The chief climate negotiator for the developing world has accused members of the South African delegation in Copenhagen of working to “disrupt the unity” of the G77 bloc, which represents poorer countries at the current climate talks.
Sudanese-born Lumumba Di-Aping was speaking at an ad hoc meeting, attended by about 100 representative of African civil society [...]
In an unprecedented show of editorial unity, more than 50 newspapers around the world, including in South Africa, are running the same urgent appeal to climate negotiators on the first day of the UN Conference on Climate Change taking place in Copenhagen.
The Mail and Guardian, Cape Argus and Business Day have joined publications in 45 [...]
A couple of months before the first sod was turned for the 2010 Green Point Stadium in early 2007, construction began on a similar project on the other side of the world.
Taiwan’s new 55,000-seater multipurpose venue was completed in 28 months and cost less than R1.5 billion.
Green Point, which will have a smaller capacity when [...]
The financial benefits of conserving and restoring the environment outweigh the costs by a ratio of between 25 and 100 to one, according to a major international report on the economic value of ecosystems and biodiversity.
The so-called TEEB report for policymakers, hosted by the UN and sponsored by the European Commission and individual European nations, [...]
The world is losing its vital natural systems faster than ever before with severe consequences for the health and livelihood of the human population, according to international biodiversity experts meeting in Cape Town this week for a landmark conference.
The conference, convened by the UN-supported science programme Diversitas, has attracted 600 experts to discuss science–based solutions [...]
South Africans have responded enthusiastically to a global call for ordinary people to demand more action on climate change ahead of December’s UN Summit in Copenhagen.
More than 30 events are planned across the country on Monday as part of a “global climate wake-up call” facilitated by the international human rights organisation, Avaaz. The day will [...]
Climate change activists will be conducting a mock trial outside Sasol’s Rosebank headquarters tomorrow morning (Thursday) to protest against the company’s increasing contribution to greenhouse gas emissions.
The majority of the world’s citizens are impatient with their leaders’ slow response to climate change according to a global survey of attitudes in 19 countries.
The poll, conducted by WorldPublicOpinion.org found that 60% of nearly 19,000 respondents in 19 countries wanted their governments to give climate change higher priority.
Nigeria is among the five nations most [...]