The North Gauteng High Court recently ruled that the environmental authorisation for a new coal-fired power station had not properly considered the project's climate change impacts - leading to its authorisation being referred back to the relevant government agency. Shortly after the ruling was made, the Department of Environmental Affairs put into effect new National Greenhouse Gas Emission Reporting regulations as part of the National Environmental Management: Air Quality Act.
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Investors want to know the risks of climate change
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