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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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Counting the microns

Envirotec Magazine

1 Only seven countries and three territories last year met World Health Organization pollution guidelines for fine particulate matter, according to the latest report by Swiss company IQ Air, published in March. 2 WHO guidelines currently state that annual average concentrations of PM2.5 levels in the two decades up until 2019.

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This carbon challenge is bigger than cars, aviation and shipping combined

GreenBiz

Chemically similar to the fossil gas piped to our kitchens, RNG is instead generated from the breakdown of organic matter at landfills (the biggest current source), municipal sewage treatment plants, farm waste and similar sites. But for now, renewable natural gas (RNG) may offer a fix soonest. The first step? The urgency is growing.

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Entrepreneurship Circle Monthly Meeting – Mary Anne Brelinsky, President of EDF Trading and EDF Energy Services •2.17.23

Women in Cleantech and Sustainability

The program is initiated and organized by WCS Entrepreneurship Committee. Mary Anne Brelinsky has served as President of EDF Trading and EDF Energy Services, the North American trading and customer facing business within the EDF group since 2018. FEBRUARY 17, 2023. MARY ANNE BRELINSKY.

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Puerto Rico microgrid at manufacturing plant to deliver renewables and resilience

Renewable Energy World

Large-scale power outages have increased by 67% since 2000 and continue to impact millions of communities and businesses according to Climate Central. “Enel X is committed to delivering custom energy solutions that deliver economic value and meet any organization’s sustainability needs.

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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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Air Travel and Climate Change

Green Market Oracle

Every day, the FAA's Air Traffic Organization provides service to more than 44,000 flights and 2.7 A plane traveling from North America to London and back generates about 1.4 Between 1985 and 2000 passenger air traffic has doubled and air cargo traffic has grown even more quickly. As reported by Vox , airlines carried 4.3