WATCH: Why SA can’t afford to backtrack on decarbonisation

Business Day TV speaks to Busa’s environment & energy manager Happy Khambule

SA’s revised NDC, submitted at COP26, commits the country to achieving net-zero emissions by 2050. File photo. Picture: 123RF/jvdwolf
SA’s revised NDC, submitted at COP26, commits the country to achieving net-zero emissions by 2050. File photo. Picture: 123RF/jvdwolf

While there appears to be disagreement between public enterprises minister Pravin Gordhan and electricity minister Kgosientsho Ramokgopa about the future of Eskom’s ageing coal-fired power plants, Business Unity SA (Busa) has warned that SA cannot afford to backtrack on decarbonisation.

Busa’s environment & energy manager Happy Khambule spoke to Business Day TV about why the organisation has that view.

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