South African President Cyril Ramaphosa has signed a landmark bill that will compel all levels of government to take climate considerations into account when setting budgets and making decisions.
The Climate Change Bill — which allows the government to set carbon budgets at national, industry and even large-company level — is designed help the state to meet ambitious emission-reduction targets by 2030. Those are part of an international treaty, the 2015 Paris Agreement.
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