South Africa’s seventh ‘National Greenhouse-Gas (GHG) Inventory’ report for 2000 to 2017, released on August 24, shows that emissions have increased by 10.4% over the 17-year period. The report, published by the Department of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment (DFFE), covers sources of GHG emissions, and removals by sinks, resulting from human or anthropogenic activities. All the major GHGs, namely carbon dioxide, methane, nitrous oxide, perfluorocarbons, and hydrofluorocarbons, are included.
