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Makoma Lekalakala

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Makoma Lekalakala

Makoma Lekalakala is the director of the Johannesburg branch of Earthlife Africa

History shows us that a handful of countries from the Global North are largely responsible for climate change and continue to be so (China’s per capita emissions are still less than half those of the US, while over a fifth of China’s emissions come from exports). Photo: Supplied
CLIMATE JUSTICE

Can we really expect climate justice to result from COP27?

The Global North must own up to its responsibility for the climate emergency and pay the debt owed to the Global South — in actions not words

  • Ketshepaone Modise
  • Makoma Lekalakala
6 min read