The High Level Panel at the Development & Climate Days, including chair Mary Robinson (centre) and Network representative Makgale Pokwane (third from left) Nontuthuko Xaba
New report on international coal finance
A report by the Natural Resources Defence Council reveals that G20 nations are considering more than USD 24 billion in financing for new dirty coal projects
Predicting an ice-free Arctic summer
New analysis of Hadley Centre Sea Ice and Sea Surface Temperature data shows a linear relationship between cumulative carbon dioxide emissions and Arctic sea ice
Soils could become net source of carbon dioxide
Research published in Scientific Reports warn that soils will have limited potential to mitigate climate change impacts and can even become a net source of
Ocean acidification could drive biodiversity loss
New research published in Nature Climate Change predicts how living habitats such as corals, seagrasses and kelp forests will be affected by ocean acidification. Increased
High 2015 temperatures could soon become the norm
Temperature rise is locked in until 2040 at least, and the sort of record temperatures that we saw in 2015 could become an average by
Reaching the USD 100 billion by 2020 target for climate finance
Climate finance remains a key uncertainty in the climate talks.
Developing a National Adaptation Strategy with stakeholders
Consultations are underway with stakeholders at provincial level and with special interest groupings, for inputs into the National Adaptation Strategy.
Overview of COP22, Marrakech
At the 22nd Conference of the Parties of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC COP22), held in Marrakech in November 2016, a deadline of 2018 was set for the rulebook for the Paris Agreement.