WATCH: Incoherent policy a risk to climate funding, warn environmental groups
Business Day TV spoke to Denene Erasmus, Energy Writer at Business Day
14 April 2023 - 17:12
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Duvha coal-based power station owned by power utility Eskom, in Mpumalanga. Picture: SIPHIWE SIBEKO/REUTERS
While the world eyes net-zero emissions by 2050 necessitating a move away from the use of fossil fuels, SA’s ministers of public enterprises and of electricity are tussling over the decommissioning of Eskom’s coal-fired power stations.
Environmental groups have warned that incoherent policy in this regard poses a risk to the country’s climate funding.
Business Day TV spoke to Denene Erasmus, Energy Writer at Business Day for more details.
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WATCH: Incoherent policy a risk to climate funding, warn environmental groups
Business Day TV spoke to Denene Erasmus, Energy Writer at Business Day
While the world eyes net-zero emissions by 2050 necessitating a move away from the use of fossil fuels, SA’s ministers of public enterprises and of electricity are tussling over the decommissioning of Eskom’s coal-fired power stations.
Environmental groups have warned that incoherent policy in this regard poses a risk to the country’s climate funding.
Business Day TV spoke to Denene Erasmus, Energy Writer at Business Day for more details.
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