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Former environment minister Dion George. (Photo: Environmentza/X)
ADDIS ABABA DECLARATION

SA aims ‘to sharpen’ Africa’s message on climate change in Addis Ababa Declaration

South Africa raised and objected to two points in the final declaration

  • Sheree Bega
6 min read
South Africa’s largest corporate polluters have worked persistently over the past two decades, in public and in private, to derail an effective climate policy response by the government, according to non-profit shareholder activism organisation Just Share.
BUSINESS UNITY SOUTH AFRICA CLIMATE

South Africa’s biggest polluters accused of derailing climate policy for 20 years

Fingers pointed at mining and fossil fuel giants for blocking South Africa’s green transition

  • Sheree Bega
8 min read
The Pretoria high court has overturned the government’s plans to add 1 500 megawatts of new coal-fired power to the national grid. (Guillem Sartorio/AFP)
CLIMATE CHANGE ACT

Climate Change Act: Key preparations underway for implementation

However, the legislation is legally complicated, environment minister says

  • Sheree Bega
2 min read