The Climate Change Act: Implications and opportunities for business in South Africa 2025

Described as “the defining issue of our time”, climate change is a rapidly escalating crisis multiplier that is destabilising global security, stability, and peace. The urgent imperative to transition to a net-zero world has resulted in international multilateral agreements that set legally binding greenhouse gas emission reduction targets for participating nations.

In support of achieving its climate change mitigation commitment of net-zero emissions by 2050, South Africa’s game-changing Climate Change Act was signed into law in July 2024. It is therefore critically important that business and industry have a thorough grasp of the Climate Change Act to prepare for significant shifts in the regulatory landscape once the Act becomes operational.

Join us for this six-hour course in which we will explore the purpose, principles, provisions, and ramifications of the Climate Change Act

When and where?

3 to 4 July 2025, 9:00 to 12:00 SAST

This course will be held remotely, most likely on Zoom.

Course outcomes

On completion of the course, participants will be able to:

• Demonstrate a sound understanding of the key purpose, provisions, and implications of the Climate Change Act and its context.
• Understand and confidently use key climate change terminology to inform workplace climate change discussions and planning.
• Benchmark their industry’s mandatory sector-specific obligations.
• Critically evaluate and contribute to their organisation’s climate change strategies.
• Assist their organisation to pre-empt penalties for non-compliance
• Intelligently and compellingly discuss global and national climate vulnerabilities, impacts, and trends.

Who will benefit from this course?

All those in industry and business who require a comprehensive working knowledge of the Climate Change Act in order to prepare their organisations for sector-specific mandatory carbon emission targets, monitoring, reporting and reductions, as well as understand the consequences of non-compliance.

Presenter

Jennifer Kamerman is an environmental lawyer who holds a B.A. LLB. LLM (Environmental Law) from the University of Cape Town.
After graduating with an LLB, Jennifer spent 17 years in the retail industry, gaining broad-based experience in commercial law, business organisation, leadership, management, and governance, at a senior level.
Since 2009, Jennifer has provided legal expertise to those seeking to effectively address threats to their environment. Jennifer is passionate about creating a platform for meaningful participation in environmental decision-making for communities who lack the know-how to navigate environmental law, policy, and regulation.

How much?

R2,970 per person.

Certificate

A digital certificate of attendance from UCT will be issued to those who attend the full course.

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