UMTHETHOSIVIVINYWA WOKUSHINTSHA KWESIMO SEZULU, PHECELEZI ICLIMATE CHANGE BILL – IYINI FUTHI KUNGANI IBALULEKILE?

This fact sheet from the Centre for Environmental Rights explains the purpose and importance of the Climate Change Bill introduced to Parliament in February 2022. The document outlines how the proposed law aims to regulate greenhouse gas emissions, manage climate adaptation, and define the roles of government bodies to ensure South Africa can respond safely to climate change and transition to a low-carbon economy.

• The Climate Change Bill was introduced to Parliament in February 2022 and is intended to become South Africa's official climate change law after undergoing public consultation and legal processes.
• The Bill has three primary objectives: regulating the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions through a carbon budget for people and companies, planning for adaptation to climate impacts such as floods, droughts, and water and food shortages, and defining the powers of national, provincial, and local government (including municipalities).
• The document argues that a formal law is necessary to hold the government and polluters accountable, establish constitutional obligations for risk management, encourage carbon reduction efforts, and improve South Africa's ability to attract climate-related funding.
• For the Bill to be successful, it must include strong penalties for exceeding carbon budgets, urgent timelines for implementing tools, transparency regarding polluters' emissions, and science-based targets to limit global warming to 1.5 degrees.

APA

Centre for Environmental Rights (n.d.). UMTHETHOSIVIVINYWA WOKUSHINTSHA KWESIMO SEZULU, PHECELEZI ICLIMATE CHANGE BILL – IYINI FUTHI KUNGANI IBALULEKILE? https://cer.org.za/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/FACTSHEET-DRAFT-ZULU.pdf?x21779

Chicago

Centre for Environmental Rights. UMTHETHOSIVIVINYWA WOKUSHINTSHA KWESIMO SEZULU, PHECELEZI ICLIMATE CHANGE BILL – IYINI FUTHI KUNGANI IBALULEKILE? n.d. https://cer.org.za/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/FACTSHEET-DRAFT-ZULU.pdf?x21779.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{centreforenvironmentalrightsndumthethosivivinywa, author = {{Centre for Environmental Rights}}, title = {{UMTHETHOSIVIVINYWA WOKUSHINTSHA KWESIMO SEZULU, PHECELEZI ICLIMATE CHANGE BILL – IYINI FUTHI KUNGANI IBALULEKILE?}}, institution = {Centre for Environmental Rights}, url = {https://cer.org.za/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/FACTSHEET-DRAFT-ZULU.pdf?x21779}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }