if we are to prevent global warming beyond two degrees celsius what do we need out of the copenhagen process this year we need ambitious quantified emission reduction commitments from developed countries and nationally appropriate actions by developing countries such as south africa that meet the scale and urgency of the challenge we need delivery at the scale required of financial and technological support from developed to developing countries through public finance and market mechanisms to help developing countries adapt to the impacts of climate change and to mitigate emissions in a way that is consistent with development goals we need an improved review and enforcement mechanism that will strengthen delivery and allow commitments and actions to be enhanced in response to the latest scientific and socioeconomic information in accordance with the principles of equity and common but differentiated responsibilities it is important to look at how south africa is doing in response to the climate change challenge it is a general belief that our government is