According to the latest World Bank carbon intensity statistics, South Africa’s carbon emissions are 0.50 (per kilogram of purchasing power parity of GDP in 2019)
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South Africa faces an existential threat because of the energy crisis, which has a direct impact on the economic security of our country.
Solutions should encompass a number of levers, including the optimal energy mix policy, a prudential energy infrastructure financing framework and meaningful contributions to our international obligations arising from global pacts.
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