# Climate Change Bill 23

- Link: https://dearsouthafrica.co.za/climate-change-bill-23/
- Published: 2023-11-26T11:13:45+02:00
- Author: dearSA

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### **2097 **comments delivered to parliament (closed 31 January 2024)

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The Bill seeks to enable the development of an effective climate change response
and a long-term, just transition to a low-carbon and climate-resilient economy and
society for South Africa in the context of sustainable development; and to provide
for matters connected therewith.

    - Establishment of a Presidential Climate Commission
    - Climate change response and finance mechanism for provinces and municipalities
    - Development of a National Adaptation Strategy and Plan
    - Establishment of Sectoral emissions targets
    - Listed greenhouse gases and activities (determined by Minister)
    - Carbon Budgets

**Listed greenhouse gases and activities**
 **23.** (1) The Minister must, by notice
in the Gazette, publish a list of greenhouse gases which the Minister reasonably
believes cause or are likely to cause or exacerbate climate change. (2) The Minister
must, by notice in the Gazette, publish a list of activities which emit, or has 
the potential to emit, one or more of the greenhouse gases listed in terms of subsection(
1).

**Carbon budgets**
 **24.** (1) The Minister must allocate a carbon budget to any
person that conducts an activity listed in terms of section 23(2).

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