“It was the best of times, it was the worst of times” Dickens’s phrase might serve to sum up the reactions to what is now officially called the “Durban Platform for Enhanced Action” on climate change.

The COP 17 climate change conference got underway in Durban, South Africa today with an opening ceremony attended by South African President Jacob Zuma. Discussions at the conference - due to end on 9 ...

Most of the agreed texts fleshed out matters left unfinished last year in Cancun: rules for a new climate fund, the structure of an international network of technology centers, a scheme for avoiding ...

The catastrophic Durban floods of April 2022, which claimed 544 lives and displaced tens of thousands, were made significantly worse by climate change, a new study led by Wits University has confirmed ...

“I am scared for my future,” Borah said. “2020 is too late to wait. We need an urgent path to a fair, ambitious and legally binding treaty ... The obstructionist Congress has shackled justice and ...

Whenever rain clouds gather over her village, Ntombenhle Ndlovu finds herself checking the weather forecast again and again, bracing for what might come next. When the rain finally starts, she steps ...