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World Air Quality Report 2022 highlights pollution hotspots

Envirotec Magazine

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: Download the full report here. Lahore is the most polluted metropolitan area of 2022.

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Report by African Circular Economy Alliance shines light on ‘Five Big Bets’ for circular economy

Envirotec Magazine

As a strategic partner and host of its secretariat, the African Development Bank organized the event in collaboration with the World Economic Forum. As president of Sitra, one of the most forward-thinking institutions on the circular economy, Jyrki Katainen said the Five Big Bets framework provided a roadmap for inclusive growth in Africa.

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NICFI Tropical Forest Basemaps Now Available in Google Earth Engine

Planet Pulse

Early access users from the Forestry Department of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations demonstrate the ability to automatically analyze deforestation and land cover changes now that the high-resolution NICFI-Planet data is available in Google Earth Engine’s cloud computing platform. “The

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The ‘S’ in ESG gains currency

GreenBiz

You can download the entire report here. 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. . The ‘S’ in ESG gains currency. Manjit Jus. Mon, 02/08/2021 - 01:00. This article originally appeared in the State of Green Business 2021.

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FreeWater is the startup connecting people to free, clean water

AGreenLiving

FreeWater will donate 10 cents from each beverage to charities that build water wells for people in need in Africa. Advertisers can connect QR codes to the packaging for consumers to scan for coupons, videos, food orders, surveys, download music, movies, tv shows, video games, augmented reality and more.

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Elevate Your Business with the Powered By Planet Program

Planet Pulse

With the program, organizations like technology companies and independent software vendors can drive value and innovation for the end users across various geographies and industries such as agriculture, analytics, energy, maritime and more.

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The role of antitrust law in creating energy democracy

Renewable Energy World

Podcast (localenergyrules): Play in new window | Download | Embed. After her time in Madagascar, Su worked extensively in Asia, Africa, and Europe. Farrell and Su discuss how legal advocacy for energy democracy can overcome utility barriers to a renewable energy economy. Subscribe: Apple Podcasts | Stitcher | RSS Episode Transcript.