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The annual UN Climate Change Conference, which aims to bring together global leaders and activists to find solutions, has been criticised for being exclusive and westernised. This week, SA activist Raeesah Noor-Mahomed made sure marginalised voices were not ignored. The annual UN Climate Change...
On Monday, UN Secretary-General António Guterres told the World Leaders Summit at COP26 in Glasgow that humanity’s addiction to fossil fuels is pushing it to the brink and that either we end our addiction to fossil fuels — or it will end us. On Monday, UN Secretary-General António Guterre...
Finland is the global leader in sustainability this year. How did it achieve these UN Sustainable Development Goals, and how is it collaborating with South Africa? Finland is the global leader in sustainability this year. How did it achieve these UN Sustainable Development Goals, and how is it...
As Antarctic Treaty nations release the new Paris Declaration, a brand-new climate manifesto, Daily Maverick can reveal this international investigation: Russia has combed the fragile Southern Ocean for oil and gas on a staggering scale after Antarctica’s mining ban formally entered into forc...
Farmers in the Karoo were crying — and singing — after rain fell over the area, which has been in the grip of a prolonged drought. But while there were tears of joy, more rain is needed, and soon. Farmers in the Karoo were crying — and singing — after rain fell over the area, which has...