However, the legislation is legally complicated, environment minister says
The Presidential Climate Commission’s new report says progress is not happening at the pace and scale required
The Climate Change Act is the country’s first comprehensive piece of legislation to encourage the development of an effective climate change response
President Cyril Ramaphosa said South Africa aims to reach net-zero carbon emissions by 2050 but that will require finance and partnerships
South Africa is a country with serious climate risks, and the bill would be a crucial step in response to these
The Presidential Climate Commission has warned that South Africa risks missing emission target deadlines amid postponed coal phaseout
The draft IRP 2023 scales back renewable projects viewed as a key source of economic growth
Climate finance is expected to be a big talking point at COP28, as developing countries ask developed nations to pay up
Residents say different messages from ministers have cast doubt on the country’s just energy transition
The minister says a just transition should ensure no one is left behind
The minister said Africa needs a holistic approach to defining critical minerals which considers national and continental needs and global trends
People living around the power station are calling for it to be reopened
A forum held this week, ahead of the next month’s Brics summit, focused on the development of partnerships to build resilient cities
Komati has been earmarked to be the facility pioneering the transition from coal to renewables in Mpumalanga
Renewable energy could close the gap between demand and supply, ending load-shedding. But out-of-pocket Eskom must find money to upgrade its transmission infrastructure first
Jobs are already in short supply in Dipaleseng, near the Mpumalanga plant
Community members living close to the Grootvlei power plant say they will protest against Eskom’s plans to use external contractors
A discussion document prepared for the youth league’s national congress weighs in on the ‘baseload’ debate
Local and international studies indicate that renewable energy systems, if well managed, are still a secure and least cost option
Climate commission presents its recommendations to Ramaphosa, highlighting that it is vital to decommission crumbling plants as soon as the power crunch eases
The mineral resources and energy department is pushing for nuclear power but experts argue that this is unsafe and will take too long to implement
South Africa’s transition to renewable energy is challenged by a shortage of planning, skills development and training, an investigation by Oxpeckers finds
President says the country needs more money to meet its targets in transitioning from coal to renewable energy
Environmental groups have also welcomed the plan but have highlighted potential flaws
Catastrophic KZN floods show how the impacts of climate change are being felt in South Africa
The latest Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change report documents hundreds of species that are now extinct
But Greenpeace Africa says the president must let go of ‘gas fantasies’
As a result of its over reliance on coal fired power, the energy transition is set to be a monumental shift for provinces — Mpumalanga in particular — where the local economy is driven by the coal value chain
Some argue that nuclear power will get us to our clean energy goals faster, but other experts say it is unsafe, unaffordable and unnecessary
The just transition that is currently being executed is a balance between energy security and climate change, according to one analyst