Greenhouse emissions: SA on track, says government

South Africa's greenhouse-gas (GHG) emissions continue to rise, but are on track to meet targets the country agreed to at the UN climate change conference in Copenhagen five years ago, government said on Tuesday. Responding to a question at a briefing in Pretoria, environmental affairs deputy director Judy Beaumont said the 2009 agreement included reducing such emissions by 34% by 2020, and by 42% five years later.