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Climate Change Act, 2024 (Act No. 22 of 2024)
Notice No. 5050 of 2024
Act
Preamble
Chapter 1 : Interpretations, Objects and Application
1. Definitions
2. Objects of Act
3. Principles
4. Application of Act
5. Application of National Environmental Management Act
6. Conflict with other legislation
Chapter 2 : Policy Alignment and Institutional Arrangements
7. Alignment of policies
8. Provincial Forums on Climate Change
9. Municipal Forums on Climate Change
10. Presidential Climate Commission
11. Functions of Presidential Climate Commission
12. Process of appointment
13. Appointment of Executive Director
14. Financial administration
15. Reporting to government
16. Administrative and secretariat support
Chapter 3 : Climate Change Response: Provinces and Municipalities
17. Climate change response
18. Finance mechanism
Chapter 4 : National Adaption to Impacts of Climate Change
19. Adaptation objectives
20. Adaptation scenarios
21. National Adaptation Strategy and Plan
22. Sector Adaptation Strategy and Plan
23. Adaptation Information and Synthesis Adaptation Report
Chapter 5 : Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Removals
24. National greenhouse gas emissions trajectory
25. Sectoral emissions targets
26. Listed greenhouse gases and activities
27. Carbon budgets
28. Phase-down and phase-out of synthetic greenhouse gas emissions and declaration
29. National Greenhouse Gas Inventory
Chapter 6 : General Matters and Transitional Arrangements
30. Regulations
31. Consultation
32. Public participation
33. Delegation
34. Access to information
35. Offences and penalties
36. Appeals
37. Savings, transitional provisions and amendment of laws
38. Short title and commencement
Schedules
Schedule 1 : Functions relevant to the development of Sectorial Emissions Targets
Schedule 2 : National Departments and State-Owned Entitites responsible for certain functions required to develop a Sector Adaptation Strategy and Plan
Schedule 3 : Amendment of laws
Proclamation
Commencement of the Climate Change Act, 2024 (Act No. 22 of 2024)
Proclamation Notice 251 of 2025
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