South Africa Must Walk The Talk At COP26, Says Analysts

MINISTER OF Forestry, Fisheries and Environmental Affairs Barbara Creecy says South Africa goes to Glasgow with a clear mandate to negotiate for the full implementation of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change and the Paris Agreement, including the global goals on mitigation, adaptation and support for developing countries, to avoid the worst impacts of climate change on Africa’s people and the environment.

Creecy added that the COP26 climate talks scheduled for Glasgow, Scotland, this week need to prioritise the securing of finance, technology and capacity building support from developed to developing countries.

“Significant long-term financial resources, at concessional rates, will be needed to introduce new technologies and open up significant new job creation opportunities so that our country joins others who are benefiting from the green technological transition across the world,” Creecy said.

Investment in the green economy provided strategic advantages and new economic prospects, she said, quoting