Earthlife Africa Johannesburg v Minister of Environmental Affairs and others

This case study describes the first climate change court case in South Africa, concerning the environmental authorisation of the 1200MW Thabametsi coal-fired power station.

• The case Earthlife Africa Johannesburg v Minister of Environmental Affairs and others represents the first climate change court case in South Africa. It centered on the granting of environmental authorisation under the National Environmental Management Act, 107 of 1998, for the construction of the 1200MW Thabametsi coal-fired power station near Lephalale in the Limpopo Province, which was initially done without a climate impact assessment.

APA

Natural Justice (2020). Earthlife Africa Johannesburg v Minister of Environmental Affairs and others. https://naturaljustice.org/publication/environmental-court-cases-earthlife-africa/

Chicago

Natural Justice. Earthlife Africa Johannesburg v Minister of Environmental Affairs and others. 2020. https://naturaljustice.org/publication/environmental-court-cases-earthlife-africa/.

Wikipedia

{{cite report |author=Natural Justice |title=Earthlife Africa Johannesburg v Minister of Environmental Affairs and others |date=3 March 2020 |url=https://naturaljustice.org/publication/environmental-court-cases-earthlife-africa/ |access-date=17 August 2026 |via=Climate Insights Directory}}

BibTeX

@techreport{naturaljustice2020earthlife, author = {{Natural Justice}}, title = {{Earthlife Africa Johannesburg v Minister of Environmental Affairs and others}}, institution = {Natural Justice}, year = {2020}, month = mar, url = {https://naturaljustice.org/publication/environmental-court-cases-earthlife-africa/}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }