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The first step for the finance sector to support the transition to a low carbon economy is to "do no harm" by ending the financing of fossil fuels, says an economist.
South Africa needs roughly R900 billion to meet its Nationally Determined Contribution of limiting emissions to between 350 and 420 Mt by 2030, estimates by the Presidential Climate Change Commission have shown.