1、JUST TRANSITION AND CLIMATE PATHWAYS STUDY FOR SOUTH AFRICADECARBONISING SOUTHAFRICAS HEAVY MANUFACTURING SECTOR IN PARTNERSHIP WITH07CHAPTER2 JUST TRANSITION AND CLIMATE PATHWAYS STUDY FOR SOUTH AFRICAACKNOWLEDGEMENTSStrategic Partnerships for the Implementation of the Paris Agreement(SPIPA):Climat
2、e change is a global threat that requires a decisive and confident response from all communities,particularly from major economies that represent roughly 80%of global greenhouse gas emissions.The 2015 Paris Agreement complemented by the 2018 Katowice climate package,provides the essential framework
3、governing global action to deal with climate change and steering the worldwide transition towards climate-neutrality and climate-resilience.In this context,policy practitioners are keen to use various platforms to learn from one another and accelerate the dissemination of good practices.To improve a
4、 geopolitical landscape that has become more turbulent,the EU set out in 2017 to redouble its climate diplomacy efforts and policy collaborations with major emitters outside Europe in order to promote the implementation of the Paris Agreement.This resulted in the establishment of the SPIPA programme
5、 in order to mobilise European know-how to support peer-to-peer learning.The programme builds upon and complements climate policy dialogues and cooperation with major EU economies.This publication was produced with the financial support of the European Unions Partnership Instrument and the German Fe
6、deral Ministry for the Environment,Nature Conservation,and Nuclear Safety(BMU)in the context of the International Climate Initiative(IKI).The contents of this publication are the sole responsibility of National Business Initiative(NBI)and do not necessarily reflect the views of the funders.of the Fe