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*South Africa Sued Over Its Plan For New Coal-fired Power* *Follow Pindula on WhatsApp for daily new updates* https://whatsapp.com/channel/0029Va84dngJP21B2nWeyM3v?rg Three civil society groups have taken the South African government to court over its plan for new coal-fired power, which they say threatens people’s right to an environment not harmful to health. South Africa has since 2007 been experiencing an acute power crisis resulting in widespread rolling blackouts as supply falls behind demand, threatening to destabilise the national grid. ---------- *HOT DEALS:* *itel A70 - (128GB, 3GB RAM) $89,* *itel A70 - (256GB, 4GB RAM) $99* *itel P40 (128GB, 4GB), (6000mAh) $99* *itel P40 (64GB, 4G), (6000mAh) $93* *LATEST: itel S24 (128) $124; S24 (256GB) $159* Cash on Delivery in Harare & Bulawayo. Tinotumira kwamuri inosvika. WhatsApp: 0️⃣7️⃣8️⃣3️⃣ 4️⃣5️⃣0️⃣ 7️⃣9️⃣3️⃣ ---------- The country already has 15 coal plants with a nominal capacity of more than 38 000 megawatts (MW) and is the world’s 12th biggest emitter of greenhouse gases. The intention to build 1 500 MW of new coal capacity is contained in the government’s Integrated Resource Plan, a 2019 document laying out the energy mix up to 2030. At the United Nations COP26 climate summit this month South Africa secured US$8.5 billion of financing from wealthy nations to speed up its shift from coal. Lawyers for the three groups – groundWork, the African Climate Alliance and Vukani Environmental Justice Movement in Action – wrote to Mineral Resources and Energy Minister Gwede Mantashe and energy regulator Nersa in September demanding that the plan for 1 500 MW of new coal capacity be abandoned. The lawyers said in a statement on Wednesday that the government had not responded to their “letter of demand” and that litigation had now been launched in the high court.” In 2017, Endcoal, environmental, social justice and health advocates, reported that coal is the single biggest contributor to anthropogenic climate change. They said the burning of coal is responsible for 46 per cent of carbon dioxide emissions worldwide and accounts for 72 per cent of total greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from the electricity sector. More: Reuters _If you found this article useful_ *Please support Pindula by forwarding to friends and groups*
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