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Green ammonia could decarbonize 60% of global shipping when offered at just 10 regional fuel ports

Envirotec Magazine

A study published on 9 January appears to find that green ammonia could be used to fulfil the fuel demands of over 60% of global shipping by targeting just the top 10 regional fuel ports. The study appeared in the journal Environmental Research: Infrastructure and Sustainability. Image credit: IOP Publishing.

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Study highlights the importance and vulnerability of the world’s water towers

Envirotec Magazine

Some of the vulnerable water towers are especially under pressure due to demands from population growth and alarming increases in downstream water use,” explains study coauthor and Acting Program Director of the IIASA Water Program, Yoshihide Wada. Asia: Indus, Tarim, Amu Darya, Syr Darya, Ganges-Brahmaputra. ?

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Study highlights the importance and vulnerability of the world’s water towers

Envirotec Magazine

Some of the vulnerable water towers are especially under pressure due to demands from population growth and alarming increases in downstream water use,” explains study coauthor and Acting Program Director of the IIASA Water Program, Yoshihide Wada. Asia: Indus, Tarim, Amu Darya, Syr Darya, Ganges-Brahmaputra. ?

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Study: Fertiliser use threatens global climate goals as nitrous oxide emissions soar

Business Green

The dominant driver of the increase in atmospheric nitrous oxide comes from agriculture, and the growing demand for food and feed for animals will further increase global nitrous oxide emissions," Tian said. There is a conflict between the way we are feeding people and stabilising the climate.".

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Palm oil buyers pledge to fund social and enviornmental projects in 'priority' sourcing regions

Business Green

All the companies are members of the Action for Sustainable Derivatives (ASD) group, which aims to make palm oil supply chains more environmentally and socially responsible and conducts an annual investigation to map risks in its members' supply chains. We're proud to launch the ASD Impact Fund.

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Soy scandals: Green groups raise alarm over deforestation impact of corporates' soy supply chains

Business Green

Two new reports today warn urgent is needed to eliminate deforestation arising from surging demand for soy. Soy expansion is increasingly encroaching on African savannahs and native grasslands in Central Asia, as well, the report warned.

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Amazon increases global renewables portfolio holdings, expands into Brazil, India, and Poland

Business Green

The company announced its latest green investments at New York Climate Week, confirming plans for its first project in South America in the form of a solar farm in Brazil, as well as its first solar farms in India and Poland. "We In the Asia-Pacific region, the company now has a total of 57 renewable energy projects.