A reflection on a conversation with Centre for Environmental Rights, Climate Advocacy Lawyer, Brandon Abdinor - "This is a Call for Radical Truth and Community Empowerment" As we embark on the pivotal journey of transitioning our energy systems, it’s crucial that we pause and reflect on the often-overlooked element of justice. When we speak of [...]
Koeberg’s 40 year operational licence comes to an end in July 2024 and Eskom is pushing for a twenty year extension from the National Nuclear Regulator (NNR). The NNR is now holding public hearings in Tableview, Athlone and Atlantis from the 6th to the 8th of June to consult on the proposed life extension. The [...]
Microplastic pollution is one of the most pervasive emerging environmental issues that we face today. The world’s oceans, freshwaters, soils, and air are increasingly contaminated with tiny plastic fragments, particles, and fibers, raising concerns about the associated environmental and human health impacts. Microplastics are tiny plastic particles with a length of fewer than five millimeters [...]
On 24th September 2022, under the banner of March For System Change, youth, civil society and concerned citizens from across Cape Town and Surrounding towns and settlements came together to march from Hanover Street to Cape Town Parliament on Heritage Day! The action was led by the youth-led African Climate Alliance in [...]
From 25 September to 1st October 2022, youth gathered at The Climate Justice Camp held by Greenpeace International took place in Nabeul, Tunisa. New friends were made and the old ones reunited. The camp was mainly to build solidarity and also show that there’s a lot that this climate justice movement can offer. There were [...]
On the 19th and 20th of September 2022, a group of 30 people from many parts of the world were brought together for a Climate Justice Adaptation Workshop because of sharing the same motive. This took place during the week of Climate Action before the Climate Justice global strike. Our youth representative, Lisakhanya Mathiso, attended [...]
In June 2022, two of our young #ClimateLeaders made their way to Germany for a line-up of climate and social justice events, engagements, and conferences, set up and supported by our partners and friends at Misereor and Bund der Deutschen Katholischen Jugend (BDKJ). These events sought to bring together youth from South Africa and [...]
South African youth to lead intergenerational global climate action on 25th March, calling for “people not profit” in the wake of Human Rights Day, as the domestic environmental justice movement picks up greater momentum. On 25th March 2022, South African youth and civil society will once again take [...]
South Africa has a legacy of coal reliance that if continued will only lead to more destruction and devastation. The reality is that there is no future in coal, despite what our leaders would have us believe. We need to stop this new procurement of coal-fired power and move through a Just Energy Transition toward [...]
Project 90 Director, Lorna Fuller speaks to the intersectionality's between climate justice and gender justice this women's day! Woman’s month 2021 presented me a challenge to write something personal AND hopeful. With the Climate Emergency is mostly on my mind, coupled to the fact that the women I was thinking about today are under extreme [...]
