South Africa coal delay could cause 32,000 deaths, report says

South Africa risks thousands of premature deaths if the phase-out of coal plants is delayed due to the government’s updated decommissioning dates, climate rights groups said in a report Wednesday. Coal provides 80 percent of South Africa’s power, according to the OECD, and the country ranks among the world’s largest greenhouse gas emitters. It is […] The post South Africa coal delay could cause 32,000 deaths, report says appeared first on Digital Journal.