SOUTH AFRICA The risks and opportunities of transitioning to a green economyImage source: Tanarat Kongchuenjit – 123RF.com | |
SOUTH AFRICA Stellenbosch University prioritises climate crisis with launch of School for Climate Studies[Sindy Peters] Stellenbosch University (SU) has launched its School for Climate Studies - the first school of its kind in the country that has the status of a faculty... | |
Sindy Peters | [Climate Change] What are you doing for the earth in this time of crisis? Our planet is facing an environmental emergency which authorities are doing little to halt. Many of these disasters, such as deforestation and the burning of fossil fuels, are the result of processes generated by major corporations. They’re issues that can be dealt with. Yet the situation gets worse every day. Eleven-year-old Othembele Dyantyi is raising her voice to encourage a union of action against this unprecedented climate injustice. Read Othembele Dyanti's full story here. |
AFRICA Migration and displacement: the human face of climate change[Danette Breitenbach] The World Economic Report on Global Risk by the World Bank lists elements of climate change and climate risk in its top 10 list of risks the world faces today... | |
AFRICA Delivering on climate resilience in Africa[Danette Breitenbach] Climate resilience must be at the heart of all investments across Africa. Knowledge is the critical ingredient to move the scale of climate resilience... | |
AFRICA Time to reframe the discipline of finance to focus on sustainability[Danette Breitenbach] Millions of Africans still suffer from water shortages due to problems of uneven distribution and management of existing supplies... | |
AFRICA Private sector funding essential to combat climate change in Africa[Danette Breitenbach] An excess of $100bn will be required to meet Africa's infrastructure needs over the next decade... | |
SOUTH AFRICA #CSIMonth: SA businesses need to take responsibility for the impact of their products, services[Sindy Peters] We interviewed executive director Gavin Meyer to find out more about Itec SA's Carbon Neutral programme and the potential impact of digitalisation on the triple bottom line... | |
SOUTH AFRICA Will carbon tax legislation become effective in 2016?© jvdwolf – 123RF.com | |
SOUTH AFRICA Less flying has a positive impact on climate[Franz Rentel] Flying is the mode of transport with the highest greenhouse gas emissions per passenger kilometre - five times higher than driving... | |
SOUTH AFRICA Climate change: the South African scenario[Sindy Peters] On Tuesday, 23 September, more than 120 world leaders will meet in New York to announce how they each intend to tackle climate change. | |
SOUTH AFRICA One-man team[Mike Freedman] Here's a question for anyone following COP17 and the English Premier League - why is climate change like Robin van Persie? |