South Africa adopts climate law mandating GHG reduction targets
Sectors covered by the law include agriculture, industry, energy, mining, transportation and forestry.
South Africa President Cyril Ramaphosa signed the Climate Change Bill into law on July 23, leading the country towards sector-specific and company-level greenhouse gas reduction targets.
The law, now known as the Climate Change Act, aims to enable South Africa to meet its Paris Agreement climate pledges, dubbed Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs). In the works since 2022, the legislation includes the setting of sector-wide GHG emissions reduction targets, which could even be translated into mandated carbon budgets for individual companies.
