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Cape Town #ClimateMarch Photos – There is No Planet B!

In preparation for the Paris climate change conference -which begins Monday 30 November – people around the world joined the Global Climate March this weekend to set out climate-related demands before the summit begins. JUSTIN SULLIVAN from Sullivan Photography captured the photos on this page during today’s #ClimateMarch in Cape Town. Check out some of the fantastic […]

In preparation for the Paris climate change conference -which begins Monday 30 November – people around the world joined the Global Climate March this weekend to set out climate-related demands before the summit begins.

Flag at marchJUSTIN SULLIVAN from Sullivan Photography captured the photos on this page during today’s #ClimateMarch in Cape Town.

Climate march Table Mountain

Check out some of the fantastic signs that say it all…

No Planet B

South Africa’s President Jacob Zuma has already arrived in Paris, accompanied by Minister of Environmental Affairs Edna Molewa, for the summit.

President Zuma in Paris for Climate Change conference
President Zuma is welcomed by SA Ambassodor to France Rapu Molekane at the Le Bourget Airport #COP21. Source: SANews.gov.za

Officially the summit is called the 21st Conference of the Parties (COP 21) of the United Nations Framework for Climate Change Convention (UNFCCC).

Before it is too late

The South African president will attend the Heads of State and Government segment on 30 November.

Mandela

Please frack off

The Presidency said South Africa has a special interest in ensuring the success of #COP21 since it was in Durban at COP 17, in 2011, that negotiations were launched which will conclude this year.

Emissions must fall

Cape Town climate change march

President Zuma said: “To be successful, the new agreement must be fair. Fairness would imply respect for the convention’s principle of common but differentiated responsibilities and respective capabilities.”

Make love not co2

For love

South Africa also has the special responsibility of advancing the collective and shared interests of developing countries in the negotiations for the Paris Agreement – countries which need support “to make the transition to a low carbon economy and to adapt to the reality of a climate that is already changing and the loss and damage that is associated with this,” said the Presidency.

More trees less aholes

South Africa chairs the Group of 77 and China. It is also an active member of the Africa Group of Negotiators (AGN) as well as the Brazil, South Africa, India and China (BASIC) Group.

Earth will survive climate change

Singer

President Zuma said finance will be of central importance to the Paris outcome and has to be an integral part of the agreement itself.

Crazy Nun driven by the sun

Surfer at march

“The reality is that without adequate, predictable and sustainable means of implementation, it will be impossible to reach our agreed temperature target.

Bonisa

“This is because key mitigation potential is in developing countries, such as South Africa, and these countries are not able to realise this potential on their own,” he said.

Marching in Cape Town

The conference will run through to 11 December 2015.

More action

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On November 28th and 29th, people around the world joined the Global Climate March to set out demands on climate before the Paris summit begins.Below are images from the Cape Town March today. #ClimateMarch

Posted by Sullivan Photography on Sunday, 29 November 2015

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