JOHANNESBURG, Nov. 25 (Xinhua) -- The South African government on Monday welcomed the outcomes of the 29th session of the Conference of the Parties (COP29) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change as "a significant step in the right direction."
According to a statement issued by the South African Department of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment (DFFE), the outcomes of COP29, which started on Nov. 11 and concluded in the early hours of Nov. 24 in Baku, Azerbaijan, included the Baku Climate Unity Pact consisting of a New Collective Quantified Goal on climate finance, global goal on adaptation and mitigation work program. It also reached key decisions on issues relating to the global carbon market mechanism under articles of the Paris Agreement.
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