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Almost nowhere on Earth safe from PM2.5, says Melbourne study

Envirotec Magazine

Calcutta, India: In southern Asia and eastern Asia, more than 90% of days had daily PM 2.5 In this study, we used an innovative machine learning approach to integrate multiple meteorological and geological information to estimate the global surface-level daily PM 2.5 µg/m 3 ) and Southern Asia (37.2 The highest PM 2.5

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Using planetary forensics to visualize historic drought in the Horn of Africa

Planet Pulse

Authors: Steve Levay and Ryder Kimball Special thanks to: Arjan Geers, Max Borrmann, Tessa Kramer, Robin van der Schalie, and Megan Zaroda Record low rainfall has pushed the Horn of Africa into a disastrous drought that is precipitating a humanitarian crisis. In the Horn of Africa, millimeters could be the distance between life and death.

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The ‘S’ in ESG gains currency

GreenBiz

It ranges from 10 percent of GDP in advanced economies to more than 30 percent in South Asia and the Middle East and North Africa. . Greater transparency in this regard will provide important information for their corporate decision-making.

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BBOXX Lands $50M Led by Mitsubishi to Boost Off-Grid Solar in Africa, Asia

GreenTechMedia

BBOXX, an Imperial London College spinout launched in 2010, has installed about 200,000 home solar systems across Africa, many of them coffee and vanilla bean farmers living off-grid. Roughly 600 million of Africa’s 1.2 2, 2019 in London, UK.

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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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From Minibuses to ‘Boda Bodas,’ Informal Transport Systems Could Be an Untapped Climate Change Solution

The City Fix

Meanwhile, less than 1% is generated by low-income countries in regions like sub-Saharan Africa and Latin America. Over 50% of all transport-related emissions come from high-income countries, where people are more likely to own and depend on personal vehicles. In these.

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WRAP’s circular economy competition awards grants in different regions of the world

Envirotec Magazine

million to six UK based innovators to work with international partners to tackle plastic related issues in India, Chile, South Africa and Kenya. The competition called for technical innovations to address specific challenges identified by the India Plastics Pact , Chile Plastics Pact , South Africa Plastics Pact and Kenya Plastics Pact.

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