Sasol, along with other carbon polluters, is to blame for high levels of carbon and toxic pollution in Mpumalanga, the Vaal, Limpopo, North West and Durban," reads the memorandum. "About 20000 people die every year in SA from air pollution. There are various respiratory and health problems, including cancers, in communities. Air pollution in Mpumalanga is regularly higher than Beijing and Jakarta, two of the most polluted cities in the world." For SA to achieve its net zero emission targets, Sasol needs to "shut down" and it must set out a just transition plan with clear time frames, "which includes climate debt repayments to SA, reparations to communities affected by air pollution and clear support for workers to ensure they benefit in the process".