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The Life After Coal campaign, comprising the Centre for Environmental Rights (CER), groundWork, and Earthlife Africa Johannesburg, submitted formal objections on 29 January 2020 to Eskom's applications for alternative emission limits at the Medupi and Matimba power stations. The campaign argues that the applications are procedurally and substantively unlawful, violate the South African Constitution and environmental laws, and rely on a flawed air quality modelling approach in a priority area already suffering from poor air quality.

This report applies the Sustainable Asset Valuation (SAVi) methodology to a planned Public Bicycle Sharing (PBS) system in Dwarka, New Delhi. It argues that while conventional cost-benefit analyses show the system is financially deficient, an integrated analysis including environmental, social, and economic co-benefits demonstrates a positive net value across all demand scenarios.

This research paper develops a national-level emission inventory for Nepal covering short-lived climate pollutants (SLCPs), CO2, and other air pollutants, projecting their impacts on health, agriculture, and climate through 2100 under reference and mitigation policy scenarios.

This report by Dr. Ranajit Sahu provides technical comments on the Provisional Atmospheric Emission License (PAEL) issued to Thabametsi Power Company (Pty) Ltd. The author argues that the PAEL permits the use of outdated, inefficient sub-critical Circulating Fluidized Bed (CFB) technology and relies on flawed Atmospheric Impact Reports (AIRs) that underestimate pollution impacts. Sahu contends that the plant will exacerbate existing air quality violations in the Waterberg Bojanala Priority Area and that the license lacks adequate emissions monitoring and control requirements.

A statement from World Resources Institute's Leonardo Martinez-Diaz responding to the September 2019 IMF Fiscal Monitor, which advocates for carbon pricing as a primary tool for climate change mitigation.

This report advocates for the regulation of fossil fuels to combat air pollution and climate change by applying lessons learned from tobacco control strategies. It emphasizes the health impacts of fossil fuel combustion and proposes a framework for government intervention and just transitions.

This report examines how China and India have addressed coal-driven air pollution to provide policy lessons for Indonesia, emphasizing the role of fossil fuel subsidy reform and the promotion of renewable energy.

This patient fact sheet from the Canadian Association of Physicians for the Environment outlines the various ways climate change negatively impacts human health, specifically focusing on risks to Canadians including heat-related illnesses, air pollution, mental health, vector-borne diseases, and threats to food and water security.

This briefing by the International Institute for Sustainable Development compares the scale of India's subsidies for conventional fuels versus electric vehicles, highlighting that fuel price cuts between October 2018 and June 2019 significantly outweighed the budget for the FAME II electric vehicle program.

The Centre for Environmental Rights (CER), representing groundWork, Earthlife Africa Johannesburg, and the Vukani Environmental Justice Movement in Action, issued a formal request to the Minister of Environment, Forestry and Fisheries for immediate enforcement action against Eskom's Kendal power station. The letter alleges flagrant and chronic non-compliance with Atmospheric Emission Licence (AEL) conditions, specifically regarding particulate matter (PM) limits, and argues that previous government interventions have failed to compel compliance.

The Centre for Environmental Rights (CER), representing the Life After Coal campaign and several environmental justice alliances, formally objects to a proposed amendment by the Department of Environment, Forestry and Fisheries to double the Sulphur Dioxide (SO2) Minimum Emission Standard (MES) for new plants in sub-category 1.1 from 500 mg/Nm3 to 1000 mg/Nm3. The CER argues that this weakening of standards is unlawful, violates the South African Constitution's right to a healthy environment, and would lead to significant premature deaths and exacerbated air pollution in priority areas.

Lawyers for Human Rights requested consent for UN Special Rapporteur David Richard Boyd to act as amicus curiae in a South African court case (NGHC case no 39724/19). Boyd intended to provide international and comparative legal perspectives on State obligations regarding air pollution and the right to a healthy environment to assist the court in interpreting the NEM: Air Quality Act and the South African Constitution.

This fact sheet by the Centre for Environmental Rights details the environmental track record of ArcelorMittal South Africa Ltd (AMSA), specifically focusing on its Vanderbijlpark Works. It outlines systemic non-compliance with air and water quality laws, significant land contamination, and a lack of transparency regarding climate change risks and greenhouse gas emissions.

This report presents a Sustainable Asset Valuation (SAVi) assessment of the Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) project in Dakar, Senegal. The analysis compares a 'Business as Usual' scenario against three BRT implementation scenarios (baseline, low demand, and high demand) to evaluate the project's financial viability and its broader environmental, social, and economic externalities.

This policy brief discusses the need to raise awareness in Indonesia regarding the health impacts of coal-fired power, using successful public awareness campaigns from India and China as models to encourage civil society action.

This research paper evaluates the effects of ozone (O3) pollution on wheat crop growth and yield, specifically testing the relationship between stomatal ozone flux and leaf senescence.

This report, authored by Dr. Ranajit Sahu and published by the Centre for Environmental Rights, analyzes emissions monitoring data from Eskom power stations between April 2016 and December 2017. The study identifies thousands of exceedances of Atmospheric Emission License (AEL) limits for particulate matter (PM), sulfur oxides (SO2), and oxides of nitrogen (NOx), attributing these failures in part to a lack of modern pollution control technologies and unreliable reporting practices.

This document is an independent review by Dr Michael Holland and Dr Joseph Spadaro of a health impact assessment and cost-benefit analysis (CBA) conducted for the South African power utility, Eskom. The reviewers conclude that the Eskom report contains significant methodological errors and biases that lead to a substantial underestimation of the health benefits of pollution controls. They calculate that the benefits of action would actually exceed costs by a factor of 5 or more, which reverses the conclusions of the original Eskom CBA.

The Life After Coal campaign, led by the Centre for Environmental Rights (CER), formally objects to Eskom's application for the suspension, postponement, or alternative limits of Minimum Emission Standards (MES) for 10 coal-fired power stations. The submission argues that Eskom fails to meet the legal prerequisites of the 2017 National Framework for Air Quality Management, specifically regarding National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS) compliance and the prevention of direct adverse health impacts.

This fact sheet summarizes the 2018 Lancet Countdown report and a corresponding briefing for Canadian policymakers, detailing the health impacts of climate change globally and specifically within Canada, while providing policy recommendations for emissions reduction and health system adaptation.