After years of negotiations, South Africa’s President Cyril Ramaphosa has passed a comprehensive climate law. It sets upper limits for large emitters and requires every city and municipality to publish an adaptation plan. According to a statement on Tuesday, the aim is to meet the obligations of the Paris Agreement. Until now, the world’s fifteenth-largest emitter has been incompatible with the Paris Agreement due to its dependence on coal. The Climate Action Tracker rates South Africa’s climate policy as „insufficient.“