{"id":45609,"date":"2019-06-26T00:01:29","date_gmt":"2019-06-25T23:01:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.lse.ac.uk\/granthaminstitute\/?post_type=publication&#038;p=45609"},"modified":"2024-08-16T12:28:05","modified_gmt":"2024-08-16T11:28:05","slug":"governance-of-climate-change-policy-a-case-study-of-south-africa","status":"publish","type":"publication","link":"https:\/\/www.lse.ac.uk\/granthaminstitute\/publication\/governance-of-climate-change-policy-a-case-study-of-south-africa\/","title":{"rendered":"Governance of climate change policy: A case study of South Africa"},"content":{"rendered":"<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\">\n<?xml encoding=\"UTF-8\"><p><a class=\"link link--external\" rel=\"noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/indd.adobe.com\/view\/99f86d40-2745-46bf-9fae-669f2aa1e09d\" aria-describedby=\"link-description-new-window\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"\">View html version of brief&#65279;<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewbox=\"0 0 16 16\" role=\"img\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><path d=\"M14.42 1.04L3.2.7a.8.8 0 00-.8.76v.1a.8.8 0 00.76.7l9.39.3L.93 14.16c-.3.3-.3.8 0 1.1l.09.08c.3.23.73.2 1.01-.07L13.65 3.65l.29 9.4a.8.8 0 00.8.76.79.79 0 00.77-.8L15.17 1.8a.82.82 0 00-.75-.76z\" fill=\"#2e3152\"><\/path><\/svg><\/a><\/p>\n<p>This report and accompanying 8-page brief examine some of the emerging challenges in climate governance and policy implementation in South Africa, and potential solutions. 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