CABINET has adopted a more ambitious emissions reduction target ahead of a United Nations climate conference in November, the country’s environment department said on Wednesday.
Africa’s biggest emitter of greenhouse gases now aims to keep emissions to a range of 350-420 million tonnes of carbon dioxide equivalent (Mt CO2e) by 2030.
That compares with an earlier draft target of 398-440 Mt CO2e announced by the environment department in March, which a climate commission established by President Cyril Ramaphosa recommended should be improved upon.
The Global Carbon Atlas estimates SA emitted around 480 Mt CO2e in 2019.
The updated target forms part of a so-called Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC) which will be
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