Search Climate Insights Directory

This document is a DEA GHG Indicator Summary submitted by PPC South Africa on April 1, 2019, detailing activity data and greenhouse gas emissions for the period ending December 31, 2018.

This document is a submission by PPC Cement Ltd to the Department of Environmental Affairs regarding its Pollution Prevention Plans under the National pollution prevention regulations of 2017, focusing on greenhouse gas emissions.

This document is a formal notice published in the Government Gazette of South Africa on 7 December 2018. It provides a detailed description of records automatically available from the Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (DAFF) in accordance with Section 15(1) of the Promotion of Access to Information Act, 2000.

This report by the Centre for Environmental Rights details the proposed amendments to the Mineral and Petroleum Resources Development Act, 2002 (MPRDA) as introduced by the Mineral and Petroleum Resources Development Amendment Bill [B15-2013]. It includes an introduction explaining why the President of South Africa referred the Bill back to Parliament for reconsideration due to constitutional concerns, followed by a comprehensive side-by-side comparison of the original Act and the proposed changes.

This document provides a guideline for applicants seeking a prospecting right under the Mineral and Petroleum Resources Development Act, 2002 (Act No. 28 of 2002). It details the specific requirements for compiling a prospecting work programme, which must be a consolidated document submitted with the application to demonstrate the applicant's technical ability, financial resources, and commitment to environmental standards.

The document is a letter from the Mpumalanga Province Department of Agriculture, Rural Development, Land and Environmental Affairs granting environmental authorisation to Atha Africa Ventures (Pty) Ltd for the Yzermyn Underground Coal Mine. The authorisation covers multiple listed activities, including the construction of surface infrastructure, roads, and an explosives magazine, while noting significant impacts on wetlands and endangered ecosystems.

The South African Department of Water and Sanitation informed the Centre for Environmental Rights that the Minister lifted the suspension of a water use licence for Atha Africa Ventures (Pty) Ltd's Yzermyn underground coal mine on 26 March 2017. Despite objections from the Centre regarding rezoning and socio-economic impacts, the Department found AAV's existing mining and environmental authorisations persuasive and determined that the remaining disputes should be resolved by the Water Tribunal.

This document is an executive summary and a set of meeting minutes from an Eskom Board Emergency Task Team submission dated 30 April 2014. It outlines the production and financial risks associated with Eskom's inability to comply with Atmospheric Emission Licences (AELs) and Minimum Emission Standards, proposing a mitigation strategy involving plant retrofits, operational changes, and government advocacy.

This executive summary and accompanying board submission detail Eskom's Air Quality Strategy as of February 2015. The document outlines the company's inability to fully comply with South Africa's National Emission Standards by 2020 due to water scarcity, required outage durations, and financial constraints. Instead, Eskom proposes a phased approach involving targeted emission abatement retrofits, air quality offsets for low-income households, and applications for legal postponements of compliance deadlines.

This executive summary, submitted to Eskom's Board Sustainability and Ethics Committee on 20 May 2016, details the company's environmental performance, compliance risks, and legal liabilities for the 2015/16 financial year. It highlights failures to meet emissions and water usage targets, significant financial requirements for air quality compliance, and specific legal breaches of the National Environmental Management Act (NEMA) and the National Water Act.

This document is an internal Air Quality Strategy from Eskom, a South African state-owned electricity utility. It outlines a framework to reduce atmospheric emissions of particulates, sulphur dioxide (SO2), oxides of nitrogen (NOx), and heavy metals from its power stations to ensure compliance with South African legislation, specifically the National Environmental Management: Air Quality Act, No 39 of 2004 (NEMAQA). The strategy details specific emission targets based on plant age, proposed technical retrofits, resource requirements, and the integration of air quality management with water, coal, and climate change strategies.

This document is an excerpt from Eskom's Air Quality Strategy, detailing technical and financial plans for retrofitting power stations to meet Minimum Emission Standards, the potential for air quality offset projects, and the integration of water, coal quality, and climate change strategies.

This document is an excerpt from Eskom's Air Quality Strategy (Unique Identifier: 32-1143), detailing the company's approach to ambient air quality monitoring, atmospheric dispersion modelling, stakeholder engagement, and research. It outlines specific emission targets for existing power stations, a retrofit plan to meet Minimum Emission Standards, and a strategy for coal beneficiation to reduce emissions.

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.

This document is an excerpt from the Eskom Air Quality Strategy, detailing the company's efforts, challenges, and strategic plans to reduce particulate and gaseous emissions from its coal-fired power stations to comply with South African air quality legislation and Minimum Emission Standards.

This document is an excerpt from the Eskom Air Quality Strategy, detailing a phased emission abatement retrofit plan to achieve compliance with Minimum Emission Standards. It outlines specific technical upgrades for various power stations, the implementation of air quality offsets, the associated financial costs, and the organizational risks and capabilities required to execute the strategy.

This document is an excerpt from the Eskom Air Quality Strategy (Unique Identifier: 32-1143, Revision 1), detailing the risks, financial requirements, and technical challenges associated with meeting Minimum Emission Standards (MES) for its power stations. It outlines the potential legal and operational consequences of non-compliance, provides a scenario analysis for implementation, and lists the specific retrofits and resource increases required for full compliance by April 1, 2020.

This excerpt from the Eskom Air Quality Strategy outlines the political, economic, social, technological, environmental, and legal (PESTEL) factors affecting air quality management. It details the company's 2014 request to postpone Minimum Emission Standards compliance and specifies the technical retrofits—such as Fabric Filter Plants for particulates and Flue Gas Desulphurisation for SO₂—necessary for various power stations to meet regulatory limits.

The Eskom Air Quality Improvement Plan (Unique Identifier: 32-1143, Revision 1) outlines a strategy to reduce particulate matter (PM), sulphur dioxide (SO2), oxides of nitrogen (NOx), and mercury emissions from Eskom's power stations to comply with South African air quality legislation and maintain its 'licence to operate'. Approved by the Board Social Ethics and Sustainability Committee on 9 September 2016, the plan focuses on operational improvements, emission abatement retrofits, air quality offsets, and legal applications for leniency regarding Minimum Emission Standards (MES).

The provided text is an excerpt from the Eskom Air Quality Improvement Plan, detailing the strategic framework, financial requirements, and operational risks associated with reducing emissions at Eskom power stations. It outlines a comprehensive plan for particulate, NOx, and SO2 emission reductions through technology retrofits and air quality offsets, while highlighting significant funding gaps and organizational challenges.