EDITORIAL: SA risks being left behind as the world turns green
The country’s lack of ambition in emission targets leaves citizens and companies vulnerable
18 June 2021 - 05:09
President Cyril Ramaphosa will this month receive recommendations from his Climate Change Commission on SA’s carbon reduction commitments, known under the Paris Agreement as “nationally determined contributions” (NDCs).
The commission’s recommendations are mostly already known. At its meeting two weeks ago, which was open for streaming for the public, the commission evaluated the draft proposal developed by the department of forestry, fisheries & the environment and decided that it was not ambitious enough...
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