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Why South Africa is finding it difficult to wean itself off coal

11th December 2016 Ed@UET Blog

by Lucy Baker (University of Sussex) and and Jesse Burton (University of Cape Town). South Africa has made domestic and international commitments to climate change mitigation. But the country continues to depend on coal-fired power plants, which provide 92% of its electricity. A key challenge for the country in dealing with

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