OPINION | SA's just transition plan could kickstart new industries while protecting workers and communities dependent on old ones. But that doesn't mean a fast coal exit, says nickhedley.
SA's just transition plan could kickstart several new industries – including low-carbon hydrogen, ammonia and steel manufacturing – while protecting workers and communities dependent on old ones. But the perception that it comes with a rapid shutdown of our coal sector is misplaced, says There’s a misconception that South Africa is quickly moving away from coal-fired power at the behest of rich countries.
A year after the landmark $8.5 billion deal with the US, UK, France, Germany and the EU was announced, South Africa formally presented its just energy transition plan at the COP27 climate conference in Egypt in early November.Get 14 days free to read all our investigative and in-depth journalism. Thereafter you will be billed R75 per month. You can cancel anytime and if you cancel within 14 days you won't be billed.
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