Environment Minister Barbara Creecy and deputy director-general of climate change and air quality management Maesela Kekana briefed the portfolio committee on forestry, fisheries, and the environment about South Africa's positions and desired outcomes for the upcoming UN climate summit. They emphasized the importance of supporting the implementation of the Convention and the Paris Agreement in order to limit global temperature increase to below 1.5°C.
Environment Minister Barbara Creecy and deputy director-general of climate change and air quality management Maesela Kekana briefed the portfolio committee on forestry, fisheries, and the environment about South Africa 's positions and desired outcomes for the upcoming UN climate summit.
They emphasized the importance of supporting the implementation of the Convention and the Paris Agreement in order to limit global temperature increase to below 1.5°C.
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