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This briefing, submitted by the Global Climate and Health Alliance (GCHA) and the Health and Climate Network (HCN) in February 2022, advocates for the integration of health as a central component of the UNFCCC's Global Stocktake (GST). The document argues that health is a prerequisite and critical indicator for the success of the Paris Agreement, emphasizing that ambitious climate mitigation provides immediate health co-benefits, while adaptation and loss and damage frameworks must explicitly prioritize health infrastructure and funding to protect vulnerable populations.

The Chemical and Allied Industries Association (CAIA) submitted this statement in August 2009 to express concerns regarding a draft Notice on atmospheric emission limits. CAIA argues that the proposed standards are overly stringent, lack a Regulatory Impact Assessment, and deviate from previous working documents. The association advocates for flexible compliance timeframes, the ability to apply for exemptions based on site-specific impact reports, and the adoption of realistic minimum emission standards that consider technical feasibility and overall environmental footprints.

This document is a revised submission by Business Unity South Africa (BUSA) providing detailed comments and proposed amendments to a draft Notice regarding activities resulting in atmospheric emissions. BUSA argues that the proposed emission limits and compliance timeframes are often technically and financially unfeasible, potentially harming the economic viability of the industrial and mining sectors during a period of manufacturing decline.