Africa Edition | 14 November 2022 [image: The Conversation] theconversationafrica.cmail20.com/t/r-l-tjtriiid-utkrtichu-t/> Coal is high on the agenda again as country representatives bang their heads together in Egypt to find ways of cutting carbon emissions in a bid to avert an even bigger climate change disaster. This puts South Africa on the spot. When it comes to dependency on coal power plants, the country is in a class of its own – 85% of its electricity is produced in coal power plants. This is way higher than all countries – bar two. Tiny Mongolia (population 3 million) and Kosovo ..read more

www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2022-06-08-the-past-present-and-future-of-sa-coal-fired-power-in-south-africa/ KOMATI, MEDUPI AND INTEGRATED RESOURCE PLANThe past, present and future of coal-fired power in South Africa Illustrative image, from left: People living near the Komati Power Station search for coal. (Photo: Felix Dlangamandla / Daily Maverick | A decommissioned unit at the Komati Power Station. (Photo: Felix Dlangamandla / Daily Maverick) | A generating unit at Medupi Power Station. (Photo: Ethan Van Diemen) | The fourth-largest coal-fired power plant on the planet, Medupi Power Stat ..read more

New coal ‘inconsistent’ with spirit of $8.5bn climate partnership, US Treasury warns www.engineeringnews.co.za/article/new-coal-inconsistent-with-spirit-of-85bn-climate-partnership-us-treasury-warns-2022-06-07/rep_id:4136> [image: New coal ‘inconsistent’ with spirit of $8.5bn climate partnership, US Treasury warns] 7TH JUNE 2022 BY: TERENCE CREAMER www.engineeringnews.co.za/author.php?u_id=13> CREAMER MEDIA EDITOR ARTICLE ENQUIRY SAVE THIS ARTICLE www.engineeringnews.co.za/login.php?url=/article/new-coal-inconsistent-with-spirit-of-85bn-climate-partnership-us-treasury-warns-2022-06-07&am ..read more

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Dear Colleague Thank you for registering to attend our webinar entitled: “Broken Land or Common Ground?” – with Daylin Paul. Please find below the report-back from the webinar, with links to the audio/video recording and the individual videos and pictures flighted at the webinar. We have done our best to improve the resolution of the videos and tidy up the video recording to include the pictures that did not come through properly. Kind regards Chris *Webinar report-back: “Broken Land or Common Ground?” – with Daylin Paul* *[image: A picture containing tree, outdoor, sky, plant Description auto ..read more

Dear Colleague Thank you for registering to attend our webinar entitled: “Broken Land or Common Ground?” – with Daylin Paul. Please find below the report-back from the webinar, with links to the audio/video recording and the individual videos and pictures flighted at the webinar. We have done our best to improve the resolution of the videos and tidy up the video recording to include the pictures that did not come through properly. Kind regards Chris *Webinar report-back: “Broken Land or Common Ground?” – with Daylin Paul* *[image: A picture containing tree, outdoor, sky, plant Description auto ..read more

Rich Nations Head to South Africa Seeking Coal Exit Deal www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2021-09-16-rich-nations-head-to-south-africa-seeking-coal-exit-deal/> Four of the world’s richest nations will send a delegation to South Africa as soon as next week to seek a deal to begin closing the country’s coal-fired plants, according to people familiar with the matter. Bloomberg Follow www.dailymaverick.co.za/sign-in> Save www.dailymaverick.co.za/sign-in> More www.dailymaverick.co.za/author/bloomberg/> Officials from the U.S., U.K., France and Germany are looking for an agreement with Es ..read more

Rich Nations Head to South Africa Seeking Coal Exit Deal www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2021-09-16-rich-nations-head-to-south-africa-seeking-coal-exit-deal/> Four of the world’s richest nations will send a delegation to South Africa as soon as next week to seek a deal to begin closing the country’s coal-fired plants, according to people familiar with the matter. Bloomberg Follow www.dailymaverick.co.za/sign-in> Save www.dailymaverick.co.za/sign-in> More www.dailymaverick.co.za/author/bloomberg/> Officials from the U.S., U.K., France and Germany are looking for an agreement with Es ..read more

The world is using less coal. It should be using almost none at all [image: The Economist] Read in browser December 3rd 2020 *The Economist* today The best of our journalism, handpicked each day Coal’s endgame The dirtiest fossil fuel is on the back foot Time to topple it for good *Related * → Read more: Time to make coal history Towards a better nuclear deal Joe Biden should drive a hard bargain with Iran He has leverage. He should use it Schumpeter Nestlé gives a flavour of the future Its boss is cautious about the outlook for the world economy Daily chart Why the pandemic has not dented Lat ..read more