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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. The highest PM 2.5

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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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Food waste startup backed by Oprah Winfrey snags $250 million

GreenBiz

There are also two highly recognizable minority "non-participating" investors: pop star Katy Perry and media queen Oprah Winfrey, who previously invested in Apeel in 2019. . "I The company operates primarily in the United States and Europe today.

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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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Less air pollution leads to higher crop yields, says study

Envirotec Magazine

Based on their observations, the researchers estimated that reducing NOx emissions by about half in each region would improve yields by about 25% for winter crops and 15% for summer crops in China, nearly 10% for both winter and summer crops in Western Europe, and roughly 8% for summer crops and 6% for winter crops in India.

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Statkraft to snap up Solarcentury in £117m deal

Business Green

The deal would give Statkraft access to a 6GW pipeline of solar project across Europe and South America, further strengthening the company's position as one of Europe's largest renewables developers and providing a major boost to its stated goal of developing at least 8GW of wind and solar capacity by 2025.

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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.