Envirotec Magazine

MARCH 27, 2023

Tropical forests are vital ecosystems in the fight against climate change. Yet vast areas of forest are still degraded or lost through deforestation and environmental changes, despite many countries pledging forest restoration. The findings demonstrate the important carbon value of conserving recovering forests.

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Impact Alpha

MARCH 22, 2024

As climate change makes water supplies and management more critical than ever, public budget allocations for water access and treatment in Africa are. The post Deal spotlight: Turning on the capital tap to finance water and sanitation in Africa appeared first on ImpactAlpha.

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Envirotec Magazine

DECEMBER 9, 2019

Commissioned by the High Level Panel for a Sustainable Ocean Economy, a group of 14 heads of government [3], ‘The expected impacts of climate change on the ocean economy’ assesses global to local climate impacts on three of the largest sources of ocean-based revenue and jobs – coral reef tourism, wild capture fisheries and marine aquaculture.

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GreenBiz

JULY 6, 2021

One example of an ecosystem helping to achieve this global goal is RAIN (Replenish Africa Initiative), The Coca-Cola Foundation’s flagship African community program. RAIN’s goal is to improve the lives of over 6 million people in Africa through water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) programs, with a focus on addressing specific community needs.

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Planet Pulse

APRIL 4, 2023

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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Grist

AUGUST 9, 2022

In one sense, the climate change link seems obvious. But the connection between climate change and drought is not as straightforward as it seems. One problem with linking drought and climate change is that there is little agreement on what drought actually is. “No degrees Celsius (2.2 degrees Celsius (2.2

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TechXplore

FEBRUARY 10, 2025

Every day, millions of engines and factories burn fossil fuels, releasing carbon dioxidea greenhouse gas that traps heat in Earth's atmosphere and contributes to climate change. Now imagine a clean fuel that does not pollute and produces only water as waste.

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Grist

MARCH 3, 2022

On Monday, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change released a stark warning that time is running out to adapt to climate change. Climate change is no longer a future prospect; it’s making people sick right now. degrees Celsius (1.96 degrees Fahrenheit) above pre-industrial levels.

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Grist

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

Under the relentless sun in Africa, the birthplace of humanity, every living thing had to find a way to beat the heat. I think it’s funny that humans have this enormous taboo about a biological function that’s ultimately going to help us survive climate change,” said Sarah Everts, the author of The Joy of Sweat.

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DeSmogBlog

JULY 4, 2024

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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The City Fix

OCTOBER 19, 2023

Against the backdrop of the Africa Climate Summit and Africa Climate Week, Nairobi hosted the UN Environment Programme’s fourth annual International Clean Air Day for blue skies event with Nairobi City County Governor, Sakaja Johnson, on September 7th, 2023.

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Envirotec Magazine

SEPTEMBER 17, 2021

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. These countries need affordable, reliable and clean energy to support their socio-economic development and to mitigate climate change.

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The City Fix

NOVEMBER 8, 2023

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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Envirotec Magazine

OCTOBER 15, 2024

Researchers from the University of Bristol and across the world are joining forces this week, in a professed bid to advance early warning systems and disaster preparedness across southern Africa, as climate change worsens. In March, severe drought left millions facing severe food shortages.

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Envirotec Magazine

APRIL 14, 2022

Available on Android and KaiOS operating systems, the app is compatible with low-tech and smart handsets, capitalising on the growth of mobile ownership in Sub-Saharan Africa. Through a multichannel campaign in partnership with Havas Africa and JCDecaux, Justdiggit will boost uptake of the app to onboard and activate rural farmers.

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Grist

JANUARY 13, 2025

Climate change is ramping up outbreak risks by morphing how pathogens evolve, facilitating the emergence of new strains, and making crops more susceptible to infection. The production and use of synthetic pesticides also contribute to climate change , as some are derived from planet-warming fossil fuels.

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Grist

MARCH 14, 2023

The research relies on satellite data from NASA’s Gravity Recovery and Climate Experiment, used to measure subtle changes in Earth’s stores of water, including groundwater, surface water, snow, ice, and soil moisture. So how is climate change making the world both drier and wetter at the same time?

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GreenBiz

DECEMBER 17, 2020

From a climate change perspective, steelmaking is considered one of the "hard-to-abate" sectors. The main iron ore sources in the world, in Australia, South Africa and Latin America, have access to drastically cheaper renewable energy than Sweden. The private sector remains the most reliable engine for innovation in our economy.

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Grist

AUGUST 1, 2023

Climate Connections is a collaboration between Grist and the Associated Press that explores how a changing climate is accelerating the spread of infectious diseases around the world, and how mitigation efforts demand a collective, global response. Climate change doesn’t only affect cholera through worsening floods and storms.

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GreenBiz

DECEMBER 3, 2020

We cannot win the fight against climate change without addressing nature loss.?. In South Africa, she explains, Sappi owns and leases 964,000 acres of land, of which about a third is managed for biodiversity conservation. It is my hope that this new benchmark will help transform biodiversity commitments into actions.

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Business Green

JANUARY 9, 2023

The report warns that industries that require outdoor and physical labour, such as agriculture and manufacturing, are particularly exposed to escalating climate impacts, and details how emerging economies in Sub-Saharan Africa, South Asia, and South East Asia are particularly exposed to escalating heat-related risks.

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Planet Pulse

OCTOBER 12, 2021

Methane is a major contributor to climate change, and if we can’t measure it, we can’t manage it. ” Methane is one of the most potent greenhouse gases contributing to global warming and a leading cause of climate change worldwide. within reach.”

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Renewable Energy World

OCTOBER 22, 2021

Developed in response to the 2014 Ebola crisis, 32 solar microgrids will provide first-time access to electricity to 80,000 people in West Africa. Developed in response to the 2014 Ebola crisis, 32 solar microgrids will provide first-time access to electricity to 80,000 people in West Africa. Courtesy: Energicity).

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Envirotec Magazine

DECEMBER 1, 2023

Natasha Lutz, a researcher on climate change at the University of Oxford noted that “many of the nations who will be contributing to this fund have not yet pledged to phase-out fossil fuels; a step needed to prevent further climate damages from occurring.” ”

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DeSmogBlog

MARCH 31, 2023

Nor does it refer to a topic that was of unequivocal scientific concern at the time: The “greenhouse effect,” or what is now known as climate change. He dubbed his project “ Dirty Pearls: exposing Shell’s hidden legacy of climate change accountability, 1970-1990.”

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Envirotec Magazine

JANUARY 11, 2023

Enhancing the ocean’s ability to remove CO2 from the atmosphere will be crucial in the fight against climate change, according to a new research paper, published on 21 December in the journal Joule. At present, around 25% of all CO2 emitted to the air is absorbed by the oceans.

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GreenBiz

NOVEMBER 30, 2020

Chrysalix and Emerald Technology Partners from Europe; Factor[e] and Social Alpha from Africa/India; and Tsing Capital and CRCM from China. "It

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Envirotec Magazine

MARCH 23, 2022

Our overall dependence on groundwater is expected to rise as surface water availability becomes increasingly limited due to climate change. Certain regions, such as Saharan Africa and the Middle East for example, hold substantial quantities of non-renewable groundwater supplies that can be extracted in order to maintain water security.

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Hydrogen Fuel News

NOVEMBER 9, 2024

The potential for reducing reliance on fossil fuels and mitigating the effects of climate change makes this project a vital step toward a more sustainable future. By directly accessing the heat source of hydrothermal systems, this initiative could lead to more efficient and powerful geothermal energy solutions.

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GreenBiz

JUNE 22, 2020

An unintended impact of urbanization in South Africa is shifting relationships with food. With climate change, COVID and food insecurity, we need those nutrient-dense foods back on our plates." . When people move to cities, indigenous food knowledge is destroyed," Itsweng said. I’m bringing them back into people’s kitchens.

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Envirotec Magazine

AUGUST 24, 2023

The attractiveness of new hydropower is decreasing fast, both due to the increasing economic competitiveness of solar panels and to the increasingly uncertain effects of climate change on river flows. The majority of new dams proposed across Africa should, therefore, probably never be built, suggests a new study published in Science.

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Planet Pulse

OCTOBER 10, 2024

Plume of CO2 detected from a coal-fired power plant in Kendal, South Africa on September 19, 2024. This new technology is crucial to curbing emissions from one of the biggest contributors to climate change.” Carbon Mapper’s preliminary estimate of the emission rate is 600,000 kg CO2 /h.

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Envirotec Magazine

MAY 9, 2022

Adapting to climate change is now a challenge for every industry, regardless of location. All strategies addressing the effects of climate change, including destructive floods, call for the drawing-up of long-term scenarios and plans, particularly for cities and city planning.

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Envirotec Magazine

DECEMBER 5, 2023

French economist Thomas Piketty argues they are an example of class inequality and must be tackled if we are to deal with climate change. Dubai is surrounded by conflict zones, which block land routes from Europe, Asia and Africa and makes flying there essential. Private jets are still not advisable, however.

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Envirotec Magazine

OCTOBER 27, 2022

” Key Findings: · Ecological threats, such as rapid population growth, water risk, and food insecurity will be exacerbated by climate change, causing mass migration and conflict. · Since 2019, the world’s concern over climate change has decreased by 1.5%. 23 of the 27 are in sub-Saharan Africa and MENA.

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GreenTechMedia

JANUARY 4, 2021

“This is the Government of Canada ensuring that we have every tool possible in our toolbox to reach net-zero carbon emissions by 2050 and address the existential crisis of climate change,” Seamus O’Regan, Canada’s Minister of Natural Resources, said in a live-streamed launch event.

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Hydrogen Fuel News

JANUARY 24, 2025

PEM electrolyzer: a fast-growing technology The green hydrogen, obtained from water electrolysis fed by renewable sources , is expected to be a key factor in decarbonizing the global economy, acting as an energy vector and sustainable chemical feedstock to mitigate climate change.

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