COP27. Photo: Getty Images

Dread or hope at COP27?

Rather than be complacent or despairing, world leaders must critically examine what needs to change and what it will take to cross the essential tipping points

Mithika Mwenda, the Executive Director of the African Climate Justice Alliance . (Photo by Minasse Wondimu Hailu/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)

African negotiators say crucial climate talks will be a failure if held virtually

They want quantitative commitments to the various finance mechanisms that rich countries have promised to contribute to

Omen: The Knysna fires of 2017. (Deon Raath/Rapport/Gallo Images)

Countering climate denialism requires taking on right-wing populism. Here’s how

Global cooperation is essential if climate action is to be effective, amid the right-wing onslaught against multilateralism

Hurricanes, global warming devastate Caribbean reefs

Warmer seas and a record hurricane season in 2005 have devastated more than half of the coral reefs in the Caribbean, according to scientists. In a report published on Wednesday,…