The cabinet of South Africa has approved the establishment of the Presidential Climate Change Coordinating Commission on the 9th of...
Spotlight Activity: The African Climate and Development Initiative and Council for Scientific and Industrial Research
In South Africa, there are numerous environmental organisations that work to minimise the impacts of climate change and strengthen South...
South Africa Lacks the Research Needed to Support the Growth of Green Jobs
South Africa does not report green jobs independently in any of its major surveys or statistics of employment, nor does...
Rural Dwellers, Already Prone to Geopolitical and Economic Marginalization, are Predominantly Affected by Climate Change in South Africa
South Africa is ranked as the second most inequitable country in the world. South Africa’s vulnerability to climate change is...
Invasive Alien Plants in Wetlands and Estuaries are a Major Threat to Biodiversity in South Africa
In South Africa, there are several places at particular risk of abrupt disruption to biodiversity in a high-emissions scenario. The...
South Africa Should Take a Sustainable Development Approach to Economic Recovery from COVID-19
South Africa is particularly vulnerable to COVID-19 given its levels of poverty, unemployment, inequality, and vulnerable employment, as well as...
A State Energy Monopoly Utility Blocks Progress to Renewables in South Africa
The South African electricity supply industry remains dominated by the state-owned and vertically integrated utility, Eskom. Coal is the major...
Constitutional Court Rules Against Coal Mining in Mpumalanga Protected Area of South Africa
Earlier in the month of November 2019, the Constitutional Court refused a mining company’s final challenge of a 2018 High...
