Climate Change Act, 2024 (Act No. 22 of 2024)Chapter 1 : Interpretations, Objects and Application2. Objects of Act |
The objects of this Act are to—
| (a) | provide for a coordinated and integrated response by the economy and society to climate change and its impacts in accordance with the principles of cooperative governance; |
| (b) | provide for the effective management of inevitable climate change impacts by enhancing adaptive capacity, strengthening resilience and reducing vulner-ability to climate change, with a view to building social, economic and environmental resilience and an adequate national adaptation response in the context of the global climate change response; |
| (c) | make a fair contribution to the global effort to stabilise greenhouse gas concentrations in the atmosphere at a level that avoids dangerous anthropogenic interference with the climate system; |
| (d) | to ensure a just transition towards a low carbon economy and society considering national circumstances; |
| (e) | give effect to the Republic’s international commitments and obligations in relation to climate change; and |
| (f) | protect and preserve the planet for the benefit of present and future generations of humankind. |