Business Green

AUGUST 30, 2021

Leaded petrol is no longer officially being sold or used anywhere in the world, in a move hailed by the UN as "a huge milestone for global health and out environment" and an exemplar of successful multilateral efforts to phase out harmful fossil fuels.

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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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Envirotec Magazine

SEPTEMBER 5, 2022

Late August saw the release of “Air Quality and Health In Cities”, the latest edition of The State of Global Air report, produced annually by the US Health Effects Institute. It attempts a snapshot of air pollution exposure in over 7000 cities worldwide, and its impact on health. Between NO2 and PM2.5,

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Grist

MAY 30, 2024

“If this is a biological response, imagine what’s happening in places like India and Africa where the heat can get to an unbearable 130 degrees Fahrenheit,” Basu remembers thinking. Higher temperatures will also have knock-on impacts to gestational and fetal health. particularly in marginalized communities. percent in South Asia.

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DeSmogBlog

NOVEMBER 15, 2022

German, Italian and other companies have been scouring Africa for alternatives to Russian supplies in the wake of the February invasion of Ukraine, raising fears that new projects will lock Africa into long-term dependence on fossil fuels. We cannot be Europe’s gas station. Different path.

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DeSmogBlog

APRIL 19, 2024

With its unparalleled purchasing power and exacting demands, fast food has long shaped agricultural systems in the United States, Europe, and China. 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.

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Envirotec Magazine

AUGUST 6, 2020

Mt) and Europe (12 Mt), while Africa and Oceania generated 2.9 For perspective, last year’s e-waste weighed substantially more than all the adults in Europe, or as much as 350 cruise ships the size of the Queen Mary 2, enough to form a line 125 km long. Asia and Africa were much lower: 5.6 Mt and 0.7 kg per capita.

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Business Green

JANUARY 9, 2023

The study details how increasing incidences of heat stress are leading to worsening working conditions, increasing the risk of short and long-term health complications for workers, and undermining productivity in many markets around the world. Dasgupta said.

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Envirotec Magazine

OCTOBER 27, 2022

Projections to 2050 show that much of sub-Saharan Africa will be unsustainable, with 95% population growth projected, currently 738 million people lack adequate food and all but one country facing extreme water stress. · 23 of the 27 are in sub-Saharan Africa and MENA. billion by 2050, representing 49% of the world’s population.

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Smart Energy International

MAY 21, 2024

Held in Nairobi, Kenya, a delegation of speakers discussed energy efficiency’s importance in empowering the local economy and creating green jobs in Africa. “A Illustrating, Nanda explained how cities across Africa represent a key opportunity to implement change and opportunities. Cities in Africa … are hubs where people come together.

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Smart Energy International

MAY 21, 2024

Held in Nairobi, Kenya, a delegation of speakers discussed energy efficiency’s importance in empowering the local economy and creating green jobs in Africa. “A Illustrating, Nanda explained how cities across Africa represent a key opportunity to implement change and opportunities. Cities in Africa … are hubs where people come together.

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Grist

JULY 27, 2023

Read next: A brain-swelling illness spread by ticks is on the rise in Europe] When contracted, the fungus can cause bloodstream, wound, and respiratory infections, and other severe illnesses. Now, she said, most cases are acquired locally, generally spreading among patients in health care settings. In the U.S., In the U.S.,

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Smart Energy International

APRIL 5, 2022

EMEA (Europe, Middle East and Africa) is a highly diverse area, both between the individual regions and across them. We encounter the extremes of development from advanced high tech digitally-driven communities to others that still lack access to reliable power or water and sanitation.

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Smart Energy International

NOVEMBER 18, 2022

billion) in clean energy investment to upgrade energy networks, enhance energy efficiency and increase renewable energy sources across Europe. billion) investment agreement in new financing to accelerate climate action and clean energy, business investment, health and sustainable transport investment across Europe and around the world. “As

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Business Green

JULY 5, 2021

European energy giant inks three year partnership with leading distributed solar charity to help boost clean energy access across Africa. The company's donations will be used to increase access to solar light and power across Africa, with a particular focus on critical rural health clinics. Together we can end the darkness.".

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Grist

AUGUST 1, 2023

In early 2022, nearly 200,000 Malawians were displaced after two tropical storms struck the southeastern part of Africa barely a month apart. It’s difficult to say that [Tropical Storm Ana and Cyclone Gombe] caused the cholera outbreak,” UNICEF public health emergency specialist Raoul Kamadjeu said. Read more here.

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Planet Pulse

MARCH 21, 2020

With that in mind, Planet partners with organizations like Swift Geospatial , a company based in South Africa that utilizes technology to optimize forest management and help reduce the unnecessary cutting of trees. Near-infrared, red, green false-color composite of timber stands near Mtubatuba, South Africa. June 4, 2019.

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ThinkGeoEnergy

MAY 27, 2024

Heat stress: A growing problem Heat stress, which is the negative effects of being in a hot environment, is a major and growing public health concern stemming from climate change. The RGU research team have expertise in a range of fields including sociology, health sciences, computing, engineering and architecture.

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DeSmogBlog

NOVEMBER 10, 2023

The negative impacts of hydraulic fracturing on public health, the environment, and the climate are “intractable and not fixable,” according to a newly published report. Concerned Health Professionals of New York compiled all the literature into a “fracking compendium,” as they called it.

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Grist

FEBRUARY 6, 2023

Insects fared better in the Amazonian region, Africa, Western Australia, and Eastern and Central Europe, while achieving less protected area coverage in North America and South and Southeast Asia. Human health and food security is intrinsically tied to the health of insect populations.

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Envirotec Magazine

FEBRUARY 5, 2020

Vast amounts of valuable energy, agricultural nutrients, and water could potentially be recovered from the world’s fast-rising volume of municipal wastewater, according to a new study by UN University’s Canadian-based Institute for Water, Environment and Health (UNU-INWEH).

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Envirotec Magazine

JANUARY 25, 2021

Huug Haasnoot, Fugro’s Director for Land Asset Integrity in Europe and Africa, said: “We are delighted to have been awarded this project by the World Bank.

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Envirotec Magazine

MARCH 17, 2021

The US EPA website lists the problematic effects of leaks, and these include harms in relation to ozone depletion, global warming, flammability, toxicity, reduced air quality, ecosystem effects, and occupational health and safety. Health and safety is a tricky issue as some harmful gases are odourless and tasteless. About the author.

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DeSmogBlog

DECEMBER 20, 2023

Many of these arguments have been around for decades,” said Cóilín Nunan, a policy and scientific adviser to Alliance to Save Our Antibiotics, a coalition of health, sustainable farming, and civil society organisations. drug makers Elanco Animal Health Inc., Phibro Animal Health Corp., and Zoetis Inc. and Zoetis Inc.,

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Smart Energy International

NOVEMBER 6, 2023

Information that would be included would be on the battery’s composition, its state of health, history and more. Alsym Energy is targeting initially Middle East countries such as Saudi Arabia but prime opportunities would include much of Africa, central America and for example India. Join Enlit Europe in Paris. Have you read?

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Smart Energy International

APRIL 18, 2024

Environmental sustainability has broadened to a holistic concern for planetary health, embracing circular economy principles, the interconnectedness of water, food, and energy systems and the better alignment of decarbonisation efforts with the planet’s ecological limits.

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Smart Energy International

FEBRUARY 21, 2022

Today, it is focused on Latin America, tomorrow on Europe (my own backyard), Thursday on Asia and Friday on Africa. Energy poverty already has powerful implications today from a public health or productivity point of view, for example, as it may harm one’s ability to live a decent life or perform a job. Have you read?

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Envirotec Magazine

NOVEMBER 20, 2019

Clean water is critical to good health, yet according to the World Health Organisation, 1 in 3 people globally still do not have access to safe drinking water. In parallel, there are already efforts to disseminate the understanding from our work for practical use in countries across Africa where Moringa grows.”.

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Business Green

SEPTEMBER 13, 2021

The study, which is under peer review in the scientific journal Lancet Planetary Health, is based on surveys of 10,000 children and people aged 16-25 in 10 countries across Europe, the Americas, Asia, Africa, and Australasia and was carried out by academics from institutions in Europe and North America.

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Envirotec Magazine

JULY 19, 2021

Dryad is now working on ten proof-of-concept deployments with forest owners in the US, Europe, Australia, Indonesia and Africa. By adding additional sensors, the network can also be used to monitor tree health and growth. Mass production of the sensors and gateways will begin shortly in Germany.

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Renewable Energy World

JANUARY 20, 2021

Data generated from the analysis will be used to help Lake Turkana Wind Power (LTWP) to increase annual energy production, monitor asset health and manage technical financial risk.

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Renewable Energy World

JULY 7, 2021

Receiving the items on behalf of the Ministry of Public Health, Dr Judith Seunge, a senior official at the Ministry of Public Health said the donation is timely and will boost immunisation in remote areas “which is one of the areas of focus for the government at this moment”.

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DeSmogBlog

JUNE 8, 2023

“This report exposes in shocking detail the damage inflicted by the extraction of fish from West Africa, driven by demand from major aquaculture and agriculture corporations around the world,” said Yves Reichling from sustainable food campaign group Feedback EU. “We

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Business Green

JULY 9, 2020

This plan for 2030 is our most ambitious yet," said Tristram Wilkinson, President for Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) Kimberly-Clark. "We It's exciting to see such strong focus on human well-being, from a business with so many touchpoints to health. The company also reported that its water footprint has fallen 21.5

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Business Green

MARCH 1, 2022

Take the UK's National Health Service (NHS) as an example. In October 2020, the NHS appointed its first chief sustainability officer, who is responsible improving the health of the nation through a "robust and accelerated response to climate change and the broader sustainability agenda". Adapting corporate structure.

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Envirotec Magazine

OCTOBER 1, 2021

billion people — greater than the population of Europe — live at risk of exposure to intense flooding,” adds Dr. Smakhtin. “We He adds that floods like those this year in Europe that killed more than 200 people and caused billions of dollars in damages are now up to nine times more likely because of climate change. “As

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DeSmogBlog

DECEMBER 23, 2023

Large swaths of the Middle East and North Africa are warming at almost twice the rate of the global average, with devastating effects: blazes in the forests of Algeria and Syria , sandstorms choking the air in Iraq, and deadly heat waves gripping urban centers. It really [affects] peoples’ bodies, their health, their environment, their air.

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