{"id":56155,"date":"2024-07-25T09:48:22","date_gmt":"2024-07-25T09:48:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/africa\/?p=56155"},"modified":"2024-07-25T09:48:25","modified_gmt":"2024-07-25T09:48:25","slug":"greenpeace-africa-applauds-the-south-africa-president-decision-to-assent-the-climate-change-bill","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/africa\/en\/press\/56155\/greenpeace-africa-applauds-the-south-africa-president-decision-to-assent-the-climate-change-bill\/","title":{"rendered":"Greenpeace Africa applauds the South Africa president decision to assent the climate change bill"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Johannesburg\/ 24-07-2024 <\/strong>The South African President has just  \u201csigned into law  the Climate Change Bill which sets out a national climate change response\u201d, says the official communique<\/a>. This decision implies among other that the law will include the mitigation and adaptation actions, which will play a key role in regulating the country\u2019s contribution to the climate change response as it strengthen the country\u2019s ability  to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, and build climate resilience\u201d<\/p>\n\n

Cynthia N Moyo, Climate and Energy Campaigner at Greenpeace Africa said<\/strong>: <\/p>\n\n

\u201cThe signing of the Climate Change Bill by President Cyril Ramaphosa is a significant step in the right direction towards South Africa’s commitment to global climate change mitigation. The bill is timely and welcome, the president is finally acknowledging that the carbon-intensity of our economy is unsustainable and we need to strengthen our adaptation and mitigation measures and also accelerate our decarbonization efforts. The bill’s proposal to ensure there is cooperation from national level to provincial and municipality level speaks strongly to decentralized climate actions.\u201d<\/p>\n\n

\u201cAddressing the impacts of climate change on vulnerable groups and poor communities should be a priority in South Africa\u2019s climate policies. However it\u2019s unfortunate that this bill proposes allocation of carbon credits. Carbon credits\/budgets are a false solution and an attempt at greenwashing. The reality is that carbon credits allow big polluters to justify their actions without taking responsibility for their emissions.\u201d added Cynthia<\/p>\n\n

\u201cThe bill looks effective on paper. We really hope that strong measures will be established soon to support the implementation of this Act. Our country is facing the effects of climate changes : we have recently recorded a series of extreme weather events i.e. floods, droughts and a tornado, and loadshedding remains a nightmare for most of South Africa. We have to tell a different story and we can not do this without strong regulations\u201d, Cynthia concluded <\/p>\n\n

The policy gives direction and certainty for sound investments that will reduce the country\u2019s carbon emissions and take the country to a lower carbon economy thus deepening the Just Transition. <\/p>\n\n

South Africa has set itself the target of achieving zero<\/a> emissions by 2050 as part of its low-emissions development strategy. But on the ground, the country is still far from the goal and remains on the top of  African countries with higher rates of Air pollution.  According to Greenpeace Africa\u2019s last report<\/a> on Air pollution, six of the world\u2019s ten largest NO2 emission hotspots identified are found in Africa, all in South Africa.<\/p>\n\n

Media Contacts<\/p>\n\n

Greenpeace Africa Press Desk<\/strong>: <\/p>\n\n

Pressdesk.africa@greenpeace.org<\/a><\/p>\n\n

Luchelle Feukeng, Communication and Storytelling Manager\\<\/p>\n\n

lfeukeng@greenpeace.org<\/a><\/p>\n\n

+237 656 46 35 45<\/p>\n\n

Cynthia N Moyo, Climate & Energy campaigner, Greenpeace Africa<\/p>\n\n

cmoyo@greenpeace.org<\/a><\/p>\n\n

+27 78 337 8872<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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