The world’s richest countries consider spending billions to move South Africa away from coal

[BusinessTech]

The world’s richest countries consider spending billions to move South Africa away from coal

Envoys from some of the world’s richest nations met with South African cabinet ministers on Tuesday to discuss a climate deal that could see billions of dollars put toward ending the country’s dependence on coal.

 

[Mike Hoxbig]

Have these countries not learnt their lesson in giving the ANC control of money?

 

[Wut]

 

[My_King]

Jassisssss, tenda tenda

"Still, the pivot from coal faces opposition within South Africa. Gwede Mantashe, the country’s energy minister, has advocated for the construction of new coal-fired power stations. Mantashe, the former head of the National Union of Mineworkers, is the politically influential chairman of the ruling African National Congress."

 

[The_Right_Honourable_Brit]

Andre De Ruyter was so sharp ! He mentioned this a few weeks ago. Haha.

 

[konfab]

How about they end the country's dependence on the ANC?

 

[theratman]

How about they end the ANC's dependence on the country?

FTFY

 

[Ghost64]

Woohoo so they can build us a nuclear power station for free?
We using reverse psychology on the world.

 

[konfab]

The envoys met Tuesday with South African ministers including Pravin Gordhan, the public enterprises minister whose portfolio includes oversight of power utility Eskom Holdings, Barbara Creecy, the environment minister, and Ebrahim Patel, the country’s trade and industry minister, the people said, asking not to be identified as a public announcement has yet to be made.

With these two communists involved, you can bet it will just be left to Eskom to build the stations. Can't have the private sector build electrical capacity as it might undermine the glorious revolution.

 

[DreamKing]

begging bowl .....

anc loves it.

 

[LCBXX]

So whilst the plan is being developed, are said rich countries going to turn a blind eye to Eskom's flouting of pollution regulations?

First things, first.

 

[grok]

begging bowl .....

anc loves it.

Can you blame them, when playing the victim seems to work

 

[Pineapple Smurf]

So no more loadshedding then?

 

[konfab]

ANC cadres be like: