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   Will South Africa reach 'net zero' by mid-century?

   • REUTERS/Mike Hutchings/File Photo Purchase Licensing Rights PRETORIA, July 16 (Reuters) - South Africa told climate donors on Monday that it would miss its 2030 emissions goals, but was committed to "net zero" by mid-century as it races to remove financial and other hurdles to rolling out renewables, the new energy minister said.

   South Africa appeals to donors to delay its climate targets, minister says

   www.reuters.com/sustainability/climate-energy/south-africa-appeals-donors-delay-its-climate-targets-minister-says-2024-07-16/

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   Will South Africa move to net zero by 2050?

   • But he added that, "if you use a long horizon of 2050, we will not move (from) that". Under the Paris Climate Accords, South Africa was committed to cutting emissions to between 350 and 420 million tonnes by 2030, from 442 million tonnes in 2020, on the way to net zero.

   South Africa appeals to donors to delay its climate targets, minister says

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   Can South Africa learn from the global Just Transition movement?

   • Over the past few years, South Africa has emerged as a pioneer in the global just transition movement that other countries can learn from as they embark on their own just transition efforts. On August 31, 2022, South Africa reached a landmark milestone with the presidential cabinet’s adoption of a just transition framework.

   5 lessons from South Africa’s just transition journey

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   What is a 'just transition' in South Africa?

   • The phrase “just transition” first entered the lexicon of South African policy in 2011, when the government published its National Climate Change Response White Paper. The paper outlined a vision “for an effective climate change response and the long-term, just transition to a climate-resilient and lower-carbon economy and society.”

   5 lessons from South Africa’s just transition journey

   www.weforum.org/agenda/2022/09/south-africa-just-transition-climate-zero-carbon/

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   Will South Africa hit its 2030 targets?

   • Many nations, including some of the rich ones lending to South Africa, look unlikely to hit their 2030 targets.

   South Africa appeals to donors to delay its climate targets, minister says

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   What is the biggest challenge facing South Africa?

   • The Main Challenge Will Be Financing; Around ZAR 310 Billion of Investments Are Needed by 2030 in Renewables Alone More than ZAR 6 trillion in investments is needed to reach a net-zero South Africa by 2050. Of this, the power sector requires nearly half of the required investments (about ZAR 3 trillion).

   The path to a net-zero South Africa | Report | BCG

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   Jul 25, 2024 · JOHANNESBURG, July 25 (Reuters) – South Africa, the world’s 14th biggest carbon emitter, has made strong commitments to climate action but is moving too slowly to wean itself off coal and roll...

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   Jul 25, 2024 · South Africa, the world's 14th biggest carbon emitter, has made strong commitments to climate action but is moving too slowly to wean itself off coal and roll out renewables to meet them, a key...

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   Sep 5, 2022 · In September 2021, South Africa published an enhanced NDC, under which greenhouse gas emissions will decline a decade earlier than planned, align with a trajectory to limit warming to 1.5 degrees C (2.7 degrees F), and make just transition central to all climate activities.

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   Jul 25, 2024 · A snapshot of South Africa’s progress toward reducing emissions, enhancing climate resilience, and improving the lives and livelihoods of all South Africans in the context of a just transition. This report is the Presidential Climate Commission’s first assessment of climate action in South Africa.

9. www.bcg.com › 2022 › net-zero-south-africa-reportThe path to a net-zero South Africa | Report | BCG

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   It finds that responding to climate change in South Africa is fundamentally about economic competitiveness and lifting people out of poverty, inequality, and unemployment, while contributing to the global goal of reducing carbon emissions.