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climate change billthat the bill is a “huge moment” for the country, with far-reaching consequences, and with actions that the provincial and national governments should take.
The bill has the potential to limit the carbon emissions of industrial powerhouses, such as Eskom and Sasol, because it affords broad powers to the minister in charge of the department of forestry, fisheries and the environment to write regulations determining limits on greenhouse gas emissions. On Tuesday, the forestry, fisheries and environment minister Barbara Creecy said in parliament that the bill was a crucial first step to ensuring the country had a legal instrument to build capacity to respond to the impact of climate change and reduce emissions in a way that was appropriate to national circumstances.
Creecy added that under the bill, the Presidential Climate Commission will be formally established as a statutory body to mobilise all sectors to present a societal response to climate change. Steenkamp’s concerns come after public questions about how the government will fund its response to climate change.
“For any significant legislative measures, especially those as critical as the climate change bill, to be effectively implemented, they must be paired with a well-structured and robust financing mechanism,” Winkler said during the meeting.
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