To make good on its climate promises, South Africa is aiming to pump no more than the equivalent of 420-million tonnes of carbon dioxide into the air by 2030 and according to our sums it looks like the country is on track.
In April, Germany agreed to give South Africa a loan of about R3.8-billion about 200-million to help the country move away from fossil fuels like oil and coal for producing energy.
Our Bhekisisa data team dived into thousands of data points to put together a three-part series of stories on what climate change could mean for the country.
In Part 1 today, we unpack what South Africa is doing to help keep global warming and the fallout from changing weather patterns at bay.
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To make good on its climate promises, South Africa is aiming to pump no more than the equivalent of 420-million tonnes of carbon dioxide into the air by 2030 and according to our sums it looks like the country is on track.
Thats why a loan of about R3.8-billion about 200-million from Germany announced in April is such a boon.
