KZN flooding a ‘wake-up call’ for integrated planning and resilient infrastructure
21 April 2022: The catastrophic flooding in KwaZulu-Natal is a wake-up call for local and national government to ensure that future urban development is...
Solar geoengineering poses higher malaria threat risk
Malaria transmission peaks at 25°C, so intentional cooling could affect billions by shifting the risk of malaria as the planet heats up.
Solar radiation management...
The Travel Corporation Accelerates Commitment to Net Zero on Earth Day
The Travel Corporation (TTC) is embracing this year’s Earth Day theme of “Invest in Our Planet™” with a formal commitment to science-based targets. A...
Indigenous lands in the Amazon are bulwarks against deforestation
Indigenous reservations comprise just under 14% of Brazil’s territory, covering some 110 million hectares of native vegetation.
Even as deforestation continues apace in the Amazon...
Climate change will wreak havoc with marine food webs
As the climate warns, commercially important fish species will shift out of their historical ranges and large marine species like cod will migrate to...
New crystals can reduce computers’ massive energy demands
The discovery transforms negative capacitance from an academic topic to something that could be used in an advanced transistor.
More and more aspects of our...
Vukile concludes green loan of R200 million with Nedbank
Vukile Property Fund (JSE: VKE), a leading retail REIT, has concluded a five-year R200m use-of-proceeds Green Loan with Nedbank CIB, which will fund 19...
Raising cattle on native grasses in the U.S. benefits farmers, wildlife...
Reintroducing native grasses to farms could benefit cattle farmers as well as birds in the eastern part of the United States.
Early on a cool...
Climate change and war cannot be decoupled, say experts from Ukraine...
Deputy environment minister Iryna Stavchuk and conflict expert Moosa Elayah call for cash aid and inclusion of climate in peacekeeping talks.
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Air pollution is fast getting worse in tropical cities
Regulatory action targeting emerging anthropogenic sources of air pollution is urgently needed.
Deteriorating air quality in tropical cities is posing ever greater threats to people’s...
Medical drugs are polluting rivers from Norway to Nairobi
Pharmaceutical pollution affects aquatic life and public health. New research shows just how widespread the problem is.
Of all the types of water pollution, from...
African activists call on banks and insurers not to back French...
As shareholders of global banks and insurers begin to gather at their Annual General Meetings, Rise Up Movement founder and Fridays for Future activist...
