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

Envirotec Magazine

Importantly while daily levels have reduced in Europe and North America in the two decades to 2019, levels have increased in Southern Asia, Australia, New Zealand, Latin America and the Caribbean, with more than 70% of days globally seeing levels above what is safe. “In concentrations in 2019.

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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

Europe: Rhône, Po, Rhine, Black Sea North Coast, Caspian Sea Coast. ? North America: Fraser, Columbia and Northwest United States, Pacific and Arctic Coast, Saskatchewan-Nelson, North America-Colorado. ? 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

Europe: Rhône, Po, Rhine, Black Sea North Coast, Caspian Sea Coast. ? North America: Fraser, Columbia and Northwest United States, Pacific and Arctic Coast, Saskatchewan-Nelson, North America-Colorado. ? 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.

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Mining Giants Embrace Renewables, But Decarbonization Remains a Steep Climb

GreenTechMedia

Rocky Mountain Institute’s Renewable Resources at Mines tracker shows the level of renewables commissioned for mines fell steeply in 2019, to around 100 megawatts, less than a third of the amount seen in 2018. Growing demand for low-carbon supply chains.

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Impossible Foods teams up with OSI to ramp up production in busy week for plant-based meat

AFN Sustainable Protein

This does not seem to be a temporary fix: the team say OSI will continue to expand production of Impossible Foods’ flagship product throughout 2019 and thereafter. “We said Kevin Scott, Senior Executive Vice President, OSI North America. Since launching in Singapore in March 2019, sales have more than quadrupled in Asia.