Our Burning Planet

South African negotiators to push for trillion-dollar deal at COP29

By Ethan van Diemen

World

The little-known backroom fight at the heart of the climate negotiations

By Charlotte Scott

Africa

Conflicting visions on ‘Just Transition’ to low carbon economy cloud critical climate change negotiations

By Faizel Ismail

South Africa

What South Africa will tell the world at COP28

By Ethan van Diemen

South Africa

Earth could exceed 1.5°C ‘dangerous climate change’ threshold by December 2034 – WHO

By Ethan van Diemen

South Africa

Despite a drop in greenhouse gas emissions in the past decade, SA is still a shockingly high emitter

By Julia Evans

South Africa

Another COP? Here’s what you need to know and why you should care

By Julia Evans

Africa

African Group of Negotiators head insists Africa climate change priorities need critical focus at COP27

By Tatjana Baleta

Maverick Citizen

COP27 is yet another chance to make up for missed opportunities and broken promises

By Ufrieda Ho

Africa

COP27 is an opportunity for Africa to leapfrog fossil-fuel-based development

By Reinhardt Arp

Africa

Global North and Global South must move on climate action together – not piecemeal, but as a package

By Sameh Shoukry

Africa

Just transition mechanisms must be balanced with just access, new Eskom board boss insists at African energy ministers’ talks

By Ethan van Diemen