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5 circular economy startups we've got our eyes on

GreenBiz

In 2020, investments into early stage climate tech companies topped $60 billion and grew at a faster rate than all VC investments from 2013 to 2019. And at Accelerate this year, you will hear from entrepreneurs who are based in cities across Europe, Africa, and the U.S. . RecyclePoints. Sponsored Article.

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Seeking clarity

Envirotec Magazine

One clear finding from this year’s report is that its impact on health disproportionately affects poorer regions, with exposure levels particularly high in cities in parts of Asia, Africa, and Latin America. seems disproportionately high in parts of Asia, and parts of Central and Eastern Europe. Where PM2.5 The disease burden from PM2.5

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Revealed: How Development Banks Underwrote Fast Food’s Global Takeover

DeSmogBlog

With its unparalleled purchasing power and exacting demands, fast food has long shaped agricultural systems in the United States, Europe, and China. A review of press accounts, financial disclosures, and the companies’ websites shows this support aided these firms’ KFC-linked operations in up to 13 countries in Asia, Africa, and Europe.

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Statkraft teams up with SolarAid for £2m solar light push

Business Green

European energy giant inks three year partnership with leading distributed solar charity to help boost clean energy access across Africa. The company's donations will be used to increase access to solar light and power across Africa, with a particular focus on critical rural health clinics. Together we can end the darkness.".

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The pollution paradox: How cleaning up smog drives ocean warming

Grist

The Blob first formed in 2013 and spread across an area of the northeast Pacific the size of Canada. Emissions of the tiny particles that cause smogs, collectively known as aerosols, are in decline across most of the world — apart from South Asia and Africa. million tons in 2013 to 2.4 million tons in 2022.

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Smart Energy Finances: SparkMeter funding, Elia in the US and AI assisting investments

Smart Energy International

Honeywell invests in Sparkmeter SparkMeter, a provider of grid management services, equipment and software solutions across Africa, Asia and the Americas, has secured a strategic $5 million investment and global partnership with Honeywell Smart Energy, a utility digital solution provider.

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In the US, a fungal disease is spreading fast. A hotter climate could be to blame.

Grist

Research laboratories quickly mobilized to review historical specimens and found the fungus, called Candida auris , had been present in the country since at least 2013. In Europe, a survey last year found case numbers nearly doubled from 2020 to 2021. In the years since the discovery, New York has become an epicenter for C. In the U.S.,

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