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Ethan van Diemen

Ethan van Diemen

Ethan van Diemen is a data and investigative journalist based in Cape Town. Formerly based in Johannesburg as an Open Society Foundation Investigative Journalism Fellow, his reporting is at the intersection of the science of climate change, energy and sustainable development in sub-Saharan Africa. He is part of the first cohort of the Oxford Climate Journalism Network.

Over $57bn pledged at 28th Conference of the Parties to fight climate change

Over $57bn pledged at 28th Conference of the Parties to fight climate change

Ethan van Diemen
05 Dec
SA needs massive increase in funding to wean itself off coal — study 

SA needs massive increase in funding to wean itself off coal — study 

Ethan van Diemen
04 Dec
Quiz — Can you pass climate change 101? Test your knowledge

Quiz — Can you pass climate change 101? Test your knowledge

Ethan van Diemen
30 Nov
‘We were never at Stage 8’ — Ramokgopa dismisses speculation Joburg hit a load shedding record

‘We were never at Stage 8’ — Ramokgopa dismisses speculation Joburg hit a load shedding record

Ethan van Diemen
26 Nov
What South Africa will tell the world at COP28

What South Africa will tell the world at COP28

Ethan van Diemen
22 Nov
The Trillion-Dollar Toll — world’s largest fossil fuel companies on the hook for unprecedented damages: study

The Trillion-Dollar Toll — world’s largest fossil fuel companies on the hook for unprecedented damages: study

Ethan van Diemen
19 Nov
A Ranger’s Tale: Protecting the Garden Route National Park

A Ranger’s Tale: Protecting the Garden Route National Park

Ethan van Diemen
16 Nov
Crooked coal, corruption and politics — experts flag the barriers to SA’s energy transition

Crooked coal, corruption and politics — experts flag the barriers to SA’s energy transition

Ethan van Diemen
12 Nov
Study finds four ways SA can embrace the ‘social ownership of renewable energy’

Study finds four ways SA can embrace the ‘social ownership of renewable energy’

Ethan van Diemen
07 Nov
SA doctor adds voice to urgent pleas for COP28 to act faster against climate change

SA doctor adds voice to urgent pleas for COP28 to act faster against climate change

Ethan van Diemen
02 Nov
MPs to subpoena Brigadier Jaap Burger over Eskom corruption probe after repeated Scopa no-shows

MPs to subpoena Brigadier Jaap Burger over Eskom corruption probe after repeated Scopa no-shows

Ethan van Diemen
26 Oct
Cape provinces sign green hydrogen cooperation deal

Cape provinces sign green hydrogen cooperation deal

Ethan van Diemen
16 Oct
Mantashe on exec exodus from Eskom, Transnet – ‘like mice running from methane in a mine’

Mantashe on exec exodus from Eskom, Transnet – ‘like mice running from methane in a mine’

Ethan van Diemen
10 Oct
Earth could exceed 1.5°C ‘dangerous climate change’ threshold by December 2034 – WHO

Earth could exceed 1.5°C ‘dangerous climate change’ threshold by December 2034 – WHO

Ethan van Diemen
03 Oct
New investment pledges boost South Africa’s just energy transition funding pool to $11.8bn

New investment pledges boost South Africa’s just energy transition funding pool to $11.8bn

Ethan van Diemen
01 Oct
Human-induced global warming made the devastating floods in Libya 50 times more likely, 50% more intense — study

Human-induced global warming made the devastating floods in Libya 50 times more likely, 50% more intense — study

Ethan van Diemen
28 Sep
Why more than two months worth of rain fell in Western Cape weekend storm

Why more than two months worth of rain fell in Western Cape weekend storm

Ethan van Diemen
26 Sep
Mpumalanga police seize mining equipment worth R60m during crackdown on illegal coal mine

Mpumalanga police seize mining equipment worth R60m during crackdown on illegal coal mine

Ethan van Diemen
22 Sep
Joseph ‘Travel Mufasa’ Makowa learnt some valuable life lessons on his epic walk around Zimbabwe

Joseph ‘Travel Mufasa’ Makowa learnt some valuable life lessons on his epic walk around Zimbabwe

Ethan van Diemen
21 Sep
‘Humanity has opened the gates to hell,’ says UN chief after major report issues climate crisis warning

‘Humanity has opened the gates to hell,’ says UN chief after major report issues climate crisis warning

Ethan van Diemen
21 Sep
We must ‘plant seeds of change,’ declare activists at Nairobi climate summit

We must ‘plant seeds of change,’ declare activists at Nairobi climate summit

Ethan van Diemen
04 Sep

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