South Africa set to introduce long-awaited carbon tax in June
New proposed carbon tax rate will need to be strengthened in order to meet country’s national & global climate change objectives says Patrick Curran. read more »
News category: In the news
The IPCC global warming report spares politicians the worst details
The Guardian, 8 October
We must reduce greenhouse gas emissions to net zero or face more floods
The Guardian, 8 October 2018
Building resilience to climate threats
As extreme weather events become more frequent, chemical and pharmaceutical producers are taking steps to fend them off in future read more »
Climate change sets the world on fire
DW, 24 August 2018
Planning regulations overlook heat – so developers build death traps
Heat deaths are preventable. No more excuses: we need better regulation and guidance to stop unsafe housing being built, says Bob Ward. read more »
We need to build homes that can withstand heatwaves
Evening Standard, 7 August 2018
Extreme heat, wildfires and the cost of climate change
Aljazeera, 6 August 2018
Rising heat will chill poor countries’ economies, costing billions
Reuters, 2 August 2018
Climate change will force us to redefine economic growth
World Economic Forum, 11 July 2018