SA to apply pressure at COP26 meeting

As SA prepares for the UN Climate Conference (COP26) next month, a delegation of government representatives, including environmental affairs minister Barbara Creecy, will press developed nations to provide financial support to SA and other emerging economies. This is needed not just to transition from fossil fuel but to weather the effects of climate change better, an effort that could run into trillions of dollars. The event, which begins in Glasgow on October 31, has been dubbed “the Ambition COP”, said Creecy, who on Friday provided an overview of SA’s expectations of the event.