South Africa announced last week that it would be blocking a major oil project by Shell after a court banned the proposed oil exploration. Yet, despite South Africa’s reluctance to welcome new fossil fuel operations, the country still relies heavily on coal to meet its energy demand. So, if not oil, will South Africa make the move to renewables or will it continue to rely on coal? A South African court ruled this month that Shell will not be allowed to go ahead with using seismic waves to explore for oil and gas off its Indian Ocean…
