“They effectively just shut down the coal plant and left the people to deal with the outcomes,” said deputy energy and electricity minister Samantha Graham.

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    Coal provides 80 percent of South Africa’s power and the country is among the world’s top 12 largest greenhouse gas emitters. Coal is also a bedrock of its economy, employing around 90,000 people.

    As though the USA isn’t in the top three.