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PARLIAMENTARY PORTFOLIO COMMITTEE

PARLIAMENTARY PORTFOLIO COMMITTEE. AIR QUALITY BILL. www.rmef.co.za. RMEF: Who are we?. OBJECTIVE Develop, monitor/measure emissions form refinery operations in South Africa. (International Benchmarks!) Openly report (for continual improvement) on these emissions.

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PARLIAMENTARY PORTFOLIO COMMITTEE

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  1. PARLIAMENTARY PORTFOLIO COMMITTEE AIR QUALITY BILL www.rmef.co.za

  2. RMEF: Who are we? • OBJECTIVE • Develop, monitor/measure emissions form refinery operations in South Africa. (International Benchmarks!) • Openly report (for continual improvement) on these emissions. • Corporate with all stakeholders, affected and interested parties, NGOs and other indiustry players in our endeavours to minimise emissions or pollution. • Share technological developments that will assist to minimise environmental damage due to our operations. • MEMBERSHIP • Engen and Sapref: Durban, Caltex: Cape Town, PetroSA: Mossel Bay, Natref: Sasolburg, Sasol Synfuels: Secunda • ASSOCIATION with SAPIA Carrying out work in parallel on fuel standards: re: transport sector. www.rmef.co.za

  3. STRATEGIC SIGNIFICANCE • Economic: • RMEF members produce all liquid fuels in RSA • They employ approximately 10 000 people on full time basis • Indirect jobs close to 100 000 • Significant balance of payment contribution • Environmental: • 4% of National SO2 emissions from crude oil refineries (1993) www.rmef.co.za

  4. RMEF’s ACHIEVEMENTS: Past 5 years • Common emissions management strategy: • Draft “Reasonably Available Control Technology (RACT)” • Common reporting standards • Establish liaison forums with interested and affected parties: • Government • NGOs • Emission reductions www.rmef.co.za

  5. WHY THE SUBMISSION • RMEF fully supports the New Air Quality Bill (AQB). • Long overdue • Compilers showed lots of insights • Integrate approach • Ample room for public participation • Accountabilities clearly assigned • Ambient air quality is the right driver However • There are causes for concern www.rmef.co.za

  6. Causes for Concern • GENERAL • Role of National Framework: details not specific • Draft Ambient AQ Standards (SANS 69 & SANS 1929) have good summary which may be incorporated in the framework • Separate provincial AQ standards not removed • Mechanism for co-ordination across municipal & provincial boundaries not provided for. RMEF proposes “air shed management agencies” • Requirements for identification of “priority areas” not clearly specified. Discretionary power should be removed. • Specification of “pollution prevention plans” and “atmospheric impact reports” required www.rmef.co.za

  7. Causes for Concern (continued) • LICENSING • No guidance given on magnitude. Propose that guidance be given to prevent discrepancy between different authorities • Streamlining of requirements for EIA and license application required • Time frames for issuing licenses not specified • Transitional period for change over to new licensing regime too short. • Consultation process needs to be specified and extended www.rmef.co.za

  8. Concern about Implementation • Financial: budgeting at national level will not be negligible. • Information: information system required for ambient AQ is not in place • Guidance: guidance at local and provincial authorities on implementation required • Capacity: building capacity at provincial and local level must be a priority • Delays: delay from DEAT re: SANS ambient AQ standard setting process • Inclusion of odour and noise: this may be problematic: what is reasonable? www.rmef.co.za

  9. RMEF • QUESTIONS??? www.rmef.co.za

  10. RMEF • THANK YOU! www.rmef.co.za

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