South Africa's Eskom to Spend Billions to Reduce Coal Emissions

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South Africa's state power utility, Eskom, is committing billions of dollars to reduce emissions from burning coal and aims to reduce its output of particulate matter by 70% by 2035.

South Africa ’s state power utility, stung by reports about the health impacts of emissions from burning coal, said it’s spending billions of dollars to reduce them and has an ambitious target to reduce output of one of its most dangerous pollutants.

Eskom, which is based in Johannesburg, said it has already shut down one coal-fired plant and a number of units at others.

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