Global warming
Climate finance for transition away from coal: a chance to change history in SA
South Africa’s power generation depends mostly on coal and the country has committed to reducing emissions in line with the Paris Agreement.
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Group of countries vow to exit oil and gas at COP26
The coalition, which includes a dozen countries, was announced as nations tussle over a range of issues in the final stages of the UN climate talks in Glasgow.
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Environment Minister Creecy says SA hasn't signed any pledges at COP26 summit
Environmental Affairs Minister Barbara Creecy said that South Africa may still accept a multi-billion rand clean-energy fund, given Eskom's growing need for additional support.
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Australia's coal country looks to a less sooty future
Two-hundred-and-thirty years ago, among the verdant outcrops that flank the southeastern coastal town of Newcastle, a band of escaped convicts made the first recorded discovery of coal on the Australian continent.
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SA making progress with its climate goals, Creecy tells COP26 summit
As the conference in Scotland winds up, Environment Minister Barbara Creecy has given a speech outlining South Africa's expectations and objectives in trying to reverse the climate change crisis.
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Countries divided as climate talks enter final week
After a week of headline announcements from host Britain on ending deforestation and phasing out coal, experts say the underlying COP26 negotiations have barely progressed.
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Australia vows to sell coal 'for decades'
Australia said on Monday it will sell coal for "decades into the future" after spurning a pact to phase out the polluting fossil fuel to halt catastrophic climate change.
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Chasm opens between COP26 words and climate action
COP26 observers say there is a gulf between host Britain's proclamations and the emissions cuts that must be achieved.
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Beijing shuts roads, playgrounds amid heavy smog after coal spike
A thick haze of smog blanketed swathes of northern China on Friday, with visibility in some areas reduced to less than 200 metres (yards), according to the country's weather forecaster.
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CO2 rebound as climate summit sees emissions pledges
Moderate progress this week was checked by the release of the Global Carbon Project's annual report, which showed that emissions from gas and coal will rise in 2021 by more than they dropped during the pandemic.
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Climate 'reality check': 2021 global CO2 emissions near record levels
Emissions from gas and highly polluting coal will rise this year by more than they dropped in 2020 due to the pandemic-driven economic slowdown.
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Ambitious action needed to confront climate change - Ramaphosa
President Cyril Ramaphosa said bold and ambitious action is required from all countries to confront climate change.
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Ramaphosa, Biden announce deal to help move SA to low-carbon economy
A number of countries will now help South Africa move from coal to other energy sources.
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G20 agrees on 1.5 degree target ahead of UN climate talks
G20 leaders committed to the key goal of limiting global warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius and pledged action on the use of coal, according to a final draft communique.
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World faces growing threat of 'unbearable' heatwaves
From Death Valley to the Middle East, the Indian subcontinent to sub-Saharan Africa, global warming has already made daily life unbearable for millions of people.
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UN chief 'very worried' over possible COP26 failure
Held between 31 October and 12 November, the Glasgow gathering is seen as a crucial step in setting worldwide emission targets to slow global warming.
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Poor citizens in Africa threatened by accelerating climate change: UN
In a report ahead of the COP26 climate summit in Glasgow, the UN highlighted Africa's "disproportionate vulnerability" last year from food insecurity, poverty and population displacement.
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ALEX LENFERNA: President Ramaphosa's vital climate test: firing Gwede Mantashe
President Ramaphosa’s promises on climate change are rendered empty by his continued support of Minister Mantashe and his polluting coal, oil and gas agenda, writes Alex Lenferna.
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Climate talk but no action 'irritating': Queen
The queen's comments come after public interventions this week from both her eldest son and heir, Prince Charles, and her grandson, Prince William.
