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5 African countries still have coal plants planned despite global momentum for ‘No New Coal’

Five African nations are among a minority group of just 21 countries that have more than one new coal power plant at the planning stage

A new analysis (https://bit.ly/2YOzDFM) shows that the global pipeline for new coal power projects is rapidly shrinking as momentum builds for ‘No New Coal’ beyond 2021. Five African nations - Botswana, Malawi, Mozambique, South Africa and Zimbabwe - are among a minority group of just 21 countries that have more…

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Renewables supplied only a third of Africa’s electricity demand growth

Wind and solar need to be adopted more quickly to avoid fossil gas trap

An analysis of global electricity revealed that wind and solar showed resilient growth in 2020 despite the pandemic, forcing a record fall in global coal power. The Global Electricity Review (https://bit.ly/3nMqxBv) published by energy think tank Ember (www.Ember-climate.org) analysed electricity data from every country in the world to give the…