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Biogas trade bodies and companies call for an urgent rethink on GHG Protocol guidance for corporate biomethane use reporting

Envirotec Magazine

for heating or electricity); and scope 3 are indirect emissions associated with business activities and the supply chain. (3) 2) The framework for companies to measure and manage their GHG emissions is established within three ‘scopes’: scope 1 emissions are direct emissions from businesses (e.g.

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Global e-waste has risen 21% in five years, says UN

Envirotec Magazine

This makes e-waste the world’s fastest-growing domestic waste stream, fueled mainly by higher consumption rates of electric and electronic equipment, short life cycles, and few options for repair. Mt) and Europe (12 Mt), while Africa and Oceania generated 2.9 Oceania came second (16.1 Mt and 0.7 Mt respectively.

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World adds record new renewable energy capacity in 2020

Renewable Energy World

More than 80% of all new electricity capacity added last year was renewable, with solar and wind accounting for 91% of new renewables. Africa continued to expand steadily with an increase of 2.6 However, hydropower still accounts for the largest share of renewables in the total mix.

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WoodMac: Bifacial Solar Market Set to Grow Tenfold by 2024

GreenTechMedia

Unlike conventional monofacial solar modules, bifacial solar modules can generate electricity from both the front and the back sides of the panel, increasing the energy yield. Similar mechanisms will drive bifacial development in Egypt and Africa. Forecast of Global Annual Installed Bifacial Solar Capacity, 2019-2024E (MWdc).

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Tracking Climate Action: How the World Can Still Limit Warming to 1.5 Degrees C

The City Fix

Today’s climate change headlines often seem at odds with each other. One day, it’s catastrophic wildfires wreaking havoc around the world; the next, it’s an optimistic piece on the rapid scale-up of solar and wind power. Taken together, such stories.

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IRENA: Global renewables capacity grows a record 9.6 per cent

Business Green

Renewables capacity in Europe and North America grew by 57.3GW and 29.1GW, respectively, while Africa added 2.7GW of capacity, delivering a marginal year-on-year increase. Moreover, Oceania saw 5.2GW of new capacity come online and South America continued an upward trend with 18.2GW of capacity added.

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World Energy Storage Day: a global platform for the energy industry’s potential

Smart Energy International

APAC, starting with China, Japan, Korea, Australia, and New Zealand as the first region; India, the Russian sub-continent as the second region; Europe, the Middle East, and Africa as the third region, and then North and South America as the fourth region.

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