Climate activists march on Human Rights Day against fossil fuels
To mark Human Rights Day and to stand in solidarity with the global climate movement, the marchers called for system change.
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Climate activists call for “system change”
The climate activists called out the Department of Mineral Resources and Energy for being the biggest stumbling block to a just transition from fossil fuels.
Activists adamant against seismic survey of EC coast by Shell
The outcry against plans for an offshore seismic survey by Shell on the Eastern Cape coast is growing.
Climate activists call for sustainable solutions
Activists called for a change of leadership at the Department of Mineral Resources and Energy, and for the capitalist economy to be uprooted.
No end in sight to water crisis in Nelson Mandela Bay
Droughts are expected to become more frequent in southern Africa as climate change heralds extreme weather events globally.
In Africa, young people are the voice of environmental protection
It’s a July morning and 29-year-old Murhula Zigabe is visiting what he calls “the base”, a production unit for making the fuel briquettes that he […]
As climate displacement increases, migration myths fuel fears
Wave by wave, Saint-Louis is slowly but steadily sinking beneath the rising ocean; the waters that once provided the northern Senegalese city with sustenance now threatening its […]
Argentina at an energy crossroads: the role of trade unions in building a just transition
Argentina is at a crossroads. The repercussions of the pandemic look set to worsen the socio-economic crisis already looming over the country and are having […]
Commitment or marketing: is there really an ethical awakening in the fashion industry?
In February 2019, Spain’s fashion multinational Inditex put a new sweatshirt on the market with a promising slogan. Printed, in capital letters on a black […]
Emptied of tourists, Venice is full of ideas. But is the solidarity economy enough to sustain the city?
“When we closed the bookstore, we also removed the No Grandi Navi flag from the window, as a sign of appeasement,” the owner of the MarcoPolo bookshop […]
Is the EU locking into natural gas despite its promise to lead the global phase-out of fossil fuels?
At the north-western tip of Krk, Croatia’s largest island and a top tourist destination, a jetty is being built and pipes are being laid down […]
Can rice survive climate change?
Every June, Thailand’s fields fill with millions of farmers as they begin to plant rice, the foundation of the country’s diet. In 2015, however, the […]
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