RGA/8/6
Sponsored by Cate Chaney, McLane Beaird of Franklin High School
The delegates above represented the Delegation of South Africa.
This legislation was filed in the Special Political and Decolonization category
Presented as part of the MUN B 2023 conference
| 1 | Noting with concern the high air pollution levels throughout South Africa and stressing that an |
| 2 | estimated 80 percent of the population live in areas that exceed the World Health Organization's |
| 3 | level of tolerance, and over 20,000 South Africans die every year due to poor air pollution; |
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| 5 | Keeping in mind that South Africa ranks 30th in the global air pollution ranking, making it one of |
| 6 | the most polluted countries in the world, and that South Africa’s coal-fired power plants produce |
| 7 | 82% of the country’s total greenhouse gas emissions; |
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| 9 | Acknowledging that the United Nations General Assembly passed a resolution declaring that |
| 10 | everyone on the planet has a right to a healthy environment, including clean air, water, and a |
| 11 | stable climate; |
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| 13 | Viewing with appreciation that the United Nations has already put forward efforts in reducing this |
| 14 | issue in other countries; |
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| 16 | Alarmed by the fact that air pollution, which kills an estimated 7 million people every year, is the |
| 17 | biggest environmental risk of our time; |
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| 19 | The Delegation of South Africa hereby: |
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| 21 | Calls upon the United Nation to advocate for the use of renewable energy to reduce emissions that |
| 22 | worsen air quality; |
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| 24 | Insists that coal fired power plants have access to renewable energy sources such as solar panels; |
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| 26 | Encourages other countries to implement this plan to provide their coal fired power plants with |
| 27 | access to renewable energy sources thus improving the air pollution and overall health of the |
| 28 | citizens in the given area; |
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| 30 | Recommends that the United Nations appropriate funds of 20 million US dollars to coal fired power |
| 31 | plants in South Africa for provision of solar panels. 13,000,000 would be spent building the solar |
| 32 | panels and 7,000,000 would be spent training and paying solar photovoltaic installers to build this; |
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| 34 | Encourages other nations to join South Africa in supporting the reduction of air pollution; |
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| 36 | Proclaims this resolution would go into effect in January 2024. |
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