The European Union parliament has passed a resolution that calls on Uganda and Tanzania to halt their oil and gas projects, stating that the immense risk to the surrounding communities and further contribution to worsening climate change is not worth it. While their sentiments are true and well documented, the state of their own failures in tackling climate change or curbing fossil fuel emissions brings their interference into question.
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Politics and Society Cartoon | Wealthy nations snub climate change summit
African leaders have criticised wealthy nations, who are among the worst polluters, for failing to turn up at a climate change summit in the Netherlands. The only Western leader to appear in person was the Dutch host, PM Mark Rutte.
Politics and Society Can African countries restore 100 million hectares of land by 2030?
Leaders across 31 African countries are committing to fighting climate change, rural poverty, and the erosion of the continent’s biodiversity, through the restoration of nearly 128 million hectares of land. Is such a concerted effort possible? What are some of the projects that are already underway?
Politics and Society $2 Trillion for war versus $100 Billion to save the planet
The West seems more fixated on spending social wealth on the military rather than addressing the climate catastrophe.
Africans rising A Kenyan based tech-enabled recycling company is disrupting an exploitative sector
The informal plastic recycling sector in Kenya does not fairly compensate waste pickers making it a very exploitative circular economy. Mr Green Africa is changing that by purchasing directly from their sourcing agents or waste pickers, who are some of society’s most marginalised people.
Politics and Society Jeremy Corbyn: It’s not enough to resist—we have to build, too
We don’t face multiple separate crises. The system itself is the crisis. The global system is not in a crisis that can be resolved. The system is crisis and must be overcome, replaced and transformed.
Politics and Society Is climate change to blame for KwaZulu-Natal’s flood damage?
With every second city and town projected to suffer increased flooding, South Africa must be better prepared.
Politics and Society KwaZulu-Natal floods sound the alarm on climate adaptation
South Africa needs to urgently invest in smart early-warning systems and start climate-proofing its infrastructure.
Politics and Society Cartoon | KwaZulu-Natal floods
Africa is facing a climate crisis. The continent stands in a precarious position due to the rapid changes in the climatic conditions. The floods in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa have devastated lives, a reminder of how a changing climate will continue to fuel extreme weather patterns.