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South Africa: Govt Blowing Hot and Coal on Just Energy Transition #AfricaClimateCrisis
allAfrica, 1 April 2022
The government has announced that it currently has no plans to discontinue the use of coal as part of the country's energy mix. While responding to oral questions in the National… Read more »
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South Africa: South Africa's Energy Transition Needs Full Financial Support, Says African Development Bank Group President
African Development Bank (AfDB), 28 March 2022
Dr. Akinwumi A. Adesina, President of the African Development Bank (left) and Gwede Mantashe, South Africa's Minister of Minerals and Energy, held a bilateral meeting on 25 March… Read more »
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South Africa: SA Has No Current Plans to Discontinue Use of Coal
SAnews.gov.za, 1 April 2022
There are currently no plans to discontinue the use of coal as part of the country's energy mix, says Deputy President David Mabuza. Read more »
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South Africa: Life After Coal Says South Africa Must Walk the Talk At COP26
groundWork, 7 October 2021
Last month, Cabinet approved an updated Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC) in terms of the Paris Climate Agreement. This NDC includes the greenhouse gas emissions limits that… Read more »
South Africa Blowing Hot and Coal on Just Energy Transition
The government has announced that it currently has no plans to discontinue the use of coal as part of the country's energy mix. While responding to oral questions in the National Assembly, Deputy President David Mabuza said that the country's energy generation is guided by the Integrated Resource Plan (IRP) 2019. This means that all fuel sources - coal, gas and renewables - are all considered equally viable sources of energy.
Mabuza's statements come after commitments made by South Africa at the 26th United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP26) in Glasgow where a major U.S.$8.2 billion agreement with the UK, the U.S., Germany, France and the European Union was signed.
Further, a recent bilateral meeting between Akinwumi A. Adesina, President of the African Development Bank (AfDB) and Gwede Mantashe, South Africa's Minister of Minerals and Energy was held with the intention of securing finance to lessen the nation's reliance on coal.
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New investments in coal-fired power infrastructure will hinder efforts towards a progressive, just, energy transition to renewable energy, writes Ahmed Mokgopo for Daily Maverick. Read more »
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At the 26th United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP26) in Glasgow, the South African government announced a major U.S.$8.2 billion deal with the UK, the U.S., Germany, ... Read more »
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Forestry, Fisheries and Environment Minister, Barbara Creecy, has said that South Africa will not support a pledge signed by 40 nations and institutions to end coal financing by ... Read more »
Mpumalanga is home to a cluster of twelve coal-fired power plants with a total capacity of over 32 gigawatts owned and operated by Eskom. The satellite data further reveals that the cities of Johannesburg and Pretoria are also highly affected by extreme NO2 pollution levels which blow across from Mpumalanga and into both cities due to close proximity and regular eastwinds (file photo).
