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Using planetary forensics to visualize historic drought in the Horn of Africa

Planet Pulse

Authors: Steve Levay and Ryder Kimball Special thanks to: Arjan Geers, Max Borrmann, Tessa Kramer, Robin van der Schalie, and Megan Zaroda Record low rainfall has pushed the Horn of Africa into a disastrous drought that is precipitating a humanitarian crisis. In the Horn of Africa, millimeters could be the distance between life and death.

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BBOXX Lands $50M Led by Mitsubishi to Boost Off-Grid Solar in Africa, Asia

GreenTechMedia

BBOXX, an Imperial London College spinout launched in 2010, has installed about 200,000 home solar systems across Africa, many of them coffee and vanilla bean farmers living off-grid. Roughly 600 million of Africa’s 1.2

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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. in Asia is brick kilns.

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Sponsored content: New Appointments to the Board at Winn & Coales (Denso) Ltd

Envirotec Magazine

Andrew qualified as a Chartered Accountant in South Africa and has held senior financial positions in multinational companies in various countries around the world. Andrew has broad and extensive knowledge in the corrosion prevention industry and is responsible for UK sales and export sales in Europe, the Middle East and Asia.

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The world’s electrical utilities still progressing too slowly towards a renewable energy transition

Envirotec Magazine

The share of wind and solar generation across the 68 companies assessed almost doubled to 7% between 2017 and 2022. Of the 60 assessed companies that generated coal-fired power over the last five years, 65% burned less coal in 2022 than they did in 2017, and two companies, Iberdrola and SSE, have already phased out coal entirely.

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Smart Meters Set for $30B Gusher of Investment Over Next 5 Years

GreenTechMedia

Asia will dominate the market with roughly 40 percent of all new meters deployed by 2025, or more than 120 million, driven by nationwide deployments in Japan and South Korea, as well as expected growth in the still slow-moving India market. Latin America and Africa will see less robust growth over the next five years, WoodMac forecasts.

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Ecological Threat Report says 750 million globally are now affected by undernourishment

Envirotec Magazine

Projections to 2050 show that much of sub-Saharan Africa will be unsustainable, with 95% population growth projected, currently 738 million people lack adequate food and all but one country facing extreme water stress. · 23 of the 27 are in sub-Saharan Africa and MENA. billion by 2050, representing 49% of the world’s population.

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