"President Jacob Zuma’s State of The Nation Address, on 9 February 2012, has received mixed responses. The focus on economic development and infrastructure was well received in general; as well as the continued focus on growth and job creation. In particular, the Industrial Policy Action Plan is likely to provide far reaching opportunities to boost the green economy, as well as the President’s mention of the 10 billion rand to be set aside by the IDC for job creation with the mandate to lean toward a low carbon economy with regards to industrial job creation.
On the eve of these seemingly positive outcomes, however, a report (available online at www.epi.yale.edu) was released which proposes that South Africa’s natural environment has, over the past 20 years, deteriorated nearly the fastest of most countries in the world." Source and read more here on Global Carbon Exchange
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