STUART THEOBALD: Stakes are high for SA at COP28
The country is a big carbon emitter, but will also suffer much from climate change
11 December 2023 - 05:00
International shindigs are often best ignored. From the World Economic Forum to the UN’s Congress of Parties, which is concluding this week in Dubai, they can be little more than a gathering of the well-heeled for backslapping chinwags signifying nothing.
Unless, of course, the stakes are high and decisions will have a material impact on countries’ economies. A series of declarations will be made in Dubai on Monday and Tuesday that could be material to SA’s future. ..
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