Envirotec Magazine

NOVEMBER 17, 2019

Five people dying prematurely every week – 260 for the year as a result of two most harmful forms of air pollution, PM2.5 The economic health impact costs of air pollution in Bristol estimated to be up to £170 million a year. pollution than Liverpool City and Greater Manchester, but a lower death rate and a smaller population.

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Envirotec Magazine

JANUARY 17, 2020

The two cars have been driving London’s streets, measuring air pollution, since 2018. Advocacy group Environmental Defense Fund Europe (EDFE) together with Mayor Sadiq Khan have released the second wave of data from Breathe London , an ambitious collaborative project to measure and map air pollution across the capital.

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GreenBiz

OCTOBER 29, 2020

Investors call on major US polluters to clean up lobbying activities. Companies targeted by the campaign span a number of polluting sectors, including oil and gas, consumer goods, power and transportation, and have been identified as "systematically important" to the net zero transition by the campaign. Cecilia Keating.

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Jim Conca

MARCH 12, 2021

We just aren’t recycling the materials that we need to recycle to address climate change as well pollution. America landfilled 27 million tons of plastic in 2018 but only recycled 3 million tons. It’s even worse worldwide.

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Envirotec Magazine

DECEMBER 16, 2021

The findings suggest that this sea-to-air transport process is a significant contributor to PFAS air pollution in coastal areas. From 2018 to 2020, the research team collected air samples from two coastal areas in Norway. Now the new study provides field evidence that this is indeed true.

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DeSmogBlog

FEBRUARY 9, 2021

Read time: 5 mins Fossil fuel air pollution is responsible for roughly one in five deaths worldwide, a much higher death toll than previously thought, according to a new study published Tuesday.

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Envirotec Magazine

OCTOBER 7, 2021

The summit will showcase these new technologies and methodologies for the monitoring of GHG emissions and air pollutants in real-time, consider the economic and legal perspectives of adopting this approach and will feature a roundtable discussion on the opportunities and challenges cities face in meeting GHG and air pollution reduction goals.

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Business Green

MARCH 18, 2021

The government could yet again find itself in court over dangerous levels of air pollution, with the latest official data showing the UK is on track to miss legal targets for four out of five pollutants covered by a crucial piece of clean air legislation, ClientEarth has warned.

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Smart Energy International

MARCH 22, 2022

A decarbonised pathway would cost the region $20 billion less than the planned scenario in the 2018-2050 period. billion during the period 2018-2050. Additional health and socio-economic benefits would include reducing the pollution from cooking activities, mainly benefiting women and children.

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DeSmogBlog

AUGUST 14, 2019

Read time: 8 mins Climate-changing pollution reached unprecedented levels in 2018. That pollution creates a greenhouse effect that is over 42 percent stronger than it was in 1990, the report added. That pollution creates a greenhouse effect that is over 42 percent stronger than it was in 1990, the report added.

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Envirotec Magazine

MARCH 12, 2020

The changing state of particulate pollution (PM2.5) around the world is revealed by IQ Air’s latest World Air Quality Report, and its most polluted cities ranking. pollution hotspots. levels in 2019, after a 12% decrease in 2018. This year, Beijing dropped out of the ranking’s top 200 most polluted cities. •

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Business Green

JULY 19, 2022

Water company sentenced for polluting a watercourse in Bradford with unauthorised sewage discharges in 2018. for polluting a Bradford watercourse and breaching environmental law following a successful prosecution brought by the Environment Agency. Yorkshire Water has been fined £1.6m On top of the £1.6m

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Envirotec Magazine

JANUARY 29, 2024

The EU’s green revolution can only happen if there are far fewer polluting vehicles, but the challenge is huge”, said Pietro Russo, the ECA member who led the audit. “A And lastly, affordability is crucial: given the higher upfront costs of electric cars, consumers may prefer to keep their old polluting vehicles for longer.

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Business Green

JUNE 7, 2021

Global assessment of soil pollution warns of major threat to food supplies unless urgent action is taken to accelerate adoption of sustainable farming practices and tackle industrial waste. The knowledge gap on soils affected by diffuse pollution and its impact on other environmental compartments is even greater.".

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DeSmogBlog

OCTOBER 7, 2021

Just over half of all directors at 30 of the world’s largest insurance companies have affiliations to polluting companies and organisations, reveals an investigation by DeSmog, including several individuals holding senior roles at some of the world’s largest energy companies. Which raises the obvious question, why? Shrago said.

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DeSmogBlog

DECEMBER 11, 2019

Read time: 4 mins Big polluters are to blame for slow progress in the annual UN climate negotiations in Madrid, Spain, according to activists — with several companies sponsoring the talks in exchange for tax breaks. million tonnes of carbon dioxide emissions in 2018, and Endesa, which through its operations produced 61.9

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Envirotec Magazine

NOVEMBER 9, 2022

The project will be led by air quality and public health consultants Enjoy the Air, in partnership with the Sandwell Council, to examine the link between air pollution, behaviour and the cost of air pollution-related healthcare in the Sandwell area. ii] Public Health England, 2018. Ritchie and M.

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Grist

JANUARY 15, 2020

Communities and government agencies spend millions of dollars on cleanup every year, but the problem is so pervasive and expensive that many streams remain polluted. At Sunday Creek, a broad group of locals have found a way to help foot the clean-up bill: by turning mine pollution into eye-catching paints. on Jan 15, 2020.

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Women in Cleantech and Sustainability

JANUARY 17, 2022

A panel of air quality specialists illuminating how pollution is inequitably distributed toward marginalized communities and strategizing how to address this injustice. Air pollution is a sounding alarm for immediate climate action. February 10, 2022. 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM PST. Virtual Event. Standard ticket: $15. No promo codes needed.

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Envirotec Magazine

APRIL 13, 2023

All new boilers, engines and generators (known as plant) that started up since 20 December 2018 should already have a permit. Those on a site that already has a Pollution Prevention and Control (PPC) permit will be sent an information notice by SEPA to allow it to vary the permit to include conditions.

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Business Green

OCTOBER 26, 2020

Companies targeted by the campaign span a number of polluting sectors, including oil and gas, consumer goods, power and transportation and have been identified as "systematically important" to the net zero transition by the campaign.

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Envirotec Magazine

FEBRUARY 19, 2024

3 Rob Buckland, Chief Leasing Officer said: “Noise pollution in residential areas is impacting millions. Our focus on sustainable and innovative solutions, such as electric vehicle charging infrastructure and the development of eco-friendly transport alternatives, aims to mitigate the adverse effects of noise pollution. “By

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Envirotec Magazine

JANUARY 11, 2023

But it also marked the moment when air pollution’s harms were finally acknowledged, and efforts began to legislate against it. What’s maybe most surprising is that we lived with air pollution for so long before finally waking up to the recognition that it was harmful, in the 1950s. Monitoring milestone.

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TechXplore

NOVEMBER 1, 2023

The construction industry is a highly resource-intensive and polluting sector, with significant water consumption and notable contribution to environmental degradation. According to a survey conducted by the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport, and Tourism in 2018, the Japanese construction sector discharged about 74.4

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Forbes Green Tech

NOVEMBER 22, 2018

To make the cut, these gifts must be carbon negative—they mustremove more carbon pollution than they contribute to the atmosphere. You won't find any compromises in this gift guide.

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Women in Cleantech and Sustainability

NOVEMBER 16, 2018

Sunnyvale, CA – November 13, 2018 – California-based non-profit Women in Cleantech and Sustainability (WCS) announced Silicon Valley-based Artveoli as the winner of the first cleantech and sustainability-focused startup pitch competition for women founders in the United States. Media Contact: Caitlan Caviness. 601-519-9949.

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Business Green

FEBRUARY 12, 2020

Burning fossil fuels is not just driving climate change, it is also generating an air pollution crisis that is wiping trillions of dollars from the world economy every year. The resulting figures revealed a global cost of air pollution from fossil fuels of $8bn per day, or $2.9tr a year, the equivalent of 3.3 per cent of global GDP.

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Business Green

OCTOBER 6, 2020

DeSmog investigation uncovers lobbying by some road and freight trade bodies that may have delayed and watered down local UK measures to tackle illegal levels of air pollution. Air pollution is a serious public health issue and tackling it is essential for the health of people in towns and cities across the country," she said.

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GreenBiz

DECEMBER 16, 2020

Pollution, poverty and race collide in many other disadvantaged communities across California — and the country — and some argue that the state’s climate policies haven’t helped. The overall "cap" lowers every year, forcing polluters to reduce their emissions or purchase allowances from others who do. As the U.S.

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Business Green

FEBRUARY 21, 2020

Most polluting fuels for wood burning stoves including coal and wet wood to be phased out from 2021-23 as part of crackdown on particle pollution. The move comes as the government continues to face calls from campaigners to accelerate efforts to tackle air pollution, especially in urban areas.

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Women in Cleantech and Sustainability

NOVEMBER 16, 2018

Sunnyvale, CA – November 13, 2018 – California-based non-profit Women in Cleantech and Sustainability (WCS) announced Silicon Valley-based Artveoli as the winner of the first cleantech and sustainability-focused startup pitch competition for women founders in the United States.

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Envirotec Magazine

APRIL 14, 2022

A new study appears to reveal rapid degradation in air quality in megacities in Africa, Asia and the Middle East – as well as increases in urban exposure to air pollutants hazardous to health. of up to 12% for ammonia and up to 11% for reactive volatile organic compounds. The researchers also found 1.5- The researchers also found 1.5-

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AGreenLiving

FEBRUARY 10, 2021

New research has revealed that fossil fuel pollution caused approximately 8.7 million deaths in 2018. and many developed countries in Europe recorded 1 of every 10 deaths due to air pollution. They looked at specific regions and used 3D modeling of pollution data to get more precise results. Countries such as the U.S.

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Envirotec Magazine

APRIL 23, 2021

Air pollution from shipping has increased rapidly over the last decade driven by growth in world trade, and as most emissions are from international shipping, they are not included in individual countries’ reduction targets. Recent figures from the International Maritime Organisation (IMO) showed emissions rising by 10% between 2012 and 2018.

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Energy Central

JUNE 30, 2023

In 2018, air pollution from fossil fuels caused $2.9 And save trillions of wasted $s per year & millions of premature deaths per year that are a direct result of burning fossil fuels (FFs): “…The unhealthy levels of fine particulate matter and nitrogen dioxide originate mainly from the burning of fossil fuels.

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Business Green

JANUARY 24, 2022

Plastic Bank claims the initiative has prevented one billion plastic bottles from entering the world's oceans over the past eight months alone, bringing the total to over two billion since the initiative launched in 2018.

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AGreenLiving

NOVEMBER 20, 2020

Recent research published in Global Environmental Change has revealed that only 1% of people cause half of all aviation pollution globally. According to the study, regular “super emitters” are polluting the environment at the expense of millions of people who do not fly. In 2018, airlines produced a billion tons of CO2.

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