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Covid-19 risk greater in urban centres affected by air pollution

Envirotec Magazine

People living in polluted cities are more at risk from Covid-19, according to health experts cited in a 16 March report from the European Public Health Alliance (EPHA), an advocacy group. Air pollution is the biggest environmental health risk in Europe, with the problem greatest in cities, according to the EEA.

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Study links EVs with real-world reductions in air pollution and respiratory disease

Charged

Electric vehicles produce far lower greenhouse gas emissions over their lifecycles than legacy vehicles, and this fact has been demonstrated by dozens of studies over the past decade (regardless of what you might read on Facebook). EVs are also expected to deliver benefits in terms of human health, but this has not been extensively studied.

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20 C-suite sustainability champions for 2021

GreenBiz

In 2014, the electrical engineer and MBA became the first woman to lead a U.S. As electric vehicles drive toward the mainstream, General Motors has come full circle as well. It mass-produced the first electric car in the 1990s, then literally crushed most of them in 2003. and globally by 2040. LinkedIn | Personal website.

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Healing Through Food: The Art & Science of Food as Medicine

Better Ventures

Embracing Ancient Wisdom and Modern Insight to Improve Health Introduction Oh, food. Food is so many things: nourishment, culture, enjoyment, sustenance… But is food medicine? We’ve always had an inherent understanding that the food we put into our bodies impacts our health. trillion allocated to treating diet-related illnesses.

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‘Narratives of Delay’: How the Animal Pharma Industry Resists Moves to Curb the Overuse of Antibiotics on Farms 

DeSmogBlog

Two years after landmark European Union legislation designed to curb the overuse of antibiotics on farms came into force, new analysis from DeSmog reveals eight key narratives the veterinary medicine and farming lobbies deploy to defend the billion-dollar market for the drugs. drug makers Elanco Animal Health Inc., and Zoetis Inc.

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Campaigners Warn of Loopholes in Laws to Curb Antibiotics on UK Farms After ‘Biased’ Industry Consultation

DeSmogBlog

The government published the draft legislation, designed to replace European Union rules post-Brexit, following consultations with pharmaceutical, veterinary medicine and farming lobby groups, according to Freedom of Information requests filed by DeSmog. Civil society groups were not invited. Rates of antibiotic use are 2.5

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AstraZeneca promises to get to net zero 10 years ahead of schedule

Business Green

The move will see AstraZeneca accelerate its plans to cut carbon, with the firm promising yesterday to double energy productivity, use 100 per cent renewable energy, and reduce total energy consumption by 10 per cent from a 2015 base, all by 2025.