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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.

Africa 130
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Enapter AG Sees Strong Demand for New Electrolyser Aem Flex 120

FuelCellsWorks

Rapid global response: 25 orders secured from Europe, Asia, and Africa just days after unveiling, pushing order backlog to an impressive 27 million euros. Berlin– Enapter AG (ISIN: DE000A255G02) reports.

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Is the golf industry doing enough to combat climate change?

GreenBiz

As the population grows, we may see more demand for this land to be used for agriculture, parks and real estate. New golf course developments in Asia, the Middle East and Africa are incorporating sustainability into the design and implementation phases of their projects. Nearly every country in the world, including the U.S.,

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World Air Quality Report 2022 highlights pollution hotspots

Envirotec Magazine

A nuanced appraisal emerges from the 2022 World Air Quality report – compiled by Swiss air quality technology company IQAir – which includes a dismal picture from Africa and the news that only five countries met the WHO limits for PM2.5: Australia, Estonia, Finland, Grenada, Iceland, and New Zealand. guideline value of 5 µg/m 3.

Pollution 259
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Massive global growth of renewables to 2030 predicted by IEA report

Envirotec Magazine

Renewables are on course to meet almost half of global electricity demand by the end of this decade, according to a new IEA report, with solar as the leading approach. By 2030, we expect renewables to be meeting half of global electricity demand.” Renewables are moving faster than national governments can set targets for.

Policy 130
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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. It’s the fastest growing food sector in the world – and demand for fishmeal and fish oil outstrips supply.

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The secret life of soy

GreenBiz

The meat and fish from these animals is more widely consumed in wealthier nations, causing the demand for soy to grow as the world gets richer: Soy production more than doubled over the past two decades, according to a report released this week by the WWF and Global Canopy. I think several factors are at work.