A changing climate threatens to undermine the past 50 years of gains in public health
The government must not cave to Eskom’s demand that it be exempt from air pollution rules. Furthermore, the power utility needs to stay true to the principles of its own just transition strategy
The mining company says it complies with both the Air Quality Control Act and the Health and Safety Act, as well as conducting extensive research before starting operations
Researchers have found that, because ambient fine particulate air pollution aggravates comorbidities, it could play a factor in coronavirus fatalities
In 2019, two-thirds of infant deaths caused by pollution were in sub-Saharan Africa
Analysis of Nasa data shows that although SOâ‚‚ emissions around the world have fallen by about 6%, the levels are high enough to harm the health of billions of people.
Sixteen months after the launch of the Deadly Air court case, the government has failed to file its answering affidavits
We just have to ask ourselves if we are as willing to sacrifice to save our grandchildren as we have shown ourselves to be when it came to trying to save older people, the sick and the poor from Covid-19
The state is facing a court battle about big industry’s emissions and their link to poor health. This is a public health concern and the government must take action to save lives
We are understandably focused on this crisis, the Covid-19 pandemic, that is killing people and destroying livelihoods everywhere. But we are losing sight of the other crises that destroy life
Eskom says its air pollution kills more than 300 people a year. Other estimates put it at 10 times that
Engen will oppose the application by civil rights nonproft Right2Know to be a friend of the court in the precedent-setting case
The new figure is in line with World Health Organisation estimates of 4.2 million deaths each year linked to ground-level air pollution, mostly from heart disease, stroke, lung cancer and acute respiratory infections in children
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The environment department has lost patience with Eskom’s defiance of air pollution regulations
"Future efforts must reflect the real costs of our fossil fuel economy and aid those most affected."
People of all ages must challenge governments and fossil fuel industries to do more than pay lip service to the global crisis
The 2015 Paris Agreement calls for blocking global warming at well below 2C, and 1.5C if possible
The Mongolian government is trying to battle dangerous smog levels in one of the world’s most polluted cities by trying to offer replacements for coal
As the city expands, the state’s provision of infrastructure and basic services lags behind
A poisonous haze envelops New Delhi every winter, caused by vehicle fumes, industrial emissions and smoke from agricultural burning
Ironically enough, a potent drive for reform of the capitalist system will come from the private sector
A disastrous oil and chemical spill at Willowton Oils in Pietermaritzburg has devastated the Msunduzi and Umgeni and harmed those who depend on it
The air in South Africa’s biggest city is the country’s most polluted, playing havoc with health, so move to Cape Town
Eskom has said that it cannot afford to meet the legal levels and that some of its plants will need to run until the early 2030s.
As part of the M&G’s series on air pollution, Simon Allison reports on his experience of living with the air in New Delhi
​In Johannesburg, Pretoria, Durban, Bloemfontein and Cape Town, the air people breathe is often so dangerous that it is killing them
​In Johannesburg, Pretoria, Durban, Bloemfontein and Cape Town, the air people breathe is often so dangerous that it is killing them
New Zealand now has an alternative measure that’s less about money than people, but it may be missing the mark
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The air people breathe in Midrand is often 50 times more toxic than is considered safe
Government is being sued by environmental activist groups who say it is infringing on residents’ right to clean air
There are three charges against the company. Two from 2013 and one from 2016