One in three heat deaths since 1991 linked to climate change – here’s how else warming affects our health: Since 1991, 37% of lives lost due to extreme heat globally can be attributed to climate change on average. That’s according to a new study which gathered data from 732 locations across 43 countries and calculated …
American climate fiction is fuelling outdated ideas about modern migration: Wild fires on the US's West Coast displaced many from their homes, making them climate change migrants. Ringo Chiu/Shutterstock Typically set in the future, climate fiction (or “cli-fi”) showcases the disastrous consequences of climate change and anticipates the dramatic transformations to come. Among the various …
What would happen to the climate if we reforested the entire tropics?: pio3/shutterstock What would happen if every single patch of farmland in the tropics, from Brazil through Congo, India and Indonesia, was abandoned overnight and left to turn back into forests? That’s the question we investigated in our new research. Trees and forests have …
South Africa in the news: Queue-jumping? Global vaccine shortage imperils Glasgow climate talks: Poorer nations struggling to access COVID-19 vaccines may make the “moral” choice not to send delegates to November’s U.N. climate summit in Scotland if others more in need of the doses remain at risk …: “South Africa” – BingNews Kojamo plc’s offering …
Climate adaptation finance is ineffective and must be more transparent: Riccardo Mayer / shutterstock In 2019, an international climate fund approved a ten year US$ 9.3 million project to support communities in the drylands of Mozambique that are affected by frequent droughts. This money seems a lot, but it really is not much for a …
South Africa in the news: Green power: UCT put in crosshairs by climate crisis activists taking a stand against fossil fuels: Students and members of the Green Campus Initiative, Fossil Free South Africa and the Climate Justice Charter Movement staged a die-in on the University of Cape Town’s middle campus on Tuesday, …: “South Africa” …
Net zero: despite the greenwash, it’s vital for tackling climate change: It might seem odd to find supporters of climate action debating the merits of a concept that science shows to be essential for halting climate change, and which is accordingly embedded at the heart of the defining global agreement. Yet that is where we …
Climate change: how bad could the future be if we do nothing?: Lumppini/Shutterstock The climate crisis is no longer a looming threat – people are now living with the consequences of centuries of greenhouse gas emissions. But there is still everything to fight for. How the world chooses to respond in the coming years will …
Climate change risk is complex: here is a way to assess it: GettyImages A key feature of climate change is that it doesn’t pose one single risk. Rather, it presents multiple, interacting risks that can compound and cascade. Importantly, responses to climate change can also affect risk. In our highly connected world, climate risks and …
Are you a climate change hypocrite? Here’s why you shouldn’t worry: Robert Evans / Alamy Standing on the deck of Berta Cáceres, the now-iconic pink boat, Emma Thompson addressed a sprawling crowd of protestors and gave a slew of media interviews. It was April 2019, Extinction Rebellion had occupied Oxford Circus in London, and the …
South Africa in the news: Climate finance targets top agenda for this week’s G7 meetings: Targets for climate finance and girls’ education will top the agenda at a meeting this week of foreign ministers from the Group of Seven advanced economies, this year’s chair Britain said on Sunday.: “South Africa” – BingNews World champions South …
South Africa in the news: Climate change lingo for beginner activists: Here is a crash course on climate change so you know exactly what you’re talking about at the next family get-together or corporate retreat.: “South Africa” – BingNews Advocating for Justice in South Africa: Gain insight into issues of social justice in South Africa …
Farming without disturbing soil could cut agriculture’s climate impact by 30% – new research: Perhaps because there are no chimney stacks belching smoke, the contribution of the world’s farms to climate change seems somehow remote. But agriculture accounts for a staggering 26% of all greenhouse gas emissions. Tractors running on diesel release carbon dioxide (CO?) …
South Africa in the news: SA needs greater investment to combat climate change, says Ramaphosa: President Cyril Ramaphosa, together with 40 other world leaders, joined a climate summit convened by US President Joe Biden to discuss efforts towards global climate change.: “South Africa” – BingNews Exclusive: Space Entrepreneur Max Polyakov Acquires South Africa’s Dragonfly Satellite …
South Africa in the news: Summit shows Biden’s big vision on fighting climate change: What did the world learn at Joe Biden’s global summit about his vision of the battle to save the world’s climate?: “South Africa” – BingNews Supply deficit sends palladium price to HISTORIC HIGH: June palladium futures surged almost 3% to a …
South Africa in the news: ‘We’re gonna do this’: Biden closes global summit on climate: The closing day of the two-day summit on climate change is to feature Bill Gates and Mike Bloomberg, steelworker and electrical union leaders and executives for solar and other renewable energy. It’s …: “South Africa” – BingNews Ukraine interested in …
South Africa in the news: Not all gloom: World leaders tout success at climate summit: The closing day of the two-day summit on climate change is to feature Bill Gates and Mike Bloomberg, steelworker and electrical union leaders and executives for solar and other renewable energy. It’s …: “South Africa” – BingNews Ukraine interested in …
South Africa in the news: ‘We’re gonna do this’: Biden closes global summit on climate: South Korea, Japan, Canada and South Africa also joined in specific new emissions efforts timed to the summit. Biden’s new goal puts the United States among the most ambitious nations in curbing …: “South Africa” – BingNews Not all gloom: …