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Global e-waste has risen 21% in five years, says UN

Envirotec Magazine

The recent report also predicts global e-waste – discarded products with a battery or plug – will reach 74 Mt by 2030, almost a doubling of e-waste in just 16 years. According to the report, Asia generated the greatest volume of e-waste in 2019, some 24.9 Mt) and Europe (12 Mt), while Africa and Oceania generated 2.9

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IRENA: Global renewables capacity grows a record 9.6 per cent

Business Green

The performance was driven by significant growth in Asia where 141GW of new capacity was added in China alone, helping to take Asia's total renewables capacity to 1.63TW of capacity. Moreover, Oceania saw 5.2GW of new capacity come online and South America continued an upward trend with 18.2GW of capacity added. "The

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Shell-backed Koorangie battery project completes financing

Smart Energy International

The project will also contribute to Victoria’s drive to meet legislated energy storage targets of at least 2.6GW of storage capacity by 2030 and 6.3GW by 2035. The project is part of a AUD480 million ($304.6 KESS is to be built on the traditional lands of the Barapa Barapa, Wamba Wamba and Yorta Yorta people, within the Gannawarra Shire.

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World Energy Storage Day: a global platform for the energy industry’s potential

Smart Energy International

Also of interest: India’s EV market to grow at CAGR of 49% between 2021-2030: IESA report India’s energy transition special supplement. And, last year we had participation from more than 5,000 delegates from 130 countries, and this year we are expecting to exceed that.

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Keeping 1.5C alive: Is COP26 on track to deliver on its goals?

Business Green

As the UN Environment Programme warned yesterday , governments are still planning to expand fossil fuel production to a level that by 2030 will be more than double that consistent with limiting global warming to 1.5C. The new German government has signalled it could pull forward its coal power phase out date from 2038 to 2030.