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Seeking clarity

Envirotec Magazine

One clear finding from this year’s report is that its impact on health disproportionately affects poorer regions, with exposure levels particularly high in cities in parts of Asia, Africa, and Latin America. seems disproportionately high in parts of Asia, and parts of Central and Eastern Europe. in Asia is brick kilns.

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Event - Conference on Environmental, Cultural, Economic & Social Sustainability

Green Market Oracle

Much of the sustainability literature focuses on the Global North and on issues salient to policy makers in developed countries, such as climate change, biodiversity loss, and ozone depletion.

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Global Briefing: UN summit sees $400bn pledged towards clean energy

Business Green

When action is taken on these so-called classical pollutants - particulate matter (PM10 and PM2.5), ozone (O2), nitrogen dioxide (NO2) sulfur dioxide (SO2) and carbon monoxide (CO) - it also has an impact on other damaging pollutants, according to WHO. Study: Renewable energy could deliver 25 million jobs in Africa and Asia.

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