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Issue 352 26•May•2022 Week 21
Coal’s threat to health
Ending coal-fired power generation could prevent 14.5mn premature death from air pollution between
now and 2050 and would create up to $16.3 trillion in economic benefits
’s need for $250bn to move to clean energy
SA
South Africa will need to spend $250bn over the next 30 years to switch from coal-fired electricity
generating plants to cleaner energies
Sinohydro’s hydro commitment
The Rwandan government has started construction of the 43.5-MW Nyabarongo II HPP, funded by
$214mn of Chinese cash
