South Africa, Country Profile 2016

This country profile is part of the Brown to Green 2016 report.

It assesses South Africa’s past, present and indications of future performance towards
a low-carbon economy by evaluating emissions, decarbonisation, climate policy performance and finance.

The profile summarises the respective findings from, amongst others, the Climate Change Performance Index (CCPI, operated by Germanwatch and Climate Action Network Europe), the Climate Action Tracker (CAT, operated by Climate Analytics, NewClimate Institute, Ecofys and the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research), and analyses from the Overseas Development Institute (ODI).