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The Centre for Environmental Rights (CER) provides a detailed table of comments and proposed amendments to the National Environmental Management Laws Amendment Bill, 2017. The document focuses on strengthening the National Environmental Management: Air Quality Act, 2004 (NEMAQA) and the National Environmental Management: Waste Act, 2008 (NEMWA), specifically regarding air quality governance, atmospheric emission licences (AELs), and the management of contaminated land.

The Regulations Prescribing the Atmospheric Emission Licence Processing Fee, 2016, establish the mandatory fees for various types of atmospheric emission licence applications under the National Environmental Management: Air Quality Act, 2004.

This report by the Centre for Environmental Rights (CER) analyzes the implementation of the Promotion of Access to Information Act, 2000 (PAIA) in South Africa between January 2010 and August 2014. It details the challenges in accessing environmental governance and management records from government departments, parastatals, and private bodies, highlighting a trend of using the protection of third-party commercial information to refuse requests.

A formal approval document dated 19 May 2014, signed by Sasol executives, authorizing legal proceedings in the High Court of South Africa to review and set aside specific atmospheric emission regulations promulgated by the Minister of Water and Environmental Affairs.

A formal approval document dated May 2014 in which National Petroleum Refiners of South Africa (Pty) Ltd (Natref) authorizes legal proceedings against the Minister of Water and Environmental Affairs and the National Air Quality Officer to review and set aside specific atmospheric emission regulations.

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.

The South African Petroleum Industry Association (SAPIA) submitted a set of comments and proposals to the Department of Environmental Affairs (DEA) on December 23, 2012, regarding the regulation of atmospheric emissions. The submission focuses on refining definitions, reporting requirements, compliance timeframes, and specific emission standards for combustion installations and petroleum product storage.

A letter from Sasol Limited to the South African Minister of Water and Environmental Affairs requesting urgent clarification on the commencement date of Government Notice 893 (GN893), published on 22 November 2013, regarding activities resulting in atmospheric emissions.

A letter from the South African Minister of Water and Environmental Affairs to SASOL Limited clarifying the commencement date and transitional arrangements for Government Notice (GN) 893 of 22 November 2012, which lists activities resulting in atmospheric emissions.

This document is a formal response from Eskom to a request for information submitted by the Centre for Environmental Rights (CER) under the Promotion of Access to Information Act (PAIA). The request, identified as PAIA QUERY 10637, concerns generation atmospheric emissions license compliance and decommissioning. Eskom agrees to provide access to several identified records but denies access to others or severs specific parts of records based on the Promotion of Information Act (Act 2 of 2000).

This audit report, dated 17 February 2016 and compiled by Leroy Construction and Projects for Eskom Komati Power Station, evaluates compliance with the station's Atmospheric Emissions License (AEL) issued under Section 43 of the National Environmental Management Air Quality Act, 2004. The audit found a 91% compliance rate, with 41 of 45 conditions met, though it identified four specific areas of non-compliance.

The Eskom Air Quality Strategy (April 2020) outlines a phased approach to reducing atmospheric emissions from its power stations to comply with South African legislation and maintain its licence to operate. The strategy focuses on particulate matter (PM), sulphur dioxide (SO2), oxides of nitrogen (NOx), and mercury, utilizing a combination of operational improvements, emission abatement retrofits, and air quality offsets.