While South Africa continues its enormous coal consumption, the environmental implications of its use – now and in the future – have never been more clear, and never has the need to robustly address its place in society been more salient. The Internatio...
‘Repurposing’ coal infrastructure can boost South Africa’s energy transition, International Energy Agency says‘Repurposing’ coal infrastructure can boost South Africa’s energy transition, International Energy Agency says by Ethan van Diemen, Daily Maverick September 14, 2022 South Africa is the most coal-dependent country in the world for its energy needs, and coal is the most harmful fossil fuel in terms of its impact on health, global warming and human-induced climate change.
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