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Presidential Climate Commission

Renowned climate scientist Professor David King calls on SA to urgently prioritise renewable energy

South Africa

Renowned climate scientist Professor David King calls on SA to urgently prioritise renewable energy

By Julia Evans

Watt Now? Nuclear power sparks fierce debate over SA’s future energy mix

Our Burning Planet

Watt Now? Nuclear power sparks fierce debate over SA’s future energy mix

By Ethan van Diemen

SA’s ‘water wars’ to worsen due to climate crisis, Presidential Climate Commission told

South Africa

SA’s ‘water wars’ to worsen due to climate crisis, Presidential Climate Commission told

By Julia Evans

Coordinated climate action needs to be urgently accelerated at all levels of society

South Africa

Coordinated climate action needs to be urgently accelerated at all levels of society

By Nokwethaba Makhanya

Delaying coal power plant shutdowns could push costs to R90bn, warns Eskom CEO

Business Maverick

Delaying coal power plant shutdowns could push costs to R90bn, warns Eskom CEO

By Ethan van Diemen

Komati Power Station — the cautionary tale of the Just Energy Transition and lessons to be learnt

South Africa

Komati Power Station — the cautionary tale of the Just Energy Transition and lessons to be learnt

By Onke Ngcuka

Balancing biodiversity conservation with the transition to renewable energy

South Africa

Balancing biodiversity conservation with the transition to renewable energy

By Oliver Cowan

SA needs massive increase in funding to wean itself off coal — study

South Africa

SA needs massive increase in funding to wean itself off coal — study

By Ethan van Diemen

Crooked coal, corruption and politics — experts flag the barriers to SA’s energy transition

Business Maverick

Crooked coal, corruption and politics — experts flag the barriers to SA’s energy transition

By Ethan van Diemen

Study finds four ways SA can embrace the ‘social ownership of renewable energy’

South Africa

Study finds four ways SA can embrace the ‘social ownership of renewable energy’

By Ethan van Diemen

New investment pledges boost South Africa’s just energy transition funding pool to $11.8bn

South Africa

New investment pledges boost South Africa’s just energy transition funding pool to $11.8bn

By Ethan van Diemen

Extinction Rebellion’s Malik Dasoo among climate activists carried out of Electricity Minister’s university lecture

South Africa

Extinction Rebellion’s Malik Dasoo among climate activists carried out of Electricity Minister’s university lecture

By Julia Evans