PRESIDENT Cyril Ramaphosa has called on developed nations to play their part in reducing emissions to ease the burden on developing countries.
The president was speaking at a two-day global summit on climate change hosted by US President Joe Biden, which also included participation from Nigeria, Kenya, Gabon and the DRC.
“We call on developed economies, which historically bear the greatest responsibility for emissions, to meet their responsibilities to developing economies,” said Ramaphosa.
“This will be vital to restoring the bonds of trust between developed and developing economies”
Ramaphosa also pleaded with the developed nations such US, China and the United Kingdom not to provide climate change aid in the form of loans.
“It is important that aid on climate change should be provided separately, and should not be part of conventional development assistance. When it is given in the form of loan financing the debt burden of developing countries is
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