There is a risk that the draft will not be ready in time. In addition, there is a fear that if the discussion on the Green Climate Fund is reopened, we could leave Durban without an operational fund.
I had hoped to get a better picture of the state of the negotiations from the various SA government press briefings. Unfortunately these turned out to be mere promotion of national policies and plans.
So although the presentations are interesting, negotiations are not the appropriate time and place for such feedback - and they come across as transparent greenwashing.
This first briefing had Minister Pandor speaking on the advancements South Africa has made in terms of science and technology, and the second saw Minister Peters speaking on the country's energy infrastructure. Of interest was her statement that although South Africa needs to reduce its carbon emissions, the country will not be moving away from coal anytime soon. Read the full report here.
Source: Shayne Robinson, allAfrica.com.
