UGEN VOS JOHANNESBURG - The World Wide Fund’s (WWF) Richard Worthington yesterday put President Jacob Zuma and other world leaders on the spot, telling reporters developing countries had to “rise to the occasion” if the world hopes to counter the rise in global temperatures. With only five months to go before crucial climate change talks in Copenhagen, the WWF accused the major eight industrialised and five developing economies (including SA) of failing to adequately protect the world against climate change. Worthington acknowledged SA has set a “positive example” in international negotiations – but noted the implementation of...
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