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

Envirotec Magazine

Importantly while daily levels have reduced in Europe and North America in the two decades to 2019, levels have increased in Southern Asia, Australia, New Zealand, Latin America and the Caribbean, with more than 70% of days globally seeing levels above what is safe. “In 5 from 2000 to 2019 was 32.8 µg/m 3 ).

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Counting the microns

Envirotec Magazine

The report also said 7% of cities in Europe met the WHO PM2.5 levels but remains the most polluted country in Europe, with an annual average concentration of 27.5 have reduced in Europe and North America in this period, while levels have increased in Southern Asia, Australia, New Zealand, Latin America and the Caribbean.

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Sustainable infrastructure developer, Generate Capital, raises $2B

Renewable Energy World

and Europe, including additional commitments from existing investors AP2 of Sweden, Railways Pension of the UK and The Wellcome Trust. The company recently launched its Generate Credit unit dedicated to creating more credit solutions for green projects and companies, and geographic expansion beyond North America is also underway.

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Global Power Sector Embracing Renewables but Ditching Fossil Fuels Too Slowly

GreenTechMedia

Much of the new renewable capacity being built around the world is being offset by new coal and gas capacity, leaving the global generation mix more or less how it was in 2000. The research used machine learning to look for trends in the portfolios of companies between 2000-2018. Data was provided by S&P.

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2025 Volkswagen ID.Buzz: Electric Microbus for North America appears, at last

Charged

The 2025 Volkswagen ID.Buzz electric minivan has been coming to North America for a long, long time. It’s been on sale in Europe for a year, as has the Cargo commercial-van variant. market only in a long-wheelbase version, VW of America having decided the standard European model was just too small. So the U.S.

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Why is the idea of the Anthropocene so contentious?

Grist

The geologic epoch had reigned for 11,700 years, ever since the sprawling ice sheets covering North America and Europe began melting rapidly, and Crutzen thought its time was up. But it wasn’t until 2000 that the idea really took off. The scientist Paul Crutzen grew tired of the Holocene 24 years ago.

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'Good news': Study charts contrasting fortunes for coal and renewables financing costs

Business Green

The report also notes regional differences between different markets, noting that the financing costs for coal mines have increased the most in developing countries, with loan spreads increasing by 80 per cent in North America, 134 per cent in Europe, and 71 per cent in Australia between 2000-10 and 2011-20.