climate

Climate change terminology (an idiot's guide)

When a topic gets hot and everyone expects you to understand the lingo, it’s easy to get confused.

Climate

Stuart Rothgiesser

Get your head out of the sand! it’s all in nature

Amidst all the hype about global warming it’s easy to write off a lot to doomsayer’s hyperbole.

GET

Duncan Miller

Social conscience

Worldwide investment in sustainable energy more than doubled over a twoyear period, from 2004 to 2006, according to the United Nations Environmental Programme (Unep) 2008 year book, an annual overview of the changing global environment.

Social

Patrick Burnett

The return of the elephant in the room

If climate change was an elephant in the living room, ignored by resident humans but growing in girth, then the time has come for a plan.

THE

Stefan Raubenheimer

Greener Than Thou

With our species’ propensity for one-upmanship, it’s easy to fall in step with the holier-than-thou of the green brigade.

Greener

Leonie Joubert

Cabinet’s climate change plan

The threat of climate change is growing.

Cabinet

Teaching climate change

A lack of knowledge amongst teachers and difficulties in implementing the new curriculum are hampering efforts to educate South African learners about global warming.

Teaching

Yugendree Naidoo

Business unusual as WEF tackles climate change

The World Economic Forum (WEF) held annually in the Swiss ski resort of Davos is characterised by high-profi le events starring global leaders, corridor whispering and deal making, backroom consensus building and late-night parties.

Business