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

Envirotec Magazine

Calcutta, India: In southern Asia and eastern Asia, more than 90% of days had daily PM 2.5 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.

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More Record Breaking Heat (Winter and Spring 2020)

Green Market Oracle

Last July was the hottest month ever recorded and 2019 was the second hottest year on record. The five last years have been the hottest on record, as was the decade from 2010-2019. In Europe the winter of 2019-2020 was the hottest on record. Month after month, year after year temperature records keep being broken.

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Copper use in vehicle wiring harnesses expected to surge

Charged

kg in South America to 17.6 kg in North America. China surpassed Europe in 2019, driven primarily by electrified vehicles and further increases in feature content. Developing markets, such as parts of Asia and South America, have seen the greatest growth, and that trend is expected to continue.

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Study highlights the importance and vulnerability of the world’s water towers

Envirotec Magazine

According to the authors, the most relied-upon mountain system is the Indus water tower in Asia. Asia: Indus, Tarim, Amu Darya, Syr Darya, Ganges-Brahmaputra. ? Europe: Rhône, Po, Rhine, Black Sea North Coast, Caspian Sea Coast. ? South America: South Chile, South Argentina, Negro, La Puna region, North Chile.

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Study highlights the importance and vulnerability of the world’s water towers

Envirotec Magazine

According to the authors, the most relied-upon mountain system is the Indus water tower in Asia. Asia: Indus, Tarim, Amu Darya, Syr Darya, Ganges-Brahmaputra. ? Europe: Rhône, Po, Rhine, Black Sea North Coast, Caspian Sea Coast. ? South America: South Chile, South Argentina, Negro, La Puna region, North Chile.

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'More emissions than Exxon': Is meat the next target for divestment?

Business Green

Big Oil in North America and Europe has been shocked to discover in the past year that the finance sector, under pressure from climate activists, is increasingly reluctant to fund further expansion. Calls for financial institutions to divest from fossil fuels have become a cornerstone of NGO climate campaigning over the past decade.

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Tesco targets major plant-based meat sales growth in UK first

Business Green

The moves form part of the supermarket giant's ambition announced in 2019 to halve the environmental impact of the average UK shopping basket, according to Tesco CEO Dave Lewis. To date, he retailer has achieved 11 per cent of its goal. "We