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While coal producers stand to benefit from stronger prices and export demand, researchers warn that increased coal production and exports carry significant environmental and social costs, from greenhouse gas emissions to the impacts borne by communities living near mines and coal-fired power stations. (Delwyn Verasamy/M&G)
ABANDONED MINES

New study exposes massive undercount of methane leaks from South Africa’s coal mines

A new University of Cape Town study reveals that methane emissions from coal mines may be seven to 14 times higher than official estimates. Experts say capturing this potent…

  • Sheree Bega
8 min read
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ABANDONED MINES

Heritage, legacy and loss in a city built on gold

Johannesburg, with its mine dumps and malls, ever eating its own tail in the name of progress, has a complex heritage

  • Deirdre Berkovic
5 min read