Global Climate Strike

1 May 2019: Protesters holding placards demanding that the system be changed to address the climate emergency during a protest organised by trade union groups in Parliament Square in London, England. (Photograph by John Keeble/Getty Images)

Analysis

Why climate activists and unions should team up

Worker unions have the power to mobilise against the lack of action on climate change in South Africa and add their voice to the call for a just transition to renewable energy.

By: Alex Lenferna
21 Oct 2019

20 September 2019. Protesters at the entrance to the Gauteng Provincial Legislature in Johannesburg, part of the Climate Justice Action March organised by Earthlife Africa, on the same day as the Global Climate Strike and the UN General Assembly. (Photograph by James Puttick)

Features

Protesters unite against climate breakdown

Young protesters from around the world, including South Africa, are mobilising to demand an end to the age of fossil fuels.

27 Sep 2019