President calls for urgent action to move South Africa’s just energy transition from commitment to delivery at the inaugural meeting of the reconstituted Presidential Climate Commission

The JET must be deep: redistributive, participatory and youth-led

South African retailers in all sectors should take note because the Climate Change Act’s provisions pave the way for sectoral greenhouse gas emission targets

However, the legislation is legally complicated, environment minister says

The public and civil society taking action to ensure compliance with environmental sustainability local and international laws and treaties is likely to gather momentum

Critics have commented that several of the myriad acts fall short as a response to the Zondo commission’s proposals to stem state capture

The Climate Change Act is the country’s first comprehensive piece of legislation to encourage the development of an effective climate change response