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South Africa has secured a landmark role in an EU-backed climate-finance deal. Sanlam Alternative Investments’ Bridge Facility will accelerate climate-resilience projects in Africa and…
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Africa badly needs governments that allow the conditions for sustained growth before the climate turns against them…
Why Trump is not a death knell for global climate action
Given Trump’s climate-change denialism, what does his administration mean for international climate efforts?…
Banks retreat from climate change commitments – but it’s business more than politics
The Net-Zero Banking Alliance suspended activities in August. Why did such initiatives rise and then fall?…
The future of ESG, beyond the backlash
Fears of an ESG apocalypse are overblown. Here’s why – and what it means for South Africa and ESG investment locally…
Carbon credits: Are ‘audits’ just one big lie?
Research raises new questions about the auditing of carbon credits and whether they provide a greenwashing façade for dodgy climate-change claims…
More and more tourists are flocking to Antarctica. Let’s stop it from being loved to death
Antarctica has become a popular tourist destination, drawing 125,000 people in 2023-24. But it comes with environmental costs…
Consultants guzzle millions in just energy grants
R300m in funds meant for South Africa’s just energy transition have ended up in the accounts of consulting and audit firms…
Dirty money fuels climate crunch
The Bezos wedding in the climate-sensitive city of Venice is an out-of-control display of the power of the wealthy. And ecologically tone-deaf too…
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Ban Ki-moon’s (overly) simple fix for South Africa
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