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

Envirotec Magazine

The recent report also predicts global e-waste – discarded products with a battery or plug – will reach 74 Mt by 2030, almost a doubling of e-waste in just 16 years. Mt) and Europe (12 Mt), while Africa and Oceania generated 2.9 Oceania came second (16.1 A record 53.6 Mt, followed by the Americas (13.1 Mt and 0.7

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China 2022 best system assembly solution schemes

Smart Energy International

They talked about the sustainable policy mechanism, capital market, new system assembly technology of energy storage, supply chain system, business model, industrial standards, cases of demonstration projects, spread and deep application of solution schemes, as well as new products. Read more from Shenzhen CLOU.

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Australian network reforms prioritise consumer energy assets

Smart Energy International

The Australian Energy Market Commission (AEMC) has announced a vital reform in network planning to make it easier for households and businesses to utilise their customer energy resources (CER), such as household batteries and EVs, to lower energy bills and feed energy back into the grid.

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Rethinking the energy grid: The evolution of mission-critical power

Smart Energy International

However, digitalization is undeniably a key strategic lever to economic growth that organizations and governments cannot afford to ignore – leading governments of the aforementioned cities to review such policies in view of strong demand and growth potential for data center services and e-commerce services. Have you read? $38

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Australia’s Endeavour Energy opts for sustainability-linked loan

Smart Energy International

The joint sustainability coordinators and mandated lead arrangers for the loan are Commonwealth Bank of Australia and Australia and New Zealand Banking, as part of a syndicate of a total 17 banks.

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

Smart Energy International

The same with policymakers, they will be talking about what are the key policy changes that have happened in each of the regions over the last 12-months and what the industry can expect in each of the regions in the upcoming 12-24 months. Over the last five years, the term giga factories have come to prominence.

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Keeping 1.5C alive: Is COP26 on track to deliver on its goals?

Business Green

"We still have a huge gap," between the promises made by the almost 200 countries who signed up to the Paris Agreement and national targets and policies, explains Niklas Höhne, founding partner of the New Climate Institute in Germany. above pre-industrial times by 2100 based on existing policies. Pull together'. Known unknowns.