With coal consumption having increased by 11% since the signing of the Paris Agreement in 2015 and the commodity being a mainstay for many countries’ energy mixes, including Australia and India, experts gathered at the Coal & Energy Transition Day on July 23 are confident that there is still an immediate, intermediate and long-term future for coal. Minerals Council South Africa environment, health and legacies senior executive Nikisi Lesufi said the development of South Africa was at stake, hence the importance of discussing coal’s role as a fundamental requirement for economic growth.
