South Africa must use the G20 to reset its climate legacy – The Mail & Guardian

South Africa must use the G20 to reset its climate legacy – The Mail & Guardian

This year’s G20 Summit must, in the same spirit as COP17 (Durban, 2011) and the World Summit on Sustainable Development (Johannesburg, 2002), be used by South Africa to promote sustainable climate action, internationally and domestically.  The COP17 was particularly instrumental in advancing political negotiations on developing new climate instruments and affirming the continued relevance of the Kyoto Protocol in shaping climate sustainability a…