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Amazon risks becoming a savannah as deforestation impact grows, study war

Business Green

The Amazon rainforest is becoming less resilient and approaching a potential tipping point which could turn its vital ecosystem into arid savannah, a new report has warned. They found that resilience dropped during the major droughts of 2005 and 2010, as part of an ongoing decline from the early 2000s to the most recent data in 2016.

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Oceanus and EDF advance pumped hydro and reverse osmosis system in Latin America

Renewable Energy World

Moreover, Latin America is one of the most affected regions by climate change and its countries are increasingly concerned about the decreasing resilience and security of water supplies. In addition, the solution will provide a local, resilient supply of potable, desalinated water.

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Enel Grids develops natural ester-insulated low carbon transformer

Smart Energy International

Have you read: Enel X partners on demand response pilot to remedy real-time energy needs Enel calls for collaborative action and expands Gridspertise into US Enel X decarbonises Italian chemical facility with ORC plant. The commissioning of the transformer will take place at the Primary Substation in Caltagirone, in the province of Catania.

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Webinar – Analysis of community acceptance of geothermal, 12 October 2023

ThinkGeoEnergy

Historically the large-scale development of geothermal resources has been driven by the need to meet national electricity demands. Geothermal heat can serve to employ and empower communities while simultaneously building resilience to the threats of climate change.

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Poll: British public 'overwhelmingly' backs robust supply chain deforestation laws

Business Green

The results of the poll also reveal significant demand for businesses to do more to tackle the problem, with 35 per cent of respondents believing companies are primarily responsible for ensuring goods sold in the UK do not support the destruction of nature overseas, according to WWF.

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After Violent Clashes of 2019, Investors Reassess Chile’s Prospects for Renewable Energy

GreenTechMedia

Chile's unrest threatened to stymie foreign interest in clean power investments that had helped the country's renewables market become one of the hottest in Latin America, with a compound annual growth rate of 31.5 Chile's economy has been one of the better bets in Latin America in recent years.

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Fighting deforestation should be a top priority for 2021, and here’s how it can be

GreenBiz

While the rate of annual deforestation slowed to about 25 million acres between 2015 and 2020, the trendlines in several regions — especially countries in Africa and South America — aren’t moving in the right direction. Soybean production and cattle raising activities are linked to deforestation in Brazil's Cerrado region.

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