SA won't agree to targets

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South Africa can't afford to take on any binding emission reduction targets at a UN climate change conference in Copenhagen next month, Environment Minister Buyelwa Sonjica said on Thursday. Sonjica told journalists in Cape Town that South Africa's expectations for the outcome of Copenhagen are...

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SA emissions to drop from 2035

News Source: News 24 | 26 days ago

South Africa's greenhouse gas emissions will continue rising over the next 16 years, and only start dropping from about 2035, Environment Minister Buyelwa Sonjica told MPs on Thursday. Opening a debate on climate change in the National Assembly, she...
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News Source: News 24 | 26 days ago

South Africa can't afford to take on any binding emission reduction targets at a UN climate change conference in Copenhagen next month, Environment Minister Buyelwa Sonjica said on Thursday. Sonjica told journalists in Cape Town that South Africa's...

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