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Barbara Creecy faces first major court action as SA’s new minister of...
. Just days after World Environment Day on Wednesday 5 June 2019, South Africa’s new Minister of Forestry, Fisheries and Environmental Affairs, Barbara Creecy, faces a huge wake-up call as...
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Government sued over Eskom’s ongoing air pollution
Environmental groups take government to the High Court over the ongoing violation of people’s Constitutional right to clean air. The groups claim pollution from Eskom’s coal-fired power plants in the...
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Fossil fuel subsidies persist despite calls for climate action
Leaders of G20 countries have failed to phase out nonsensical fossil fuels subsidies, again. Politicians, as everyone knows, say one thing and often do another. For years, many of the global leaders...
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On-going air pollution mitigates against proposed NHI
While the South African ministry of health is keen to introduce a national health insurance (NHI) scheme, it seems that such a scheme may be undermined and made more expensive than necessary, should...
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South African coal exports outlook: Approaching long-term decline
. The Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis (IEEFA), a respected international energy think-tank, published an important new report on 16 September 2019 on the future outlook for South...
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South African coal faces bleak outlook
South Africa’s coal mining industry is on the brink of permanent decline as the country’s main export markets prepare to reduce reliance on imports and global divestment from fossil fuels increases at...
View ArticleFinancial institutions are restricting thermal coal funding
To date, over 100 globally significant financial institutions have announced their divestment from coal mining and/or coal-fired power plants. When significant investors act, global momentum increases....
View ArticleBank rejects coal in Africa’s renewable future
The African Development Bank has ambitious plans to scrap coal power stations across the continent and switch to renewable energy. Speaking at the United Nations climate talks recently, the bank’s...
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US energy giant says renewables and batteries beat coal, gas and nuclear power
The energy industry is in the grip of massive change, with the cost of renewables and battery storage – without subsidies – beating gas, as well as existing coal and nuclear on costs. This is the view...
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Medupi magic fails Eskom and South Africa – the stuff of nightmares
Following major problems that brought Eskom’s Medupi power station to its knees during the height of the load shedding last week, Medupi’s power station manager, Rudi van der Wal, is leaving Eskom to...
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