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The Hydrogen: Sustainable Boost for Ozone Layer Preservation

FuelCellsWorks

Hydrogen itself does not have a direct role in ozone layer preservation, but it can contribute to its protection by providing an alternative and clean source of energy when used.

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Polis Calls Incoming Regulatory Hammer From Ozone Announcement “Good News”

Energy Central

Jared Polis (D) is touting his decision to let the Environmental Protection Agency downgrade the state’s ozone attainment level, calling it “good news” that a wave of new regulations will have economic consequences, including in the state’s oil and natural gas sector.

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What are ‘planetary boundaries’ and why should we care?

Envirotec Magazine

Earth’s energy balance (commonly known as the climate) and its interactions with trillions of species is the main determinant of environmental conditions. We’ve done it already in the 1990s, when international cooperation quickly phased out ozone-depleting chemicals and stopped the dangerous ozone hole from getting ever-bigger.

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Solar Farm Market is Expected to Increase at a 17.51% of CAGR by 2030

altenergymag

The extensive usage of fossil fuels in order to meet the rising demand for energy is driving the need for sustainable energy. The government is also taking various initiatives to promote renewable energy usage and move towards a sustainable environment. billion by 2030, at a CAGR of 17.51%.

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An eco-friendly process for removing odorous VOCs in industries

TechXplore

A research team has developed a green technology for eliminating odorous volatile organic compounds (VOCs) and their by-products, such as residual ozone and formaldehyde.

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The First Big Environmental Problem We Thought We Had Solved Has Come Back to Bite Us

Energy Central

Human-engineered ozone remains a problem coming largely from petrochemical industrial sources. The Persian Gulf has the highest concentrations of industrial ozone. Another country with high ozone levels is Nepal where rapid urbanization and industrial pollution in the Kathmandu Valley are seen to be the cause. Where is it worse?

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This year’s ozone hole could be the smallest it has been in 30 years

AGreenLiving

For decades, scientists have closely observed the ozone layer , which protects Earth from the sun’s harmful ultraviolet (UV) radiation. Ozone is created in our atmosphere when the sun’s high-energy UV rays rupture the stable covalent bonds of atmospheric oxygen (O2) molecules, transforming them into free radicals.

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