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After the Bell: The way people misunderstand renewable power is shocking  (Image: iStock) By Tim Cohen  Follow 13 Dec 2022  2 I can’t get away from the feeling that the constant, relentless defence of coal has a larger agenda somewhere behind it. Listen to this article 0:00 / 6:23 1X BeyondWords How do we comprehend the resistance among […]

Opinion: Koeberg life extension could flip switch on half a trillion rands of economic damage Graphic showing coal capacity factors and loadshedding 24TH NOVEMBER 2022 ARTICLE ENQUIRY      SAVE THIS ARTICLE      EMAIL THIS ARTICLE FONT SIZE: –+ In this opinion article, energy analyst and commentator Clyde Mallinson warns that, against the backdrop of persistent and erratic loadshedding, the economic cost of shutting the Koeberg nuclear plant for […]

Good COP, Bad COP — two sides to SA’s just transition investment plan  From left: US Special Envoy for Climate John Kerry, UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak, President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen, South African President Cyril Ramaphosa and German Chancellor Olaf Scholz during the JET Investment Plan meeting on the sidelines of […]

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  Africa Edition | 14 November 2022 Coal is high on the agenda again as country representatives bang their heads together in Egypt to find ways of cutting carbon emissions in a bid to avert an even bigger climate change disaster. This puts South Africa on the spot. When it comes to dependency on coal […]

Developing country carbon emissions clemency not applicable to South Africa – Nicholls Photo by Creamer Media's Donna SlaterSouth Africa is a significant carbon-intensive emitter, sharing an emissions contributing position among the highest, globally 2ND NOVEMBER 2022 BY: DONNA SLATERCREAMER MEDIA CONTRIBUTING EDITOR AND PHOTOGRAPHER ARTICLE ENQUIRY      SAVE THIS ARTICLE      EMAIL THIS ARTICLE FONT SIZE: –+ South Africa cannot be allowed to breach its climate […]