The Basic group of negotiators — Brazil, India, China and South Africa — have uniformly condemned developed countries as having ‘double standards’, as rich countries increasingly use fossil fuels while simultaneously pressuring developing countries to move away from these resources. ...
Last year, at COP26, a significant development took place, when rich countries belonging to the G7 group announced initial finance to the tune of $8.5 billion to South Africa to help wean off coal and enable its transition to renewable ...
South Africa, on the sidelines of COP27 in Egypt, has signed a loan agreement with the governments of France and Germany as part of the Just Energy Transition Partnership. The money will be used to accelerate South Africa’s move from ...
On the sidelines of COP27 in Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt, President Cyril Ramaphosa called for the hastened implementation of international climate agreements. ...
While creating and trading charcoal is illegal in Zimbabwe, imported charcoal from neighbouring countries like Mozambique is legal for sale and use provided it has been cleared at immigration. ...
The latest climate agreement is not a step-change or species-level civilisational transformation, but rather a pact that promises to do better next year. Though the climate crisis has not definitively been averted, some significant moves were made. ...
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 ...