Climate change
SA farmers rap repeal of state of disaster for drought
The El Nino-induced drought that hit southern Africa in 2015 scorched grazing lands and hit crop output.
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Thunberg: World must 'tear up' old contracts, build new systems to save climate
The climate activist cited a UN study published in November that suggested planned investments to boost fossil fuel production are likely to push temperature goals enshrined in the 2015 Paris Agreement out of reach.
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Ellie Goulding wants to work with Boris Johnson to tackle climate change
The 33-year-old singer has revealed she's hoping to contact Boris and his environmentalist fiancee Carrie Symonds in a bid to tackle the issue.
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Zimbabweans go hungry as coronavirus compounds climate woes
Now it faces a triple threat of climate breakdown, monetary woes and a new economic crisis caused by the lockdown.
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5 crises that could worsen under COVID-19
Various international organisations have warned that the pandemic has the potential to exacerbate some of the world's biggest problems.
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World's largest wealth fund blacklists Glencore, other giants over coal use
Wednesday’s announcement, in a statement issued by the fund, is the first to show the tougher rules being applied.
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OPINION: COVID-19 & the climate movement: We shouldn’t lose momentum now
Climate change and the coronavirus are two invisible enemies common to all humans. If climate change is a slow cooker, then the coronavirus is a microwave, writes Kevin James.
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Fight climate change like coronavirus: UN
The UN's World Meteorological Organization said it was time to flatten the curve on climate change, with its impact on the planet "reaching a crescendo" in the past five years - the hottest on record.
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Paris climate goals failure 'could cost world $600 trillion'
Under the landmark 2015 accord, countries pledged to voluntarily reduce greenhouse gas emissions from the burning of fossil fuels in order to limit global temperature rises to 'well below' two degrees Celsius.
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Women bear the brunt of climate change in Angola
On the other side of the valley, Cristina Canaino, 14, was forced to interrupt her schooling after her father turned on his heel in 2018, leaving his wife and five children to fend for themselves.
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Greta Thunberg tells EU to stop 'pretending' on climate
The European Union must stop "pretending that you can be a climate leader and still go on building and subsidising new fossil fuel infrastructure," the Swedish activist told a committee hearing at the European Parliament.
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'The world is on fire,' Greta Thunberg tells UK climate rally
Known simply as Greta, 17-year-old Thunberg has captured the imagination of many young people with impassioned demands for world leaders to take urgent action.
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Greta met Malala: young activists pictured together in Oxford
Both women shot to worldwide fame after standing up for major global issues: climate change and women’s education.
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Sweden creates $1m prizes for sustainable food solutions
The world's population, currently at 7.8 billion, is expected to grow to close to 10 billion by 2050.
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Global warming causing 'irreversible' mass melting in Antarctica - scientist
The study showed the world could lose most of the West Antarctic Ice Sheet, which rests on the seabed and is fringed by floating ice, in a warmer world.
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Unemployment, climate change adding to SA's economic risks, says IRM
While the risks are known, the response to it has been poor, the Institute of Risk Management South Africa said.
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Bezos launches $10 bn fund to combat climate change
The e-commerce tycoon said the Bezos Earth Fund would 'fund scientists, activists, NGOs - any effort that offers a real possibility to help preserve and protect the natural world.'
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Hunger stalks southern Africa as climate crisis deepens
The WFP says that 60% of Zimbabwe's 15 million people are currently food insecure.
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BBC to make Greta Thunberg documentary series
The series will see the 17-year-old meet scientists, politicians and business moguls, challenging them to make changes.
