SA enforces UN emissions deal
February 8th, 2010South Africa has submitted an undertaking to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change to reduce growth in greenhouse gas emissions.
The extent of the pledge requires a deviation from ‘business as usual’ of 34% by 2020, and 42% by 2025.
The targets are based on Long Term Mitigation Scenarios already published by the former Department of Environmental Affairs and Forestry in 2007.
“A detailed breakdown of the elements of the undertaking is required for sectors to fully understand the business impact”, commented the Chemicals and Allied Industries Association (CAIA). CAIA is working with Business Unity SA in their request to government regarding the breakdown.
“The impact on chemicals operators is likely to be significant, and it is imperative that a sound understanding is achieved,” CAIA said in February.
CAIA will be participating in the consultations around the development of the Green Paper on climate change policy expected by mid-year, in which it is anticipated that detailed sectoral mitigation actions will be included.
WSSD Agenda 21 implementation
The American Chemistry Council and the German Chemical Industry Association were parties to the sixty-fourth session of the UN General Assembly, which set the next global sustainable development summit, named Rio+20, for 2012.
The Rio+10 Summit on Sustainable Development was hosted in Johannesburg. Proceedings of Agenda 21 session is available from caiainfo@iafrica.com
Air quality update
National Air Quality Office News; including 2009 Air Quality Governance Lekgotla, launch of the State of Air Report 2005, Ozone Layer Protection, Vaal Triangle Airshed Priority Area, Highveld Priority Area. Available via caiainfo@iafrica.com
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