Study Links Sasol Secunda Emissions to Premature Deaths, Regulators Move on Charges
Researchers linked emissions from Sasol’s Secunda plant to about 1,000 premature deaths each year, valuing overall health costs at nearly $1 billion. The findings intensify climate scrutiny of the world’s largest single-site greenhouse gas emitter. Separately, regulators plan to reinstate criminal charges over alleged unlawful chemical waste discharges into a river, which Sasol denies. A transition-linked rushed closure warning also cites major economic risks.