Further resources
This page will carry the best resources we know of for understanding the current and likely future impacts of climate breakdown on South Africa, in a global context. Please do make suggestions.
Is there a single indicator for the current level of global stress we’re placing on human civilisation, besides the warnings from the Global Footprint Network? Not that we know of, but a good substitute might be the UN Food and Agriculture Organisation’s summary of global grain stocks. (Scary fact: the world only ever has around three months of grain reserves): FAO Cereal supply and demand brief
Climate breakdown summaries
These sites offer complementary and contextual views of the direction of global emissions trends, and how far they go towards being sufficient to avert the worst of climate change:
- Climate Action Tracker
- Climate Equity Reference Calculator
- Climate Interactive
- Climate Change Performance Index
- Yale Environmental Performance Index
- Global Footprint Network
- IEA energy resource flow (Sankey) diagram for SA
Understanding related resource and ecological crises
- Global Footprint Network
- Atlas of Forest and Landscape Restoration Opportunities
- Planetary boundaries frame (Stockholm Resilience Institute)
- World scientists’ warning to humanity
GDP is a terrible indicator of national success; so what are the alternatives?
- Happy Planet Index (shows which countries create the most human wellbeing with the least damage: Costa Rica on top, with Algeria scoring highest in Africa)