URGENT REQUEST FOR INFORMATION RELATING TO CLIMATE CHANGE BILL B9-2022

The Centre for Environmental Rights, representing groundWork, Earthlife Africa, and the Life After Coal/Impilo Ngaphandle Kwamalahle Campaign, submitted an urgent request for information to the South African Minister of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment regarding the Climate Change Bill B9-2022. The letter seeks clarification on the removal of emissions trajectories, the status of national adaptation plans, the timeline for regulations, and access to a recent socio-economic impact assessment to enable meaningful public participation before the May 27, 2022, comment deadline.

• The Centre for Environmental Rights opposes the recommendation to remove Schedule 3 from the Climate Change Bill B9-2022 without a substitute. While they acknowledge the 2015 Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC) is outdated, they argue that removing the schedule without a replacement would leave South Africa with no legislated national emissions trajectory, creating a "dangerous vacuum" in the climate response.
• The authors express concern over the lack of specific deadlines and timeframes within the Bill for critical climate measures, including the determination of a national greenhouse gas emissions trajectory, the allocation of carbon budgets, and the setting of sectoral emissions targets.
• The request seeks clarification on whether a new national adaptation strategy and plan (NASP) has been created as envisaged by the Bill, or if references made during a May 13, 2022, workshop referred to the existing 2019 National Climate Change Adaptation Strategy (NCCAS).
• The Centre for Environmental Rights has requested access to an updated socio-economic impact assessment for the Bill, which was reportedly undertaken in 2022, as well as drafts of regulations intended to effect the Bill's framework mechanisms.

APA

Centre for Environmental Rights (2022). URGENT REQUEST FOR INFORMATION RELATING TO CLIMATE CHANGE BILL B9-2022. https://cer.org.za/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/Letter-to-Minister-and-Department-FFE-Climate-Change-Bill-related-infomation_18_-May_2022.pdf?x21779

Chicago

Centre for Environmental Rights. URGENT REQUEST FOR INFORMATION RELATING TO CLIMATE CHANGE BILL B9-2022. 2022. https://cer.org.za/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/Letter-to-Minister-and-Department-FFE-Climate-Change-Bill-related-infomation_18_-May_2022.pdf?x21779.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@misc{centreforenvironmentalrights2022urgent, author = {{Centre for Environmental Rights}}, title = {{URGENT REQUEST FOR INFORMATION RELATING TO CLIMATE CHANGE BILL B9-2022}}, publisher = {Centre for Environmental Rights}, year = {2022}, month = may, url = {https://cer.org.za/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/Letter-to-Minister-and-Department-FFE-Climate-Change-Bill-related-infomation_18_-May_2022.pdf?x21779}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }