South African parliament urges developed nations to commit to climate fight

23/11/2024 6:23

        Developed nations must commit meaningful financial resources to the climate fight if progress is to be achieved, according to a statement issued by the South African parliament on Friday.
        
        The Portfolio Committee on International Relations and Cooperation of South Africa's National Assembly acknowledged the progress being achieved in the debates during the proceedings at the 29th session of the Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP29) in Baku, Azerbaijani, from Nov. 11 to 22.
        
        COP29 has debated climate resilient programs, sustainability and energy goals. However, according to the parliament's statement, on the second last day of the conference, reports indicated that all countries had rejected the climate finance draft.
        
        The statement quoted Supra Mahumapelo, chairperson of the committee, as saying that developed nations need to own up to the impact their advanced industries had on causing temperatures to rise by putting undesirable gases, like carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases, into the atmosphere.