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Exploring the Field of Environ Engineering: Safeguarding Our Planet for Future Generations

The Environmental Blog

Combining principles from various scientific disciplines, it addresses some of the most pressing challenges facing our planet, such as pollution, waste management, and climate change. Environmental engineers work on designing and implementing systems that reduce pollution, manage waste, and protect natural resources.

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Green Hydrogen Production Diverse Impact on Energy, Industry and Marine Life

Hydrogen Fuel News

The recent strides in green hydrogen production have brought about a sea change in our approach to sustainable energy. The latter has the potential to rejuvenate oxygen-deprived ‘dead zones’ in our oceans, thereby fostering biodiversity and ecological balance. Gulf Coast to the Baltic Sea.

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How a Blue New Deal charts a course for a sustainable sea change

GreenBiz

The latter includes all ocean-based economic activity, including fishing, shipping, mining, port operations, oil and gas exploration and energy generation. That includes providing opportunities for marginalized and disadvantaged communities, including communities of color, that tend to be at greater risk of pollution and climate impacts.

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The road to a sustainable economy

The Environmental Blog

There’s a resistance to change from vested interests and powerful industries. This sees them as reluctant in transitioning towards renewable energy. Solar, geothermal and wind power, all offer a cleaner alternative to traditional fossil fuels. Another challenge is the short-term focus of the current economic system.

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Subsidies to biomass plant in Teesside must be stopped says environmental coalition

Envirotec Magazine

He also promised to look at how trees burnt for UK energy are sourced, as reported by The Telegraph on 6th November. By comparison, the CfD awarded to Hinkley Point C nuclear power station is £106.12/MWh. Recent science shows that biomass isn’t zero-carbon energy, and that it’s not good value for taxpayer money either.”.

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UK Ministers Met 1-on-1 with Fossil Fuel and Biomass Producers Nine Times as Often as Renewables Since Kwasi Kwarteng Took Energy Portfolio

DeSmogBlog

Policymakers met with fossil fuel and biomass producers nine times as often as with their renewable energy counterparts, DeSmog can reveal, raising fresh concerns over the depth of the government’s commitments to reaching net zero emissions by 2050. Our record on renewable energy speaks for itself,” they said. “In

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The potential of green bonds in emerging markets

Renewable Energy World

Since 2011, annual global energy transition investment (renewable energy, CCS, electrified transport, hydrogen, electrified heat, energy storage) has almost doubled, from $290b to $501b. By Sarah Casey, Portfolio Director, Climate Council. What is a green project anyway?