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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. Europe will spend about $17 billion, or about $2.9 million in South Korea.

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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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Vast amounts of valuable energy, nutrients, water lost in world’s fast-rising wastewater streams, says study

Envirotec Magazine

Today, some 380 billion cubic meters (m3 = 1000 litres) of wastewater are produced annually worldwide – five times the amount of water passing over Niagara Falls annually – enough to fill Africa’s Lake Victoria in roughly seven years, Lake Ontario in four, and Lake Geneva in less than three months. and potassium 18.6%.

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More than 75% of global insect species not adequately protected

Grist

Insects fared better in the Amazonian region, Africa, Western Australia, and Eastern and Central Europe, while achieving less protected area coverage in North America and South and Southeast Asia. There are more than 200,000 protected areas around the globe , including marine protected areas.