Envirotec Magazine

APRIL 11, 2024

With multiple drivers for growth in the industrial market, the challenges for water in Africa are more around implementation than technology, says Walid Khoury of water engineering firm Desalytics, as he prepares for Water Africa 2024 in Ghana in June. What are the main challenges for the water market in Africa?

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Smart Energy International

MAY 12, 2022

On the face of it, the power sector in Africa seems to be in trouble. The role of Africa in the world’s energy future is changing as efuels are touted as the answer to the current challenges facing traditional energy systems. VIEW THE ENLIT AFRICA PROGRAMME. Hydrogen future. Welcoming the whole sector ecosystem.

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Business Green

APRIL 19, 2021

million rural households across eastern Africa. However, C-Quest Capital and Shell Eastern Trading - a subsidiary of the oil and gas giant - insisted their agreement would deliver high quality carbon credits offering verified 'Sustainable Development Contributions' to the global voluntary carbon market.

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Envirotec Magazine

MARCH 24, 2023

A nuanced appraisal emerges from the 2022 World Air Quality report – compiled by Swiss air quality technology company IQAir – which includes a dismal picture from Africa and the news that only five countries met the WHO limits for PM2.5: Australia, Estonia, Finland, Grenada, Iceland, and New Zealand. guideline value of 5 µg/m 3.

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Envirotec Magazine

JANUARY 9, 2024

The study appeared in the journal Environmental Research: Infrastructure and Sustainability. North-West Africa (to meet European demand), and the southern Arabian Peninsula (to meet local demand and parts of south Asia).

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Business Green

SEPTEMBER 24, 2021

In The Time to Act is Now film, The Prince of Wales reflects on his work to force sustainability into the corporate mainstream. RE:TV was therefore set up with the aim of capturing the will and imagination of humanity and champion the most inspiring solutions for sustainability from around the world.

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The City Fix

FEBRUARY 10, 2023

Mayors from Latin America, Africa and Asia will be welcoming more than 90% of the new urban inhabitants in the next decade. Governing these ballooning cities is a continuing challenge, not just in terms of urban design and revitalization, but.

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Envirotec Magazine

OCTOBER 10, 2022

While achieving the United Nations (UN) ambitious Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) for wastewater treatment would cause substantial improvements in global water quality, severe water quality issues would continue to persist in some world regions. So, while the SDG target improves water quality, it is not always enough. Difficult puzzle.

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altenergymag

DECEMBER 7, 2020

Company is on a mission to provide affordable, clean heat to millions of people living across sub-Saharan Africa, as well as parts of Asia and South America.

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Envirotec Magazine

DECEMBER 5, 2023

Their use by high-profile people clearly undermines the goal of a climate conference and symbolises a disconnect between environmental concerns and individual actions and a lack of commitment to sustainable practices. Dubai is surrounded by conflict zones, which block land routes from Europe, Asia and Africa and makes flying there essential.

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Smart Energy International

SEPTEMBER 23, 2022

This week’s edition of Smart Energy Finances sees a new study from BDEW and CapGemini detail how sustainable transformation and decarbonisation purchasing are more important than ever for Austrian and German utility Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) goals. However, only 43% pursue sustainability ambitions with their help.

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Impact Alpha

OCTOBER 8, 2020

We’ll explore financing solutions for clean, affordable and reliable solar power for frontline public health clinics in Africa and South Asia. The World Bank’s Raihan Elahi, Sustainable Energy for All’s Jem Porcaro, UBS’s Phyllis Costanza and Liebreich Associates’ Michael Liebreich join We.

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GreenBiz

APRIL 9, 2021

The golf industry, for one, is increasing its efforts to promote environmental sustainability and marketing to the general public its desire to embrace a more diverse demographic. Over the last few years, the golf industry has made strides towards being more "sustainable," but is it enough? The same can be said for consumers.

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Smart Energy International

APRIL 18, 2024

In particular the three dimensions of the energy ‘trilemma’ – a concept conceived by the World Energy Council (WEC) to reflect progress in the energy transitions and encompassing energy security, equity and sustainability – are evolving to reflect the new ambitions in managing energy for people and planet and the new threat of poly-crises.

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Envirotec Magazine

OCTOBER 27, 2022

The latest edition of the annual Ecological Threat Report (ETR) – produced by the Institute for Economics and Peace (IEP)* – pinpoints trouble hotspots and profiles sustainability challenges in 228 countries and territories worldwide. 23 of the 27 are in sub-Saharan Africa and MENA. Food stress. Nairobi skyline.

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Business Green

APRIL 20, 2021

Government export agency says its provided record levels of sustainable investments to developing countries last year. An independent assessment of national export credit agencies published by Trade & Export Finance Limited had found the UK provided the second most export credit support for sustainable projects last year, it said.

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GreenBiz

FEBRUARY 8, 2021

Social sustainability factors are material issues for many industries, however, and their management is directly linked to a company’s reputation and brand equity. It ranges from 10 percent of GDP in advanced economies to more than 30 percent in South Asia and the Middle East and North Africa. . s Sustainable Development Goals.

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Business Green

JANUARY 22, 2020

A new investment platform launched today in Davos is set to invest $500m in businesses working to achieve the global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The platform will focus on supporting firms in agriculture, finance, energy, education and healthcare across Africa, Asia, Latin America, the Caribbean and Pacific regions.

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DeSmogBlog

APRIL 19, 2024

A review of press accounts, financial disclosures, and the companies’ websites shows this support aided these firms’ KFC-linked operations in up to 13 countries in Asia, Africa, and Europe. In South Africa, the IFC helped one KFC supplier bolster its operations across the region. The EBRD sold its stake in the company in 2019.

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GreenBiz

MAY 21, 2021

Losses came in the Atlantic Forest and Cerrado savanna in Brazil, the grasslands of the Northern Great Plains in the United States and, more recently, similar ecoregions in Central Asia and Africa. Want more great analysis on sustainable food systems? The answers reveal a distressing lack of action.

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GreenBiz

OCTOBER 7, 2020

Heading into fall, this batch of career updates from the worlds of sustainability and business is somewhat top-heavy. Amid myriad social, health and political crises, business sustainability is alive and well and living the Paris Agreement. Mattel appointed Pamela Gill-Alabaster as head of global sustainability. Who's news.

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Envirotec Magazine

MARCH 23, 2022

According to the latest edition of the United Nations World Water Development Report published by UNESCO, the vast potential of groundwater, and the need to manage it sustainably, can no longer be overlooked. In Sub-Saharan Africa, the opportunities offered by the vast aquifers remain largely underexploited.

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Envirotec Magazine

MARCH 26, 2024

Based on the results, they propose the creation of a national carbon credit fund to support sustainable waste management initiatives. For example, Realixo is a firm set up by young university graduates to promote environmental conservation, the circular economy and sustainability.

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The City Fix

APRIL 4, 2024

In the crowded slums of Zambia, Africa, members of the Zambia Youth Federation, a social movement of the urban poor, conducted climate change research and presented it in an emotional spoken word poem. Their message let policymakers know how climate.

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Low Impact

APRIL 18, 2021

And some schemes in South Africa too? Do you think these ideas will spread more rapidly in Africa, Asia and Latin America? Maybe that’s more transparent, but it hasn’t been sustainable. With the sustainable development goals, there’s a 3 trillion dollars gap in funding them. Is that right? Is that right?

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Business Green

JANUARY 30, 2022

Five cutting edge green textile projects have been awarded a share of £100,000 to support the research and development of new sustainable design and production techniques. It creates a culture among the sector's SMEs and young designers of exchanging methods of designing and producing in a more sustainable and socially engaged way.".

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Business Green

MARCH 11, 2021

Global green, social and sustainability bond issuances from financial firms and development banks are expected to approach a record $300bn in 2021, which would mark a near 30 per cent increase on last year's total, according to the latest forecast from Moody's Investors Service.

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Green Market Oracle

NOVEMBER 30, 2019

Sixteenth International Conference on Environmental, Cultural, Economic & Social Sustainability will take place on January 29-31, 2020 at the Pontifical Catholic University of Chile & University of Chile, Santiago, Chile. The special focus will be Sustainability Lessons in the Global South: Priorities, Opportunities, and Risks.

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Grist

AUGUST 3, 2021

Producing metal by growing plants, or phytomining, has long been tipped as an alternative, environmentally-sustainable way to reshape – if not replace – the mining industry. Take, for instance, palm oil – a crop as notorious for its profitability as its role in driving deforestation in Asia and Africa. rufuschaneyi.

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Impact Alpha

OCTOBER 18, 2021

The new fund, The post Actis’ sustainable energy infrastructure fund raises $4.7 ImpactAlpha, October 18 — London-based Actis has raised $19 billion since 2004 for private equity, energy and real estate investments. billion appeared first on ImpactAlpha.

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ThinkGeoEnergy

AUGUST 21, 2023

The capacity building program was organized under the UNIDO global programme “Generating energy capacity from geothermal power generation and its related technologies for sustainable development” (Geothermal Programme) funded by the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry of Japan.

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AFN Sustainable Protein

SEPTEMBER 6, 2019

Asia and Africa are home to 80% of the world’s population and with rising incomes, they are craving and demanding more animal-sourced foods, GFI India's head Varun Deshpande told AFN on the sidelines of the Good Food Conference in San Francisco today.

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DeSmogBlog

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

With 11 murders in 2022, the Philippines continued to be the deadliest country for environmental defenders in the Asia and Pacific regions, Global Witness found. Underreporting of attacks and murders in Asia and Africa presented a significant challenge to assessing risks to activists in these regions. May 4, 2023.

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Smart Energy International

OCTOBER 13, 2023

In addition, with multi-market optimisation, national grids are able to sustain a steady electricity frequency,” Taskinen added. building on each other’s strengths, to collectively grow our portfolio to offer more clients affordable and reliable sustainable heating and cooling.” A subsidiary of E.ON

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AFN Sustainable Protein

OCTOBER 27, 2022

Africa recorded significant wildlife and biodiversity loss at 66%; Asia-Pacific noted a 55% loss. Governments around the world need to invest in the research and infrastructure needed to scale up these more sustainable solutions,” said Ravenscroft. Making a strong sustainability shift.

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Business Green

NOVEMBER 2, 2021

The group has set a target of unlocking $100bn in public and private capital to improve access to clean power across Africa, Asia, and Latin America. The initiative brings together the critical stakeholders that must align and co-create a sustainable path for our nations and for our grandchildren," he said. "It

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Business Green

OCTOBER 7, 2020

The study reveals that the regions contributing the most to global N2O emissions are East Asia, South Asia, Africa and South America, with emissions from synthetic fertilisers dominating releases in China, India and the US and emissions from the application of livestock manure dominating in Africa and South Africa.

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