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Les défenseurs du climat ne se contentent pas de dénoncer les études sismiques 3D utilisées pour délimiter les réserves de pétrole et de gaz au large de l’Afrique. Ils ont entamé une action en justice qui pourrait contraindre Shell Plc à interrompre définitivement ses recherches d’hydrocarbures le long de la côte sauvage de l’Afrique du Sud, la province la plus pauvre du pays.

Klimaaktivisten machen mehr als nur Lärm um seismische 3D-Untersuchungen, mit denen Öl- und Gasvorkommen vor der afrikanischen Küste abgegrenzt werden sollen. Sie haben rechtliche Schritte eingeleitet, die Shell Plc dazu zwingen könnten, die Suche nach Kohlenwasserstoffen entlang der Wild Coast Südafrikas, der ärmsten Provinz des Landes, endgültig einzustellen.

Climate activists are taking significant action against the utilization of 3D seismic studies to identify offshore oil and gas reserves in Africa. Their efforts involve initiating legal proceedings that could potentially compel Shell Plc to cease its exploration for hydrocarbons along South Africa’s Wild Coast, an impoverished province within the country.

In the march to net zero, coal usage is the villain in the story. Industrialized nations demonize coal for its negative environmental effects: Coal combustion releases pollutants linked to smog and respiratory illness, from carbon dioxide and sulfur dioxide to nitrogen oxides to mercury and lead.

South Africa is facing an energy crisis on a very large scale. It’s not for nothing that President Cyril Ramaphosa took the unprecedented step of declaring a “national disaster” in February. The country’s fuel and energy sector is truly in trouble, with power shortages and blackouts worse than ever before.

The respective Presidencies of Equatorial Guinea and Cameroon have signed a bilateral cooperation agreement, unlocking a new phase of energy security and economic expansion on the back of gas monetization and cross-border collaboration.

At a time when the country is facing a significant energy crisis, the report provides a consolidated overview of the electricity market from consumption to generation to financing.

Il est extrêmement décourageant de constater les effets considérables des coupures d’électricité incessantes en Afrique du Sud.

Die weitreichenden Auswirkungen der anhaltenden Stromausfälle in Südafrika sind äußerst entmutigend.

Witnessing the far-reaching effects of South Africa’s continuing power cuts has been tremendously disheartening.