South Africa development minister says too expensive to switch from coal
Timeslive reports South Africa could not afford a dramatic switch from coal to green energy, Economic Development Minister Ebrahim Patel said on Tuesday because doing so would result in an electricity price spike that would destabilise the economy.
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FoodProcessorVillain
That all say that it’s too expensive. At least South Africa has the developing/emerging economy excuse the others (like the US) don’t have.
HW
How expensive is it going to be for us in the UK to switch from coal? Can we afford it?