Environmental affairs minister Barbara Creecy said financial aid from rich countries was crucial for SA's implementation of climate change mitigation measures.
Activists stage a dramatic art installation in Glasgow to push for urgent action to slow or halt climate change. The UN Climate Change Conference COP26 started in the city on Sunday.SA is among the 190 countries represented at the COP26 climate change summit in Glasgow, Scotland, where it is part of discussions about the impact of climate change.
SA will also ask developed countries for financial assistance required to aid the country’s transition to renewable energy by 2030. held annually to discuss the climate change crisis. World leaders attend the summits called COPs, which stands for Conference of the Parties.Berlin, Germany. This year’s summit is the 26th, hence the name COP26.
“Developing countries generally, and SA in particular, cannot implement ambitious mitigation targets unless there is sustainable, cost-effective financing from the developed countries and other multilateral and philanthropic institutions,” said Creecy. Senior official in the presidency Rudi Dicks said SA needed R400bn in electricity infrastructure as part of its plan to transition from air-polluting coal.SA set an ambitious goal to keep greenhouse emissions to a range of 350- to 420-million tonnes of carbon dioxide by 2030, a contribution towards the global zero man-made emissions in the atmosphere by 2050.
South Africa Latest News, South Africa Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
COVID-19 LIVE UPDATES | 14 Covid-19 related deaths reported in SA over 24 hoursCoronavirus updates.
Read more »
In Soweto, it’s mostly ANC all the way, but some want action in SAMany residents say the ruling party has provided a better life. Others are pinning their hopes on the new kid
Read more »
SA records 169 new Covid-19 casesSouth Africa recorded 169 new Covid-19 cases and 18 deaths on Monday, the National Institute for Communicable Diseases (NICD) has said.
Read more »
SA vehicle manufacturers must decarbonise or lose EU access, RMB warnsGovernment may need to boost export incentives to encourage car companies to retool their local factories for electric car production
Read more »
Global ‘great resignation’ trend seen in SA as long working hours in pandemic rattle employeesWorking longer hours with no boundaries during the protracted Covid-19 lockdown is starting to bite, with many employees feeling overworked and quitting their jobs as a result.
Read more »
SA scores R131 billion in major boost to move from coal | CitypressSouth Africa’s plans to move from coal and other polluting industries to a low-carbon economy have received a major boost in the form of a partnership with Germany, France, the UK and the US.
Read more »