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Fortinet releases its 2023 Sustainability Report

Fortinet releases its 2023 Sustainability ReportFortinet

Image supplied. Gary Koetser, CEO of Century City Conference Centre and Hotels gives 8 best practices for greener events

8 best practices for greener eventsGary Koetser

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Sectoral emission targets: What it means for businessGaryn Rapson, Nonhlanhla Mnengi, Sabeeha Loonat & Sinalo Matubatuba

File photo: Afghan nationals rest at a camp after returning from Pakistan at the Torkham border crossing between Pakistan and Afghanistan, 14 November 2023. Abdul Khaliq Sediqi/International Rescue Committee (IRC)/ Handout via Reuters/ File photo

Humanitarian crises will worsen in 2024 - International Rescue Committee

Reuters 18 Dec 2023

Ghana government gives Africa's largest rooftop solar green light

Ghana government gives Africa's largest rooftop solar green light

14 Dec 2023

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SA welcomes COP28 agreement global adaptation efforts on climate change

14 Dec 2023

AfDB greenlights $300m loan to bolster SA's energy governance and climate resilience

13 Dec 2023

Communities in South Africa's coal heartland in Mpumalanga will be most affected by the energy transition.

SA secures $300m loan for Energy Governance and Climate Resilience

12 Dec 2023

Source: Supplied. Roger Hislop, energy management systems executive at CBI: energy.

Revitalising commercial real estate through sustainable solutions and innovative energy management

11 Dec 2023

Image: Officials inspect the carcass of an elephant in Hwange National Park, Zimbabwe, 7 December 2023, Reuters/Nyasha Chigono

Dozens of Zimbabwe elephants die as climate change dries up Hwange park

Nyasha Chingono 8 Dec 2023

Source: Reuters.

#COP28: Development bank head urges African exemption from EU carbon tax

Simon Jessop 7 Dec 2023

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#COP28: Zambia's first green bond to be issued by year-end by Copperbelt Energy Corp

Chris Mfula 6 Dec 2023

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#COP28: South Africa's climate change regime and just energy transition "stocktake"

5 Dec 2023

SAICA hosts inaugural Climate Change Conference

SAICA hosts inaugural Climate Change Conference

SAICA 5 Dec 2023

Image: HH Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, President of the United Arab Emirates (7th R), stands for a photograph the Zayed Sustainability Prize with the winners during COP28 UAE, Al Wasl Plaza, Expo City. Seen with HE Dr Sultan Ahmed Al Jaber, UAE Minister of Industry and Advanced Technology, Director General of the Zayed Sustainability Prize, and COP28 President (L). (Hamad Al Kaabi / UAE Presidential Court)

#COP28: Zayed Sustainability Prize winners

4 Dec 2023

Image: Delegates stand near flag posts at the Dubai's Expo City after attending the World Climate Action Summit, during the United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP28) in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, 1 December 2023. Reuters/Thomas Mukoya./File Photo

#COP28: Cities face huge climate finance gap, study says

David Stanway 4 Dec 2023

#COP28: 7 food and agriculture innovations needed to protect the climate and feed a rapidly growing world

#COP28: 7 food and agriculture innovations needed to protect the climate and feed a rapidly growing world

Paul Winters 4 Dec 2023

President Cyril Ramaphosa addressing the G77 Summit. Source: x.com

#COP28: Ramaphosa calls for unity among developing nations

3 Dec 2023

Source: Supplied.

#COP28: AstraZeneca's AZ Forest initiative: Pledging six million trees in Kenya

1 Dec 2023

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#COP28: UAE commits $30bn to climate action finance fund

1 Dec 2023

Source: Supplied. His Highness Sheikh Mohamed Bin Zayed Al Nahyan and His Majesty King Charles III open the inaugural Business & Philanthropy Climate Forum.

UAE launches groundbreaking COP28 Business and Philanthropy Climate Forum

1 Dec 2023

A view shows a part of Sidi El Barrak dam at low water levels, in Nafza, west of the capital Tunis, Tunisia, 7 January 2023. Reuters/Jihed Abidellaoui

Climate change is the biggest human health risk, says Africa's disease boss

30 Nov 2023

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#COP28: Unpacking Africa’s emboldened agenda

Charles Douglas 29 Nov 2023

Image: Supplied

Green energy boom and its impact on jobs in SA

22 Nov 2023

Climate change and farming: Economists warn more needs to be done to adapt in sub-Saharan Africa

Climate change and farming: Economists warn more needs to be done to adapt in sub-Saharan Africa

Abeeb Babatunde Omotoso and Abiodun Olusola Omotayo 22 Nov 2023

South Africa to miss 2030 emissions goal as it keeps coal plants burning

South Africa to miss 2030 emissions goal as it keeps coal plants burning

Promit Mukherjee 9 Nov 2023

Impasse broken on climate fund before COP28 but tough road ahead

Valerie Volcovici and Kate Abnett 7 Nov 2023

Gwede Mantashe speaks at Africa Energy Week. Source: Lindsey Schutters

South Africa's fight against energy poverty is getting dirty

Lindsey Schutters 6 Nov 2023

Environmental activists came together to picket outside Parliament to oppose TotalEnergies’ offshore drilling for oil and gas. Photo: Qaqamba Falintenjwa | GroundUp

Activists demand end to TotalEnergies offshore drilling

Qaqamba Falithenjwa 6 Nov 2023

February 2023 flooding. Source: SANews.gov.za

#MTBPS: Funds allocated for future disasters

2 Nov 2023

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Climate Commission to host skills indaba

1 Nov 2023

A general view shows the water conditions of the Piraiba river before a summit of Amazon rainforest nations, in Belem, Para state, Brazil 6 August 2023. Reuters/Ueslei Marcelino

Home countries of major rainforests agree to work together to save them

Ange Kasongo 30 Oct 2023

SA's climate grant funding from developing countries doubles to $676m

SA's climate grant funding from developing countries doubles to $676m

Promit Mukherjee 20 Oct 2023

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AfDB greenlights $300m loan to bolster SA's energy governance and climate resilience

13 Dec 2023

Communities in South Africa's coal heartland in Mpumalanga will be most affected by the energy transition.

SA secures $300m loan for Energy Governance and Climate Resilience

12 Dec 2023

Source: Supplied. Roger Hislop, energy management systems executive at CBI: energy.

Revitalising commercial real estate through sustainable solutions and innovative energy management

11 Dec 2023

Image: Officials inspect the carcass of an elephant in Hwange National Park, Zimbabwe, 7 December 2023, Reuters/Nyasha Chigono

Dozens of Zimbabwe elephants die as climate change dries up Hwange park

Nyasha Chingono 8 Dec 2023

Source: Reuters.

#COP28: Development bank head urges African exemption from EU carbon tax

Simon Jessop 7 Dec 2023

Image source: andreypopov –

#COP28: Zambia's first green bond to be issued by year-end by Copperbelt Energy Corp

Chris Mfula 6 Dec 2023

Image source: Chayanit Chankhong –

#COP28: South Africa's climate change regime and just energy transition "stocktake"

5 Dec 2023

SAICA hosts inaugural Climate Change Conference

SAICA hosts inaugural Climate Change Conference

SAICA 5 Dec 2023

Image: HH Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, President of the United Arab Emirates (7th R), stands for a photograph the Zayed Sustainability Prize with the winners during COP28 UAE, Al Wasl Plaza, Expo City. Seen with HE Dr Sultan Ahmed Al Jaber, UAE Minister of Industry and Advanced Technology, Director General of the Zayed Sustainability Prize, and COP28 President (L). (Hamad Al Kaabi / UAE Presidential Court)

#COP28: Zayed Sustainability Prize winners

4 Dec 2023

Image: Delegates stand near flag posts at the Dubai's Expo City after attending the World Climate Action Summit, during the United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP28) in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, 1 December 2023. Reuters/Thomas Mukoya./File Photo

#COP28: Cities face huge climate finance gap, study says

David Stanway 4 Dec 2023

#COP28: 7 food and agriculture innovations needed to protect the climate and feed a rapidly growing world

#COP28: 7 food and agriculture innovations needed to protect the climate and feed a rapidly growing world

Paul Winters 4 Dec 2023

President Cyril Ramaphosa addressing the G77 Summit. Source: x.com

#COP28: Ramaphosa calls for unity among developing nations

3 Dec 2023

Source: Supplied.

#COP28: AstraZeneca's AZ Forest initiative: Pledging six million trees in Kenya

1 Dec 2023

Image source: Tanarat Kongchuenjit –

#COP28: UAE commits $30bn to climate action finance fund

1 Dec 2023

Source: Supplied. His Highness Sheikh Mohamed Bin Zayed Al Nahyan and His Majesty King Charles III open the inaugural Business & Philanthropy Climate Forum.

UAE launches groundbreaking COP28 Business and Philanthropy Climate Forum

1 Dec 2023

A view shows a part of Sidi El Barrak dam at low water levels, in Nafza, west of the capital Tunis, Tunisia, 7 January 2023. Reuters/Jihed Abidellaoui

Climate change is the biggest human health risk, says Africa's disease boss

30 Nov 2023

Image source: devidgrutz –

#COP28: Unpacking Africa’s emboldened agenda

Charles Douglas 29 Nov 2023

Image: Supplied

Green energy boom and its impact on jobs in SA

22 Nov 2023

Climate change and farming: Economists warn more needs to be done to adapt in sub-Saharan Africa

Climate change and farming: Economists warn more needs to be done to adapt in sub-Saharan Africa

Abeeb Babatunde Omotoso and Abiodun Olusola Omotayo 22 Nov 2023

South Africa to miss 2030 emissions goal as it keeps coal plants burning

South Africa to miss 2030 emissions goal as it keeps coal plants burning

Promit Mukherjee 9 Nov 2023

Impasse broken on climate fund before COP28 but tough road ahead

Valerie Volcovici and Kate Abnett 7 Nov 2023

Gwede Mantashe speaks at Africa Energy Week. Source: Lindsey Schutters

South Africa's fight against energy poverty is getting dirty

Lindsey Schutters 6 Nov 2023

Environmental activists came together to picket outside Parliament to oppose TotalEnergies’ offshore drilling for oil and gas. Photo: Qaqamba Falintenjwa | GroundUp

Activists demand end to TotalEnergies offshore drilling

Qaqamba Falithenjwa 6 Nov 2023

February 2023 flooding. Source: SANews.gov.za

#MTBPS: Funds allocated for future disasters

2 Nov 2023

Image source: skigh_tv from

Climate Commission to host skills indaba

1 Nov 2023

A general view shows the water conditions of the Piraiba river before a summit of Amazon rainforest nations, in Belem, Para state, Brazil 6 August 2023. Reuters/Ueslei Marcelino

Home countries of major rainforests agree to work together to save them

Ange Kasongo 30 Oct 2023

SA's climate grant funding from developing countries doubles to $676m

SA's climate grant funding from developing countries doubles to $676m

Promit Mukherjee 20 Oct 2023

The concrete mixes piloted in Quincy include one with biogenic limestone, one with fly ash and slag that are activated with alkaline soda ash, and a third with both the alkali activated cement and biogenic limestone. Source: Dan DeLong/Microsoft.

Carbon negative home is proof of concept for green concrete

Lindsey Schutters 19 Oct 2023

New biodiversity research project launched

New biodiversity research project launched

19 Oct 2023

#AEW2023: OPEC says energy-starved Africa needs fairer climate treatment

#AEW2023: OPEC says energy-starved Africa needs fairer climate treatment

Wendell Roelf 17 Oct 2023

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Climate change among top 3 concerns for South Africans

16 Oct 2023

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Kusile pollution exemption necessary as temporary measure

13 Oct 2023

The WWF and Pick n Pay partnership team

Pick n Pay expands carbon emission reduction efforts with help from WWF SA

12 Oct 2023

Sandvlei in Cape Town was flooded during last week’s storm. Photo: Ashraf Hendricks | GroundUp

Western Cape floods: Is climate change to blame?

Jess Vujovic 6 Oct 2023

Propelair rethinks washroom spaces to positively impact climate change

Propelair rethinks washroom spaces to positively impact climate change

Propelair SA 2 Oct 2023

'Flight shaming' has the potential to bring tourism to the ground

'Flight shaming' has the potential to bring tourism to the ground

Lee-Anne Bac 28 Sep 2023

Applications open for bursaries in environmental field

Applications open for bursaries in environmental field

22 Sep 2023

A view shows destroyed buildings, in the aftermath of the floods in Derna, Libya - 18 September 2023. Reuters/Ahmed Elumami

Climate change made Libya's deadly rainfall up to 50 times more likely - study

Riham Alkousaa 19 Sep 2023

SAWS issues weather alert for damaging waves

18 Sep 2023

Aerial view of Derna city, in the aftermath of the floods in Derna, Libya 14 September 2023. Source: Reuters/Ayman Al-Sahili

Explainer: What caused the floods in Libya and why are they so bad?

Tom Perry 15 Sep 2023

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