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South Africa Can’t Afford to Quit Coal. Will Rich Countries Pay for the Transition?

South Africa Can’t Afford to Quit Coal. Will Rich Countries Pay for the Transition?

EMALAHLENI, South Africa—The gleaming new chimneys and hulking generators of what will soon be the second-largest coal-fired power plant in the Southern Hemisphere are at the center of South Africa’s $20 billion, 50-year bet to fuel economic growth and lift its population out of poverty.

Now, South Africa and its Kusile Power Station have also become a test case for whether rich nations can help poorer ones transition away from the dirtiest fossil fuel.

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