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The smarter E South America postponed to August 24-26, 2021

altenergymag

ARANDA) – have decided to postpone the event, South America’s largest platform for the energy industry, which had been set to take place from November 16 to 18, 2020.

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Food waste startup backed by Oprah Winfrey snags $250 million

GreenBiz

What's more, the coating is edible and because it's made from plant matter, it can be used on organic products. Other organizations featured in the customer video (below) are Cata Fresh, a Spanish exporter of everything from melons to onions, and Sage Fruit, which specializes in pears, cherries and apples.

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Researchers demonstrate using bacteria to recover metals from EV batteries

Envirotec Magazine

The process has been widely used in the mining industry, where micro-organisms are used to extract valuable metals from ores. Sebastien Farnaud, Professor of Bio-innovation and Enterprise, said: “Most of the world’s lithium lies under the Atacama Desert in South America, where mining threatens local people and ecosystems.

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Fighting deforestation should be a top priority for 2021, and here’s how it can be

GreenBiz

More than 1 million acres of forests have been lost since 1990, leaving the global stock at near 10 million acres, according to a July report by the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO). CDP’s recent " Zeroing In on Deforestation Report " urged consumer products and food companies to devote more energy to this issue.

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

Envirotec Magazine

A seemingly world-first study of daily ambient fine particulate matter ( PM 2.5 ) across the globe reports that only 0.18% of the global land area and 0.001% of the global population are exposed to levels of PM 2.5 – the world’s leading environmental health risk factor – below levels of safety recommended by Word Health Organization (WHO).

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Pachama and Planet Partner to Protect and Restore Forests Globally

Planet Pulse

The new partnership will result in the monitoring of forests across North and South America, and will scale to increase the transparency and accountability of carbon markets worldwide. Pachama and Planet have a shared mission to protect and restore the world’s forests.

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Untapped potential

Envirotec Magazine

When these molecules enter the water they cause acidification, having a negative impact on marine environments, particularly for shell forming organisms such as crabs and shellfish that rely on fragile eco-systems for survival. At present, around 25% of all CO2 emitted to the air is absorbed by the oceans.