Stellenbosch University (SU) has officially launched its School for Climate Studies, the first of its kind in South Africa, in what promises to be a ground-breaking initiative in the battle against climate change. The School will create transdisciplinary capacity to combine the climate-related knowledge systems of SU’s faculties, the public sector’s climate policies and initiatives, the private sector’s climate redress and innovation capacities and the social impact mission of SU in both academic and applied ways – all in support of the transition to a climate-resilient society and a...