Climate change bill needs teeth

12 Jun 2022

Sizwe Sama Yende

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Trying to formalise the Gas Bill is kind of in contradiction to the Climate Change Bill and South Africa needs to contribute to targets aligned with SA’s fair share contribution to the global mitigation effort required by the Paris Agreement. Photo: Getty images

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Environmental organisations are lobbying Parliament to strengthen the proposed Climate Change Bill so that it provides for punitive measures against offenders, such as revoking their licences and holding directors of carbon-emitting companies personally liable.

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