President Cyril Ramaphosa: Special session of Presidential Climate

South Africa has set ambitious goals for climate action, aiming to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and adapt to the impacts of climate change. As the Commission, our work is to ensure a

South Africa''s Carbon Tax Should Stay

The South African parliament also passed the Climate Change Act into law in 2024 to ensure that the country reduces emissions and makes a fair contribution to the global effort to reduce global

SA''s carbon tax should stay: climate scientists explain why

A carbon tax U-turn would hurt South Africa''s credibility in climate diplomacy The South African government is a progressive leader in global climate change negotiations in that it aims to do

South Africa

Under current policies, South Africa will not reduce emissions enough to meet its NDC target range for 2030. South Africa''s recent progress on policies and

South Africa looks to strengthen Carbon Tax for 2026:

An essential part of this shift, South Africa''s carbon tax, initially implemented in June 2019, is about to enter an evolving second phase with

South Africa Carbon Pricing and Climate Mitigation Policy

The carbon tax and planned investment in renewable energy as articulated in the IRP are expected to be the main drivers of South Africa''s emission reduction effort.

Just transition to a low-carbon economy | SONA 2026

A just transition to a low-carbon economy will benefit all South Africans by driving economic growth, creating jobs and increasing our energy security, while addressing the serious threat of climate change.

South Africa | Climate Promise

South Africa aims to access significantly higher levels of climate finance during the periods of implementation of the NDC, with a view to achieving a floor of USD 8

South Africa Carbon Tax

In September 2020, South Africa submitted a Low Emissions Development Strategy to the UNFCCC in accordance with Article 4 of the Paris Agreement. This set out an ambition to “commit to ultimately

South Africa''s carbon tax should stay: climate scientists explain why

Polluting companies in South Africa have had to pay a tax on their carbon emissions since 2019. This gives them a good incentive to reduce emissions.