Presidential Climate Change Coordinating Commission

Presidential Climate Change Coordinating Commission appointed

December 18, 2020 Leave a Comment

President Cyril Ramaphosa has appointed members of the inaugural Presidential Climate Change Coordinating Commission (P4C) with effect from 17 December 2020. The establishment of the Commission emanates from the Presidential Jobs Summit held in October 2018 when social partners agreed that a statutory body be formed to coordinate and oversee the just transition towards a … [Read more...]

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