SciDevNet: South Africa is the second biggest economy in Africa. It is also heavily reliant on coal, and its struggles to address climate change without hampering development resonate with the whole continent. But this conflict may be a false one, aired by big fossil fuel firms with an interest in protecting their profits, says South African energy expert Hilton Trollip from the University of Cape Town. In the run up to the UN climate summit now reaching its climax, the worlds countries submitted proposals...