Air pollution is a key factor in the overall health of our city. Polluted air poses not only a serious health risk to residents, killing almost 5 000 people a year (according to the Medical Research Council), but also mars the image our city's image. The greatest air pollution danger in Cape Town is from what's known as ‘particulate matter', which originates from dust, wood-burning and diesel. Diesel fumes are a major contributor to the yellow-brown smog that hovers over the sea and hides … [Read more...]
Don’t fume about it, report it
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Cape Town City Environmental Agenda
20 July, 2009 By Leave a Comment
The City of Cape Town’s environmental sustainability is no longer the responsibility of only the Department of Environmental Resource Management (ERM). “The revised Integrated Metropolitan Environmental Policy (IMEP), now called the City Environmental Agenda (currently in draft format), puts resource management and sustainability at the core of all the City’s activities,” says Osman Asmal (director, ERM) in his message to enviroWORKS readers. “The City Environmental Agenda now … [Read more...]
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