THE MONITOR Barry Baxter reports on the lifting of Botswana's moratorium on new coal licences

摘要

As reported briefly in last month's issue of World Coal, the president of Botswana, Ian Khama, announced the lifting of the moratorium on the issuing of new coal exploration licences at the end of January: "For a long time economic situations have conspired against significant exploitation of our coal resources. It is gratifying to observe that the situation has changed, and Botswana coal is in demand outside the borders of this country," Khama said. Anticipating potential critics, he added: "It is pleasing to note that technology is available to reduce emissions from burning coal to produce energy.