expert-affidavit-michael-holland-f8e6c0ba4502a0d3.pdf

This document is an expert affidavit and accompanying report by Dr. Michael Robert Holland, provided to the High Court of South Africa. It quantifies the health impacts and economic costs associated with air pollution from coal-fired power stations operated by Eskom in South Africa, arguing that these external costs must be integrated into national energy planning.

• Air pollution from Eskom's coal-fired power stations is linked to 2,239 equivalent attributable deaths annually across South Africa.
• Coal-fired power generation in South Africa causes approximately 2,781 cases of adult bronchitis and 9,533 episodes of bronchitis in children every year, alongside other respiratory diseases.
• The annual economic health costs resulting from air pollution from these coal-fired power plants are estimated at approximately USD 2.37 billion.
• The analysis focused on primary and secondary fine particulate matter (PM2.5) but did not quantify the health harms from other toxic pollutants emitted by Eskom, such as lead and mercury, which are known to reduce IQ and labour force productivity.
• The report suggests that air pollution disproportionately affects individuals with the worst underlying health conditions, meaning air quality improvements would most benefit the most disadvantaged populations.

APA

Centre for Environmental Rights (n.d.). expert-affidavit-michael-holland-f8e6c0ba4502a0d3.pdf. https://cer.org.za/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/Expert-Affidavit-Michael-Holland.pdf?x21779

Chicago

Centre for Environmental Rights. expert-affidavit-michael-holland-f8e6c0ba4502a0d3.pdf. n.d. https://cer.org.za/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/Expert-Affidavit-Michael-Holland.pdf?x21779.

Wikipedia

{{cite press release |author=Centre for Environmental Rights |title=expert-affidavit-michael-holland-f8e6c0ba4502a0d3.pdf |url=https://cer.org.za/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/Expert-Affidavit-Michael-Holland.pdf?x21779 |access-date=17 August 2026 |via=Climate Insights Directory}}

BibTeX

@misc{centreforenvironmentalrightsndexpertaffidavitmichaelhollandf8e6c0ba4502a0d3pdf, author = {{Centre for Environmental Rights}}, title = {{expert-affidavit-michael-holland-f8e6c0ba4502a0d3.pdf}}, publisher = {Centre for Environmental Rights}, url = {https://cer.org.za/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/Expert-Affidavit-Michael-Holland.pdf?x21779}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }