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

Envirotec Magazine

concentrations at a high spatial resolution of approximately 10km ×10km for global grid cells in 2000-2019, focusing on areas above 15 μg/m³ which is considered the safe limit by WHO (The threshold is still arguable),” he said. 5 from 2000 to 2019 was 32.8 The study reveals that annual PM 2.5 concentration and high PM 2.5

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New research method reveals significant reduction in carbon footprint of British pig farms

Envirotec Magazine

Specifically, the increasing trend of replacing soya imported from South America (which has a high environmental footprint associated with deforestation) with home-grown crops such as rapeseed and sunflower meal to feed pigs was found to have a significant mitigating effect on environmental outputs.

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After Violent Clashes of 2019, Investors Reassess Chile’s Prospects for Renewable Energy

GreenTechMedia

Chile's unrest threatened to stymie foreign interest in clean power investments that had helped the country's renewables market become one of the hottest in Latin America, with a compound annual growth rate of 31.5 percent for non-hydro renewables from 2000 to 2018, according to GlobalData.

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Atmospheric Rivers, Floods, And Drought: The Paradox Of California’s Wetter And Drier Climate Future

Energy Innovation

Multi-year droughts have also created challenges in South America (although heavy snows in July 2022 brought some relief to the Andes in Chile and Peru ). 2022) also projects declining snowpack within the American Cordillera, a series of mountain ranges across western North and South America that includes California’s Sierra Nevada.

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The disease after tomorrow

Grist

The disease is also prevalent in Mexico and Central and South America. One study determined that cases in California rose 800 percent between 2000 and 2018. Cases have cropped up recently in the Pacific Northwest and non-desert areas in the Southwest. Arizona has the highest rates of Valley fever in the U.S.

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Meat Industry Climate Claims – Criticisms and Concerns

DeSmogBlog

A systematic review based on multiple studies concluded that emissions “differ considerably per diet, with a vegan diet having the lowest CO2eq production per 2000 kcal consumed.” per capita per day in Africa, 77.57g in Asia, 86.09g in South America, and 102.06g in Europe. kg CO2e per day.

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T-REX Raises $40M Led by Riverstone Holdings to Accelerate Investment in Sustainable Infrastructure and Private Credit Markets

T Rex Group

About Riverstone Holdings LLC: Riverstone is an energy and power-focused private investment firm founded in 2000 by David M. With offices in New York, London, Houston, Menlo Park and Mexico City, the firm has committed to more than 200 investments in North America, South America, Europe, Africa, Asia, and Australia.