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The Refinery Managers’ Environmental Forum (RMEF) submitted comments on August 21, 2009, regarding proposed regulations under the National Environmental Management: Air Quality Act (NEMAQA) in South Africa. The RMEF argues that the proposed minimum emission standards are technically and economically unachievable for existing refineries, particularly the requirement for existing plants to meet new plant standards within eight years. They advocate for a 'bubble approach' to measure total site impact rather than point-source monitoring and request specific adjustments to particulate matter (PM) and volatile organic compound (VOC) limits to align with Best Available Techniques (BAT) and economic viability.

This document is a confidential briefing regarding an engagement between Sasol and Deputy Director General Judy Beaumont of the Department of Environmental Affairs (DEA) on November 3, 2012, focusing on air quality improvement and emission abatement scenarios at the Secunda complex.

This document is a December 2012 submission by Natref to the Department of Environmental Affairs (DEA) regarding the draft Notice of Minimum Emission Standards (MES) under the National Environmental Management: Air Quality Act, 2004. Natref, South Africa's only inland oil refinery, argues that the proposed point-source emission limits for sulphur dioxide (SO2), particulate matter (PM), and nitrogen oxides (NOx) are technically and economically unfeasible due to its unique inland location, fuel oil requirements, and space constraints. The company advocates for a "bubble" approach to emissions management and requests differentiated limits based on fuel type to maintain business sustainability and ensure the success of the Clean Fuels II project.

Unofficial minutes from a May 8, 2013, meeting of the Portfolio Committee on Water and Environmental Affairs regarding public hearings on Section 21 listed activities of the National Environmental Management: Air Quality Act (No. 39 of 2004). The session involved submissions from industry bodies and civil society organizations concerning emission standards, the fairness of the amendment process, and the health impacts of air pollution on local communities.

A decision by the South African Department of Environmental Affairs granting ArcelorMittal South Africa Limited (Vanderbijlpark Steel Works) postponements for compliance with minimum emission standards for several plant components from 1 April 2020 to 31 March 2025, while declining requests for alternative limits.

This document is an Atmospheric Emission Licence (AEL) issued to Eskom Holdings SOC Limited for the Duvha Power Station in Mpumalanga, South Africa. Issued by the Mpumalanga Department of Economic Development, Environment and Tourism, the licence varies previous conditions following an appeal and establishes legal requirements for air quality management, emission limits, and monitoring for the facility's coal-fired power generation activities.

This document is a resubmitted Pollution Prevention Plan (PPP) from Hillside Aluminium (Pty) Ltd to the South African Department of Environmental Affairs (DEA), dated August 20, 2018. The resubmission follows a rejection of the initial June 21, 2018, filing due to missing pages and incorrect 2016 emission data. The report describes the aluminium production process at the Richards Bay facility and outlines a commitment to implement environmental projects over a five-year period.

This research paper examines the conceptual and legal intersections between international human rights law and international environmental law, focusing on the Inter-American System of Human Rights. The author argues that while the two regimes historically differed in approach—human rights being anthropocentric and environmental law oscillating between anthropocentric and biocentric—they are increasingly integrated. The document analyzes how human rights tools, such as precautionary measures and state responsibility for the acts of third parties, are used to protect environmental rights and reviews regional jurisprudence from the Inter-American, African, and European systems to illustrate the environmental dimensions of the rights to life, property, and information.

This April 2022 report by Natural Justice analyzes the spatial expansion and socio-economic and environmental impacts of phosphate mining by the Industries Chimiques du Sénégal (ICS) in the Tivaouane department. The study uses satellite imagery and participatory mapping to document the displacement of 23 villages and the loss of thousands of hectares of agricultural land, while highlighting tensions over inadequate compensation and severe environmental pollution.