President Cyril Ramaphosa believes no country should be forced to choose between climate change action and meeting its developmental aspirations.
To achieve the sustainable development goals by 2030, the president said unity of purpose and action between countries is vital, as is a common commitment to multilateralism in the global climate change effort.
In his weekly newsletter, he affirmed the country’s commitment to contributing its fair share to the global climate change effort.
“The message we took to this year’s UN General Assembly is that the unique circumstances of countries with low levels of development must be taken into account and developed economy countries must honour their commitments to support climate mitigation and adaptation,” Ramaphosa said. – BusinessDay