/ 6 October 2021

Eskom is the world’s worst-polluting power company by SO2

Greenpeace Say South Africa No. 2 Sulfur Dioxide Hotspot
Emissions rise from the cooling towers of the Eskom Holdings SOC Ltd. Matla coal-fired power station in Mpumalanga. (Waldo Swiegers/Bloomberg via Getty Images)
Eskom alone spews more sulphur dioxide into the air than the entire combined power sector emissions of any country except for India

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