/ 10 October 2024

SA’s landmark youth-led climate case challenges new coal power plans

Eskom's Hendrina & Arnot Coal Powered Stations As Soot Pollution At 31 Year High
Eskom is inadvertently helping drive the global sustainable energy movement by rapidly pricing South Africans out of the grid energy market. Photo: Waldo Swiegers/Getty Images

Applicants in the Cancel Coal case say the state’s plan threatens several constitutional rights, including the health and well-being of present and future generations

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