Greenpeace Australia Pacific activists scaled a 140 metre crane next door to Woodside’s headquarters in Perth, Western Australia’s capital city yesterday, dropping a 25-metre banner reading “STOP WOODSIDE,” calling out the fossil fuel giant as Australia’s greatest climate threat. The three Greenpeace Australia Pacific climbers began the ascent in the early hours of the … [Read more...]
Environmental Impact Assessment guide launched
All Rise are excited to share that, together with the South African affiliate of IAIA, IAIAsa, they have launched a bilingual Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) Guide in English and isiZulu. An Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) is a study that predicts and assesses the impacts that a development is likely to have on the environment and on people, their health and … [Read more...]
Civil society welcomes progress on the Climate Change Bill
The Life after Coal campaign welcomes the passing of the Climate Change Bill in the National Assembly, paving the way for it to go to the National Council of Provinces for concurrence. Once agreed to there, it can be signed into law by the President and become the country’s first Climate Change Act. This long-awaited legislation governs South Africa’s climate action and … [Read more...]
Government secrecy over coal plant decommissioning report
Civil society is concerned about National Treasury’s delay in releasing crucial information relevant to the future of coal-fired power plants in South Africa. Treasury announced in February this year that it had commissioned an independent review of Eskom’s 14 coal-fired power plants and that the review would be concluded by mid-2023. However, it has still not released … [Read more...]
WFP resumes ‘vital’ food distributions to refugees across Ethiopia
The World Food Programme (WFP) has begun rolling out food distributions to nearly 900,000 refugees in Ethiopia following a full revamp of its refugee operations. Families living in refugee camps, including new arrivals who have fled from Sudan, are receiving food parcels for the first time since WFP paused food distributions in June, following reports of large-scale … [Read more...]
SA community activists celebrate training milestone
On September 22, 2023, the Centre for Environmental Rights (CER) proudly hosted the graduation ceremony of the 7th edition of their annual Environmental Rights and Remedies Course, marking a significant milestone as they celebrated the training of over 100 community activists from across South Africa. This year’s class of 2023 was a testament to CER's commitment to … [Read more...]
SA organisation in the running for 2023 Earthshot Prize
At an event in New York City on 19 September, Prince William and The Earthshot Prize announced ABALOBI as one of the 15 Finalists for the 2023 Earthshot Prize, a prestigious global environmental award that celebrates and champions innovators focused on solving our most pressing global climate challenges. Founded by Prince William in 2020, The Earthshot Prize aims to discover … [Read more...]
Civil society urges phase-out of dangerous pesticides
373 civil society and Indigenous Peoples organizations from 74 countries urged leaders at a historic global conference to act with urgency to phase out Highly Hazardous Pesticides (HHPs). This particular group of pesticides cause the most severe harm to human health and the environment and are considered too dangerous for use. The petition letter to governments and other … [Read more...]
Eastern Cape communities demand people-centred solutions
About 250 people from Uitenhage, Jeffreys Bay, Humansdorp, Oyster Bay and beyond – a collaboration between Earthlife Africa Johannesburg and the Eastern Cape Combined Environmental Forum – marched to Gqeberha City Hall on Tuesday to bring attention to their deteriorating quality of life because of severe water-access issues, in addition to persistent load shedding. Affected … [Read more...]
Protecting the PHA ecosystem from sand mining
The Water Tribunal says the Philippi Horticultural Area wetland ecosystem is irreplaceable and rejects Consol Glass/Keysource Minerals Water Use Licence to mine silica sand…for a second time. This is another important milestone in the on-going struggle to protect the PHA foodland, the Cape Flats Aquifer in its soil both crucial for the city’s climate resilience. On 14 … [Read more...]
Small-scale fishers protest offshore oil and gas exploration
From a national advocacy workshop and protest actions in Port Nolloth Northern Cape – attended by fishers and activists from the Northern, Western and Eastern Cape and also KwaZulu-Natal – to a placard demonstration outside the Cape Town International Convention Centre (CTICC), this was a big week for small-scale fisher communities and activists opposing offshore oil and gas … [Read more...]
Climate justice resistance against oil and gas corporations
From 13 - 14 September 2023, government officials and corporate representatives are gathering at the Southern Africa Oil and Gas Conference in Cape Town. The conference is a carbon criminal gathering meant to accelerate the destruction of the planet and all life forms through the increased emission of greenhouse gases. One of the objectives of the conference is to expand oil … [Read more...]
South African youth-led climate case gains momentum
In a significant development, South Africa’s first youth-led climate change case, the #CancelCoal campaign, has taken a new turn with the inclusion of the Minister of Electricity. The case challenges the government’s decision to procure 1500 MW of new coal-fired power, highlighting the adverse climate impacts of burning coal and its implications for constitutional … [Read more...]
