Bruce Whitfield gets the lowdown from Tracey Davies, Executive Director at non-profit organisation Just Share.Research by the environmental NGO Influence MapWhile some South African companies and industry associations have supported climate policy that advances the transition towards renewables, many major industrial players continue to defend fossil fuels, the report says.
"The report finds that there is a clear imbalance in industry engagement with flagship South African policies including the Carbon Tax Act and the Climate Change Bill." While emissions are at record highs, South Africa is making no progress to reduce them, Davies notes.A big reason for this is corporate lobbying, she says.
"The impacts are hurting all of us, but it's these big guys who are playing an enormous role in making sure that we don't make progress on reducing emissions."Davies says the disparity between lobbying done by groups like Just Share and these big corporate players is that they have preferential access to policy- and decision-makers, Davies says.to ensure that climate regulation is weakened and delayed, she explains.
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