The environment and its sustainability should be a key priority of all governments and the Democratic Alliance (DA) is proud of the progress made under the Executive Mayor, Randall Williams, in highlighting this key task.
The launch of the City of Tshwane Climate Action Plan is a massive step in the right direction to ensuring a net-zero carbon and climate-resilient city by 2050.
Sound management of our environment and its natural resources is a key objective if we want to ensure long term economic and environmental sustainability.
The City of Tshwane has made a profound commitment to ensuring the city is future-proofed against the damaging impacts caused by climate change while ensuring they also reduce their greenhouse gas emissions that have a major effect of global warming.
Through the leadership of Mayor Williams, the City of Tshwane is now the first Metropolitan Municipality in South Africa to identify climate risk zones. A climate risk zone is a geographical area that is at risk of being severely affected by climate hazards.
The plans that are highlighted in the city’s approach aim to reduce the exposure that vulnerable communities may face as a result of climate change.
The city of Tshwane’s climate action plan is guided by scientific evidence and uses data to ensure that future strategies are sound and secure.
The DA set out a clear objective of bringing environmental sustainability to help protect the citizens. We commend Mayor Williams for pushing the City of Tshwane in a positive direction and ensuring climate change is taken seriously and tackled as a matter of urgency.