{"id":287875,"date":"2023-11-14T08:20:24","date_gmt":"2023-11-14T07:20:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?p=287875"},"modified":"2023-11-14T08:20:27","modified_gmt":"2023-11-14T07:20:27","slug":"south-africa-to-break-paris-agreement-promises-because-it-cannot-shut-down-coal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?p=287875","title":{"rendered":"South Africa to Break Paris Agreement Promises Because It Cannot Shut Down Coal"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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South Africa will miss its binding 2030 carbon emissions targets under the Paris climate agreement, three senior government officials confirmed, as the country plans to run eight coal-fired power plants for longer than planned.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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By JOHN HAYWARD<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Three senior South African government officials\u00a0told<\/a>\u00a0Reuters on Thursday that South Africa will miss its climate change targets under the Paris Agreement because shutting down the country\u2019s eight coal-fired power plants would cause a massive energy crisis. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

South Africa\u2019s big miss is no small matter for the climate change movement because, as Reuters pointed out, it is \u201cthe world\u2019s 11th biggest greenhouse gas emitter and has one of the world\u2019s highest per capita emissions.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The original plan called for South Africa to shut down six of its coal-fired power plants by 2030 and two more by 2034. The officials who spoke to Reuters said those goals are now considered \u201cunrealistic,\u201d although the government might set a \u201cnew decommissioning target for 2035.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The South African environmental ministry issued a statement saying it was \u201ctoo early\u201d to conclude the Paris Agreement targets for 2030 cannot be met.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

South Africa is already in the midst of a major energy crisis, even with all those coal plants puffing away. The World Bank announced<\/a> in mid-October that talks were underway for a billion-dollar loan to help South Africa recover from rolling blackouts that have put a major crimp on economic growth.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The World Bank already loaned South Africa\u2019s state utility company, Eskom, $497 million in 2022 to decommission one of its coal power plants. The plant, an aging facility located near the city of Komati east of Johannesburg, was shuttered<\/a> last October, but the \u201ctransition to cleaner energy\u201d was a disaster.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The South African government did not consult with the 1,600 local workers employed by the Komati plant or help them find new jobs. Energy officials fretted the loss of the plant would jeopardize the power grid, sowing panic, confusion, and vain hopes the Komati plant might reopen.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Eskom estimates<\/a> that roughly 80 percent of South Africa\u2019s power comes from its coal-fired plants, which are becoming unreliable due to mismanagement and corruption. Instead of \u201ctransitioning\u201d to green energy, South Africa is leaning on its coal plants harder than ever as it experiences the worst blackouts in its history.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The South African government has said it would need about $80 billion to finance a proper transition to green energy, a sum that seems very unlikely to be forthcoming.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The United Nations\u00a0published<\/a>\u00a0a report on Wednesday that said governments around the world planned to exceed the Paris Agreement\u2019s limits on fossil fuels by over 110 percent by 2030. Meeting the Paris Agreement limits would require the almost total worldwide shutdown of coal power plants by 2040 \u2013 but the heaviest coal users, China and India, are\u00a0still\u00a0increasing\u00a0<\/em>their coal-fired generator capacity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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