As developing countries the overriding priorities of developing countries are socio-economic development with emphasis on poverty eradication, job cr… - Buyelwa Sonjica

Even in the midst of the current financial crisis, it is the responsibility of developed countries to take the lead in combating climate change, not least through funding and technology transfer to developing countries.

We need to locate our efforts around climate change within the same debate on achieving our millennium development goals. We owe it to our future generation to act responsibly. Our development path includes using our resources in an efficient and sustained manner.

As a country that relies heavily on fossil fuels approximately 80 percent of our electricity is generated from coal. We adopted an energy mix policy, fossil and renewable energy. We have started implementing this policy but the biggest challenge is to produce renewable technology in South Africa.