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Ofwat to launch new £4m open competition for water innovation

Envirotec Magazine

Ofwat, the economic regulator of water services in England and Wales, has announced a new “open access” competition for innovators, in an apparent widening of the scope of its existing £200m Innovation Fund, and a bid to encourage more diverse ideas to transform water services. Current timeline for the fund.

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Roads and digital innovation: White paper presents highlights from local authority project leads

Envirotec Magazine

A seemingly ground-breaking government-funded initiative to accelerate innovation in the roads sector has published its latest white paper, looking at the role of digital tools, platforms and data in this area, and some of the outstanding challenges. The first white paper covered the mobilisation phase of the projects.

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Counting the microns

Envirotec Magazine

A couple of recent studies attempt to document the changing profile of this pollutant, and its prevalence in different regions of the world. Reacting to IQAir’s latest report, Greenpeace International senior air quality scientist Aidan Farrow said that “In 2023 air pollution remained a global health catastrophe.” levels in 2023.

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United States EPS 3.0 Update Adds GDP and Jobs Impacts, Improved Public Health Metrics, and More

Energy Innovation

This week, Energy Innovation launched a significant model update to the United States Energy Policy Simulator (EPS) , our open-source, peer-reviewed, and nonpartisan model that estimates the environmental, economic, and health impacts of hundreds of climate and energy policies. By Megan Mahajan and Jeffrey Rissman. Prior to 3.0,

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Major Animal Pharma Industry Group Forced to Remove UN Logo from ‘Misleading’ Briefing on Livestock Climate Impact

DeSmogBlog

The policy briefing document was released in early January by Belgium-based organization, HealthforAnimals (HfA), which represents some of the world’s biggest and best known animal pharmaceutical companies, including Zoetis, Boehringer Ingelheim Animal Health, Merck Animal Health, Elanco Animal Health, IDEXX, and Ceva Santé Animale.

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Can big data, AI and chemical footprinting help the renewable energy sector avoid a toxic waste legacy?

GreenBiz

Three years ago, the Department of Materials Design and Innovation at the University at Buffalo, Clean Production Action (CPA) and Niagara Share created the Collaboratory for a Regenerative Economy (CoRE). Some of these chemistries are unsafe for the environment and human health. Using big data and AI to accelerate material discovery

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Big Meat Unveils Battle Plans for COP28

DeSmogBlog

Documents seen by DeSmog and the Guardian show that the meat industry is poised to “tell its story and tell it well” in the lead up and during the Dubai conference, which comes on the heels of the world’s hottest ever year. percent contribution to global human-induced emissions is a higher share than aviation.