If South Africa had to write an exam on climate change, do you think the country would pass?
In 2015 the United Nations established its most important global call to action yet: the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). These goals aim to tackle global challenges and inspire action in areas of critical importance for humanity and the planet.
Goal 13 contains climate action.
Sources:
Daily Maverick: What the world is learning from South Africa’s nascent Just Energy Transition Investment Plan
Goal Tracker South Africa
Our world in data: Climate Action
PCC: SA Climate Finance Landscape
SDG Transformation Center: Sustainable Development Report 2023
Country Profile: South Africa
University of Cape Town: Goal 13 Climate Action
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