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Contintental complexity

Envirotec Magazine

Over the last 50 years African nations have suffered from rapidly deteriorating air quality, making their cities some of the most polluted in the world. However, far too little has been done to try and combat the dangerous air quality with just 0.01% of global air pollution funding currently spent in Africa.

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The war to electrify: America can do it

GreenBiz

Remember how the nation mobilized seemingly overnight for the Allied Powers 80 years ago? Same size homes, same size cars, the same American Dreams, just without the pollution and with much higher efficiency. homes have a gas meter, feeding water heaters, cooking appliances and so on. "So CO2 emissions. Next is the demand side.

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Sensing evolution

Envirotec Magazine

As global awareness of the impact of poor air quality grows, so too does the demand for monitoring. target to 10 µg/m3 by 2040. The AQ monitoring sector is rapidly evolving and, according to Parrett, has many parallels with the Gas Safety sector, albeit with only 10 years of R&D vs. the 30+ years of R&D seen in the latter.

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Batteries included: Amazon Studios powers up plan to replace diesel generators on set

Business Green

Tech giant announces investment in Moxion Power, as it looks to ramp up deployment of start-up's battery technology instead of polluting diesel generators. The company said the roll out marks another step towards its goal of delivering net zero emissions by 2040.

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New study urges media outlets to include air pollution data in weather forecasts

Business Green

Energy giant E.ON is launching a new service to help media outlets include information on air pollution levels in their weather forecasts. The research was commissioned by energy giant E.ON, which is today launching a new service aimed at helping national and regional media include air quality information in their weather forecasts.

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New Oregon Energy Policy Simulator Modeling Shows Major Benefits Of Accelerating Climate Policies

Energy Innovation

This week, Energy Innovation launched the Oregon Energy Policy Simulator (EPS) , our newest state-specific, open-source, peer-reviewed, and nonpartisan model that estimates the environmental, economic, and public health impacts of hundreds of climate and energy policies. By Shelley Wenzel.

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? The nuts and bolts of grid tech

Climate Tech VC

For a 2050 net-zero future, we’ll need an electricity grid large enough that its untangled cables would be long enough to stretch all the way to the sun.    Last week, we got in tune with power markets to set the stage for a reliable, resilient, and decarbonized grid.   The grid follows a four-step value chain.