Electricity utility Eskom – which last year set a self-imposed target of 2025 for reducing its absolute carbon-dioxide (CO2) emissions – believes it could be back to current emission levels by 2050. But the State-owned enterprise, which generated 224-million tons of C02 last year alone, is wary of setting a target date for when its emissions might peak, and stresses that emission reductions cannot be made in isolation and will require collaboration with government and other social actors. Full Article

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