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Massive global growth of renewables to 2030 predicted by IEA report

Envirotec Magazine

The Renewables 2024 report, the IEA’s flagship annual publication on the sector, seems to find that the world is set to add more than 5,500 gigawatts (GW) of new renewable energy capacity between 2024 and 2030 – almost three times the increase seen between 2017 and 2023. times its 2022 level by 2030.

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Cost-effective response to COVID-19: Light every health clinic in Africa and south Asia

Impact Alpha

In Africa and southern Asia, hundreds of thousands of people live each day without adequate access to any healthcare at all. The post Cost-effective response to COVID-19: Light every health clinic in Africa and south Asia appeared first on ImpactAlpha.

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Billions of dollars being used to fund coal power in Africa and Asia

Envirotec Magazine

Research published on 16 September highlights the troubling trend of pockets of funders continuing to finance additional coal-fired generation capacity in South Asia and Sub-Saharan Africa. The world’s 20 least-electrified countries by percentage of population without electricity are all in Sub-Saharan Africa.

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Over 60GW of wind energy capacity installed in 2019, the second-biggest year in history

Envirotec Magazine

Established market players such as China and the US accounted for nearly 60 per cent of new installations, however, we see emerging markets in regions such as South East Asia, Latin America and Africa playing an increasingly important role in the years to come, while offshore wind is also becoming a significant growth driver.

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Revealed: Industry-led West Africa Fishery Protection Measures Marred By ‘Massive Conflicts of Interest’

DeSmogBlog

Flagship initiatives to ensure “responsible sourcing” for the global aquafeed industry in West Africa are being undermined by systemic conflicts of interest, endangering efforts to safeguard critical fish stocks, DeSmog can reveal. In sub-Saharan Africa, the industry’s operations are known to cause pollution, food insecurity and job losses.

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Vast amounts of valuable energy, nutrients, water lost in world’s fast-rising wastewater streams, says study

Envirotec Magazine

UN University foresees 24% wastewater increase by 2030; 51% by 2050. Furthermore, the paper says, wastewater volumes are increasing quickly, with a projected rise of roughly 24% by 2030, 51% by 2050. Given the foreseen wastewater increases, that number rises to 196 million households in 2030, and 239 million households in 2050.

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Investing in ‘meaningful connectivity’ to a better internet in Africa, Asia and Latin America

Impact Alpha

The post Investing in ‘meaningful connectivity’ to a better internet in Africa, Asia and Latin America appeared first on ImpactAlpha. Heads of state from around the world gathered at the UN Headquarters in New York last week to review the implementation of the.

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