Madam Speaker, the ANC recognises that climate change is a new threat on a global scale and places an enormous burden upon South Africans and Africans as a whole. Because we are the most vulnerable to the effects of climate change, the risks to the poor are the greatest.
The Western Cape provincial government led by the ANC, in concert with our people, has developed an action plan known as the climate change strategy and action plan. The plan is aimed at reducing the emission of greenhouse gases that speed up the effects of global warming and also to mitigate the resultant effects and adaptation.
The ANC government's vision of the future includes a sustainable economy where all South Africans, including the President and future generations, realise their rights to an environment that is not harmful to their health or wellbeing.
Working together, we can do more! Yes, we can! [Applause.]