SA’s just energy transition plans do not suggest a rapid phasing out of coal as the country’s primary fuel source for energy generation.
However, without a gradual transition to low-carbon energy, which would include a move away from coal towards renewable sources of energy, the country will struggle to export goods and services that have a large carbon footprint, says minister of forestry, fisheries & environment Barbara Creecy...
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