Presidential Climate Change Coordinating Commission
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Ramaphosa’s panel calls for end to coal, but who’ll fund it?
Like unfinished flyovers in Cape Town, global climate finance and domestic demand often don’t meet up
Climate envoys visit South Africa to plan for the end of coal ahead of COP26
Climate envoys from the UK, US, and the EU are in South Africa to discuss a possible coal retirement plan
‘No choice but to ditch coal’
The shift away from the fossil fuel will take time but analysts say it is imperative that South Africa accelerates the process
Critical climate plans hang on future international finance
Failing to invest in a greener economy could cost South Africa trillions, but calls to mobilise capital come amid fiscal strain
South Africa’s nationally determined contribution plan for climate change must be more ambitious, say nation’s youth
The pandemic has demonstrated that, when it’s a matter of life and death, we can manage dramatic U-turns in public policy. We must take similarly decisive action now on climate…
Climate commission maps South Africa’s road to zero emissions
The commission has been meeting with interest groups to finalise the country’s climate change mitigation commitments, while adopting and developing models towards a zero carbon…
New climate commission offers hope
The Presidential Climate Change Coordinating Commission is tasked with shifting the economy to a ‘low-carbon, climate resilient economy and society’
Act against Covid and climate crises
The government would do well to realise that these two disasters can’t be tackled separately