The week in perspective
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From a huge leak of documents showing how countries are trying to change a crucial scientific report on how to tackle climate change. The leak reveals Saudi Arabia, Japan and Australia are among countries asking the UN to play down the need to move rapidly away from fossil fuels. It also shows some wealthy nations are questioning paying more to poorer states to move to greener technologies. This ""lobbying"" raises questions for the COP26 climate summit in November. Especially in light of the concern raised by the Presidential Climate Commission in conditionalities attached to concessional funding following the meeting with the climate envoys recently.
To put things into perspective Michael Avery is joined by Nesan Nair, senior portfolio manager at Sasfin; Raymond Parsons, professor in the School of Business and Governance at Northwest University & Richard Calland, associate professor in public law at the University of Cape Town and a founding partner of the Paternoster Group.
To put things into perspective Michael Avery is joined by Nesan Nair, senior portfolio manager at Sasfin; Raymond Parsons, professor in the School of Business and Governance at Northwest University & Richard Calland, associate professor in public law at the University of Cape Town and a founding partner of the Paternoster Group.
