The United Nations Special Rapporteur on toxics and human rights, Marcos Orellana, has made several findings on a visit to assess South Africa's adherence to sound management and disposal of hazardous substances, determining that coal-generated power plants and mining are largely responsible for the nation's air pollution. South Africa is currently ranked eighth in the world in terms of the total amount of coal used for electricity generation. South Africa's dependency on coal comes at a time when the government seeks to make a Just Energy Transition to more sustainable forms of energy in a bid to better battle climate change. Similarly, Daily Maverick reported that Orellana said that Apartheid-era legistaltion continues to stand in the way of the country banning hazardous pesticides that have had a harmful effect on the environment and people's health, with some going as far as impeding human rights.
has made several findings on a visit to assess South Africa's adherence to sound management and disposal of hazardous substance
s, determining that coal-generated power plants and mining are largely responsible for the nation's air pollution. South Africa is currently ranked eighth in the world in terms of the total amount of coal used for electricity generation.
United Nations Special Rapporteur on toxics and human rights, Marcos Orellana, has made several findings on a visit to assess South Africa's adherence to sound management…
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