Why is SAA Buying Coal?

April 15th, 2009 | Categories: Global Warming | Tags: none

Engineering News reports that South African Airways is publicizing a tender to purchase coal for their boilers that will heat up their hangars during the winter. This is quite absurd especially when the South African government is pushing renewable energy to replace fossil fuels wherever possible.  Solar energy has been used to heat up boilers for decades on financially viable terms.

There needs to be a more coordinated effort amongst the various departments of the South African government so that their purchasing power can be used to move towards a carbon free economy. The same edition of Engineering News reports that Climate change could halve Southern Africa’s cereal crop output. which is a direct result of coal based power generation.

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