14Dec2025

S20 in 2025 is hosted by the Academy of Science of South Africa (ASSAf)
#S20SouthAfrica   #ASSAf_Official

14Dec2025

S20 in 2025 is hosted by the Academy of Science of South Africa (ASSAf)
#S20SouthAfrica   #ASSAf_Official

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CLIMATE CHANGEG20
25 November 2025

G20 Leaders’ Declaration reiterates climate and climate finance as priority concerns 

Source: https://www.e3g.org/news/g20-endorsement-climate-action/

As COP30 wrapped up in Belem, G20 Leaders stepped up this weekend to provide a strong endorsement of the Paris Agreement and a commitment to remain ambitious to keep global warming below 1.5 degrees. 

  1. The message could not have been clearer that climate action, as well as resilience to the impacts of climate change, are a key priority.
  2. Their Leaders’ Declaration is on behalf of all who attended the Johannesburg meeting, this does not include the United States of America, which was absent, despite holding next year’s G20 Presidency. It is likely we will see a sharp change of tone and agenda next year.  
  3. However, the 2025 statement aims to send a message of agenda continuity over multiple years, celebrating multiple ongoing G20 workstreams including some agendas created in previous years.  

 

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EVENTSG20
6 October 2025

#KnowYourG20: Wearing multiple hats: Academic freedom, science policy, and following protocol within the ASSAf

 

Source: https://www.enca.com/business/knowyourg20-wearing-multiple-hats-academic-freedom-science-diplomacy-and-following

In the modern knowledge society, the role of an academic is no longer confined to teaching and research within university walls.

Members of ASSAf find themselves wearing multiple hats—simultaneously acting as scholars, advisors, diplomats, and custodians of institutional integrity.

This multiplicity of roles reflects the complexity of science in society, where the pursuit of truth must be balanced with public responsibility, global engagement, and adherence to professional norms.

Worn together, these hats illuminate the dynamic interplay between academic freedom, science diplomacy, and protocol within an academy of science.
The first and most fundamental hat is that of the independent scholar. Academic freedom is the cornerstone of any academy of science, allowing members to pursue inquiry without fear of censorship, political pressure, or ideological interference.

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G20
5 February 2025

G20: Why people’s voices matter

Source: https://mg.co.za/thought-leader/opinion/2025-02-05-g20-why-peoples-voices-matter/

South Africa hosts the G20 in 2025, but in November, President Cyril Ramaphosa will hand over the presidency to US President Donald Trump. Many are already expressing concerns that under Trump’s leadership in 2026, the G20’s progress could be reversed, given his history of scepticism toward multilateralism. 

Although the G20 is criticised as an elite talk shop, it has become a space where inclusive participation is slowly shaping policy commitments toward real change.

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CLIMATE CHANGEG20
13 January 2025

Public development banks need resourcing to mitigate climate challenges

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CLIMATE CHANGEG20
13 January 2025

An opportunity to attain economic and climate justice for Africa through G20 in 2025

Source: https://www.msn.com/en-za/news/other/an-opportunity-to-attain-economic-and-climate-justice-for-africa-through-g20-in-2025/ar-BB1rlxBL

By virtue of South Africa being the only African state in the Group of Twenty (G20), our country bears the weighty responsibility of tabling issues that truly matter to our people. Countries and multilaterals in the G20 serve as major trading partners, sources of humanitarian aid, and kingmakers in global trade and geopolitics.

 

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CLIMATE CHANGEG20
7 January 2025

India to push green hydrogen, digital agenda at G20

Source: https://barta24.com/details/international-en/179847/india-push-green-hydrogen-amitabh-kant

India’s G20 Sherpa Amitabh Kant on Friday said while there would be a consensus on the various issues that are being discussed at the forum during New Delhi’s presidency, the country will be putting forth a developmental agenda, including digital public initiative and the drive for green hydrogen.

Speaking at the Confederation of India’s (CII) southern regional conference in Chennai, he said the country has been advocating inclusive resilient growth when one-third of the world is facing recession, while developed countries wanted to discuss war-related issues, like food, fuel, and fertilisers.

 

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G20
9 December 2024

South Africa’s G20 Presidency: A Call for Transformative Leadership in a Fractured World

Source: https://www.ipsnews.net/2024/12/south-africas-g20-presidency-call-transformative-leadership-fractured-world/

South Africa’s G20 Presidency begun in December, with only 12% of SDG targets on track and significant backsliding on more than 30%. As we write this today, there is an urgent need for a paradigm shift and practical solutions for a progressive, people-centred, and development-driven agenda in a fractured global landscape that needs collective healing.

 

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G20
9 December 2024

Conferencing industry welcomes start of G20 engagements

Source: https://www.sabcnews.com/sabcnews/g20-light/

The conferencing industry has welcomed the start of a series of engagements under South Africa’s G20 presidency. The first meeting of sherpas of the Group of 20 kicked off in Johannesburg today.

 

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G20
30 November 2024

Africa steps into the global political and economic spotlight

Source: https://www.arabnews.com/node/2581318

Africa often flies under the global radar, despite its growing economic and political significance. However, that will change in the coming week, with South Africa assuming the G20 presidency on Sunday, and US President Joe Biden visiting Angola from Monday to Wednesday, probably his last overseas trip as president. Both moments are big firsts. No African nation has ever held the G20 before. Moreover, Biden’s trip is not only the first US presidential visit to Angola, but also his first to the continent during his own presidency, as he seeks to highlight to his successor, Donald Trump, and the wider West the strategic importance of Africa in the second half of the decade.

South African President Cyril Ramaphosa has said that he will use South Africa’s G20 year, which will include 130 meetings in the next 12 months, to put the spotlight on the huge political and economic potential of the continent. Indeed, Africa is increasingly seen to have the potential to become the main driver of global growth.

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