Tag: Climate change

Those who follow the climate agreement conferences of parties are now used to the emotional roller-coaster that comes with them. COP26 looked to be a real success until the last se...

Local news the dtic Relaunches Agro-Processing Scheme to Increase Uptake (the dtic) The Department of Trade, Industry and Competition (the dtic) has relaunched the Agro-Proc...

The relationship between food security, trade and the environment is a complex but increasingly important one. The impacts of climate change have undermined progress in food securi...

COP27 outcomes and reactions Call for collaboration to achieve COP27 outcomes (SAnews) South Africa has called on all Parties to work constructively and in a spirit of compromise...

The release of South Africa’s Just Energy Transition Investment Plan (JET-IP) shortly before the opening of COP 27 in the Egyptian City of Sharm El Sheikh was rather subdued. The...

COP27 news Next Africa: Climate Hopes in the Balance in Last Hours of COP27 (Bloomberg) African nations came into this month’s COP27 international climate summit in Egypt with ...

COP27 updates COP27 draft leaves out pledge to phase down all fossil fuels (Engineering News) Countries negotiating at the climate summit in Egypt are on track to reject calls fo...

COP27 news Climate Financing, Water Revealed as Key Objectives at COP27 (Environmental Leader) As COP27 enters its final week, financing global sustainability programs continue t...

Updates from COP27 Namibia Minister launches Conference Outcome at COP27 Africa Day event (UNECA) Africa Day took place on Tuesday the 8th November 2022 at the Africa Pavilion at...

COP27 and related updates A just green transition: concepts and practice so far (UN) Achieving the transition to an environmentally sustainable and climate-safe future is a matte...

COP27 and related news African perspectives on climate change research (Nature.com) The 27th Conference of the Parties (COP27) is being held in November 2022 in Sharm el-Sheikh, ...

The 27th Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP27) was officially opened on the 6th of November in Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt. The ...

Delegates from nearly 200 countries have gathered in Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt for the 27th Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP...

COP27 updates New report: African countries face 34% GDP hit due to climate change even at 1.5ºC of global heating (IOL) A study published by Christian Aid highlights the devast...

COP27 and related news COP27: Al-Sisi urges developed countries to commit to their financial pledges to developing nations (Daily News Egypt) Egypt’s President Abdel Fattah Al-...

Local news SARS concludes participation in ATAF, BRICS meetings (SAnews) The South African Revenue Service (SARS) has participated in two multilateral meetings to cement internat...

Local news UK trade and investment with South Africa is growing, in both directions (Engineering News) The UK Department of International Trade (DIT) on Wednesday released its la...

Local news South Africa: Integrating Development and Climate Goals Requires a Transition that is Low-Carbon, Climate-Resilient, and Just (World Bank) South Africa can build a mor...

Local news SARS records R19.70bn trade balance surplus (SAnews) The South African Revenue Service’s (SARS) trade statistics for September 2022 recorded a preliminary trade bala...

COP27 in Sharm el-Sheikh to Focus on Delivering on the Promises of Paris The United Nations Climate Change Conference COP27 closed on 20 November 2022, delivering a pack...