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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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Megacities out-shine the moon in coastal environments says first quantification of artificial light at night

Envirotec Magazine

The model enabled them to explore how artificial light is affecting coastal zones and the organisms that live there, providing a first quantification of the intensity and dosage of natural and artificial light at the surface and within the tidal zone. Natural sources of light at night have well understood seasonal cycles.

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China Battery Sustainability And Circular Economy Summit 2023

Energy Central

China Battery Sustainability And Circular Economy Summit 2023 Event Date/ Location / Organizer November 29-30, 2023 / SHANGHAI, CHINA/ECV International The summit will be held in-person and online.

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The future is climate-friendly software

GreenBiz

The new nonprofit organization, Green Software Foundation , aims to change the culture of software development to prioritize sustainability. Energy use in data centers doubled from 2000 to 2005, a trend we thought would continue. I admit, I hadn’t considered software design as a major contributor to greenhouse gas. "We

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Climate change has killed 4 million people since 2000 — and that’s an underestimate

Grist

McMichael’s research team tallied up how many lives had been lost to diarrheal disease, malnutrition, malaria, cardiovascular disease (a proxy for heat-related illness), and flooding, worldwide, in the year 2000. The researchers then used computer modeling to parse out the percentage of those deaths that were attributable to climate change.

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Nearly all firms will miss net zero goals without at least doubling rate of emissions reductions by 2030

Envirotec Magazine

The report finds that acceleration toward net-zero will require ‘carbon intelligence’ capabilities that enable organizations to control, improve, and drive value-creation by embedding carbon and broader ESG intelligence into their core businesses and across their value chains. 2] Accenture CXO survey, June 2022.

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DeSmog Remembers Ross Gelbspan, Who Inspired Our Founding

DeSmogBlog

I had always known about the potential for public manipulation, but I had never conceived of a campaign so huge, well-funded, and well-organized,” Hoggan wrote in Climate Cover-Up , his book with Richard Littlemore which was dedicated to Ross Gelbspan. What Ross found struck me as a revelation.”