South Africa yesterday committed to more ambitious targets on the emission of polluting gases. A measure aimed at helping to maintain sustainable global warming. South Africa has informed the United Nations climate department that it will limit the emission of greenhouse gases to 150 million metric tons of carbon dioxide by 2025 and at the latest of 420 million tons by 2030. According to the vice president for climate and economics at the World Resources Institute research center, the new targets are more in line with the global goal of limiting temperature rise to 1.5 degrees by the end of the century compared to the pre-industrial level. The new target represents a significantly lower ceiling when compared to the previous target. The target’s lower limit has also been changed, from 398 million tons of carbon dioxide by 2030 to 350 million tons. at the same time that it is better prepared for the effects of climate change, such as drought. Source:O País
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