OUR BURNING PLANET: Eskom’s coal dependence is strangling SA’s transition to a greener future, says Greenpeace By Tessa Knight
ndex ranks countries’ ability to move towards a low-carbon, the environmentally friendly energy sectorrenewable energy is the primary source of energy production. Yelland believes the country’s poor ranking in the Energy Transition Index is due to South Africa’s dependence on Eskom, and Eskom’s dependence on coal.
According to Greenpeace’s report, Eskoms coal-fired power plants are responsible for about 30% of South Africa’s total greenhouse gas emissions.Now, the new administration needs to prove their credibility and that their pre-electoral promises about the reform of Eskom and the electricity sector were not merely cheap electioneering tactics.
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