Author: Vladimir Buryanov
Mentor: Anatoliy Ivanov-Weisskopf
In Kazakhstan, environmental issues are increasingly discussed at the political level. But what is really happening? In Aktobe alone, air pollution levels exceed legal limits by several times. People are breathing in a toxic mix of soot, sulfur dioxide, and heavy metals — and that is not an exaggeration.
It seems that industry and ecology in Kazakhstan still follow entirely separate paths. Outdated power plants, rubber-stamp environmental reviews, and weak emissions oversight define the current reality.
And now the question: how many more years are we willing to sacrifice our health and our children’s future in the name of “saving” on filters and modern technologies?
Kazakhstan must rethink its environmental policy. Not someday, but now.
You can read the full article prepared by the project resident by following the link: https://cronos.asia/ekologiya/vybrosy-v-atmosferu-kazakhstan