Impact Alpha

APRIL 20, 2020

ImpactAlpha, April 20 – Africa’s health systems may have an advantage in the fight against COVID: experience mobilizing around outbreaks of infectious diseases. Watching the public health calamities that unfolded in China, Europe and the U.S., So far, there are fewer than 22,000. So far, there are fewer than 22,000.

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DeSmogBlog

OCTOBER 4, 2023

The findings come at a crucial time for nature-friendly laws in Europe, which scientists say are critical to securing the bloc’s food supply and tackling both climate breakdown and biodiversity collapse. These statistics raise huge concerns but are hardly surprising,” said Vicky Cann from transparency watchdog Corporate Europe Observatory.

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Impact Alpha

MARCH 30, 2020

Europe and the United States face the challenge of providing tens of thousands of people to access intensive health care services. The post Cost-effective response to COVID-19: Light every health clinic in Africa and south Asia appeared first on ImpactAlpha.

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Impact Alpha

OCTOBER 5, 2021

Building health and wealth. vs. Europe, private equity in Africa appeared first on ImpactAlpha. Greetings, Agents of Impact! It’s not just about more solar and wind installations. The low-carbon transition requires building retrofits, The post The Brief: Activating retail investors, equitable car insurance, reforestation drones, U.S.

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Envirotec Magazine

MARCH 7, 2023

A seemingly world-first study of daily ambient fine particulate matter ( PM 2.5 ) across the globe reports that only 0.18% of the global land area and 0.001% of the global population are exposed to levels of PM 2.5 – the world’s leading environmental health risk factor – below levels of safety recommended by Word Health Organization (WHO).

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DeSmogBlog

DECEMBER 21, 2022

Veteran sustainable food and farming experts welcomed the strategy as one that just might have a genuine shot at transforming the agriculture sector and result in better public health, contribute to ending the vertiginous decline of biodiversity, and lower greenhouse gas pollution. The battle over agrochemical regulation is not new.

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Business Green

OCTOBER 27, 2020

Indoor air pollution risks exacerbating prior health issues of up to 440,000 manufacturing and logistics workers in the UK, Global Action Study warns. Current regulation continues to allow unacceptable levels of airborne hazards and pollution that are dangerous to manufacturing workers' health.".

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Envirotec Magazine

JANUARY 12, 2024

One of the most polluted cities in the EU, Warsaw has voted to adopt the city’s first ever Clean Transport Zone in July 2024, following evidence submitted by environmental consultancy Ricardo, on the health impacts and economic case for such a measure. billion euros every year. billion zloty): 12% of the city’s annual budget.

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Business Green

JULY 13, 2021

Four more certification bodies added to online retailer's Climate Pledge Friendly scheme covering chemicals, organic items, animal welfare and human health.

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Energy Innovation

JANUARY 27, 2022

People around the world are increasingly aware of and impacted by climate change, which is connected unsurprisingly with a parallel uptick in associated mental health stress. But providing supportive services requires a better understanding of climate change’s effects on the mental health of all people. Source: Marazziti et al.

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Smart Energy International

DECEMBER 7, 2022

(“Palantir,” NYSE:PLTR), a leading builder of operating systems for the modern enterprise, presented its solutions for digitalisation, data analytics, and resilience in times of crisis for the energy sector at Enlit Europe 2022. More news from Palantir. About Palantir Foundational software of tomorrow. Delivered today.

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Business Green

AUGUST 30, 2021

Leaded petrol is no longer officially being sold or used anywhere in the world, in a move hailed by the UN as "a huge milestone for global health and out environment" and an exemplar of successful multilateral efforts to phase out harmful fossil fuels. Africa's governments must give no more excuses for the fossil fuel industry.

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Business Green

OCTOBER 21, 2021

The 2021 Lancet Countdown report has today warned the impacts of climate change pose increasing health risks and are exacerbating existing health and social inequalities. The report also warns coasts around northern Europe and the US are becoming more conducive to bacteria that produce gastroenteritis, wound infections, and sepsis.

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Business Green

APRIL 8, 2020

The coronavirus crisis demonstrates the "critical need" for Europe to strengthen the resilience of its economy against climate and environmental threats, the European Commission said today, as it set the ball rolling towards finalising a new Sustainable Finance Strategy for the continent in 2020.

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Charged

JUNE 8, 2020

Air pollution in China has climbed back to pre-pandemic levels, and scientists say the same will probably happen in Europe soon. Health Canada estimates that 3,000 premature deaths per year can be attributed to air pollution in the Greater Toronto-Hamilton Area. “If The net effect remains a large improvement in air quality.” (In

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Envirotec Magazine

SEPTEMBER 16, 2020

A new analysis released on 15 September by Environmental Defense Fund Europe (EDF Europe), based on data from the Waze for Cities Programme, appears to show that traffic congestion is currently increasing in London and it is now worse than 2019 levels outside the city centre. The analysis examines data from May 2020 onwards.

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Envirotec Magazine

MARCH 20, 2020

People living in polluted cities are more at risk from Covid-19, according to health experts cited in a 16 March report from the European Public Health Alliance (EPHA), an advocacy group. Air pollution is the biggest environmental health risk in Europe, with the problem greatest in cities, according to the EEA.

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Charged

JUNE 15, 2020

We’ve been reading a raft of articles speculating on how the COVID-19 health crisis will affect the EV industry. This contains some interesting statistical tidbits which, taken together, indicate that post-crisis, EV leadership is likely to shift to Europe. The EU’s 2020/21 target of 95 grams of CO? in Germany and 7.3%

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Envirotec Magazine

APRIL 25, 2024

A proposal to ban the manufacture, import and use of PFAS in Europe, with a few exceptions, is currently being debated at the European Commission. However, there are some instances of PFAS regulations being introduced for specific industries. For example, South Korea proposed the ban of 8 PFAS in the cosmetics industry in 2022.

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Envirotec Magazine

FEBRUARY 20, 2023

Harrowing statistics from the European Agency for Safety and Health at Work state that quarry workers are twice as likely to be killed in an accident than construction workers, and thirteen times more likely than those working in manufacturing.

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Smart Energy International

JUNE 8, 2022

This is in effect a home and energy health assessment – done by drone in under an hour and giving an inside-out image of all the areas where we can improve energy efficiency and make homes more comfortable for customers, as well as helping to reduce bills and carbon emissions,” says Michael Lewis, CEO of E.ON

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Envirotec Magazine

APRIL 17, 2024

A major mapping project showed that they can be found at millions of sites throughout Europe. They cause major health problems and environmental damage. PFAS are a class of around 12,000 chemicals which, due to their unique properties, are now being used in a huge number of applications and devices.

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Envirotec Magazine

NOVEMBER 14, 2022

GenX chemical contaminants, which don’t degrade in the environment and have been linked to several serious health concerns like cancers, reproductive issues and the reduced efficacies of vaccines, could soon be eliminated more quickly and more effectively.

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Green Roof Technology

FEBRUARY 5, 2018

State of the Art Health Care and Green Infrastructure. Germany has a universal multi-payer health care system with two main types of health insurance: "Statutory Health Insurance" (Gesetzliche Krankenversicherung) known as sickness funds (Krankenkassen) and "Private Health Insurance" (Private Krankenversicherung).

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Envirotec Magazine

JANUARY 25, 2024

Legislators in Europe seem to be keeping a closer eye on microplastics, with the introduction of European Union (EU) Regulation 2023/2055 in September being a recent milestone. i] In Europe alone, the European Union (EU) estimates 145,000 tonnes of microplastics are used every year in the EU/European Economic Area (EEA). [ii]

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GreenBiz

JUNE 30, 2021

The foundation hopes that by accomplishing this in four regions — the United States, China, India and Europe — enough global momentum will be achieved to stop the heating of the atmosphere. and in Europe. and Europe. The goal: eliminate the use of the combustion engine in personal vehicles and the trucking industry by 2050.

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GreenTechMedia

APRIL 2, 2020

The IEA study will show that disposing of solar panels in landfill is unlikely to have an adverse impact on human health, according to co-author Dr. Garvin Heath, a senior scientist in the U.S. ” Europe's big idea, small volumes. still lags behind Europe on solar recycling. With all this, the U.S. Credit: PV Cycle).

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Business Green

JUNE 24, 2020

It's a health crisis that is crying out for business innovation, but it's also an opportunity for businesses to radically improve the quality of life for their customers and employees," he said.

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altenergymag

SEPTEMBER 21, 2022

Sulzer Schmid, a Swiss company pioneering UAV technology for wind rotor blade inspections, announced today that it has completed its fourth successive European inspection campaign for Vestas, covering 4,000 wind turbines in seven countries across Northern and Central Europe.

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Business Green

APRIL 20, 2022

The Bovaer feed additive, which secured regulatory market approval from the EU in February, is aimed at curbing the problem, by suppressing the enzyme that triggers methane production in a cow's digestive system, without affecting livestock health or milk quality.

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Smart Energy International

APRIL 11, 2022

This comes as part of a wider investment scheme into renewable energy, water, health, communications and rural and urban development. million) investment decision across clean energy, health and water. This will help Europe to meet the social, economic and security challenges posed by the war in Ukraine.”. 316 million ($344.95

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Business Green

JUNE 22, 2022

Confidence is rapidly growing that fully decarbonising the power system across the UK and Europe can be achieved at no additional cost by 2035. It therefore argues such a vision should be at the core of government's policy plans as they strive to deliver on their goal of building a net zero emission continent by mid-century.

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Business Green

JUNE 28, 2020

Europe's average car and van emissions increased in 2019 for the third year running, according to provisional findings published on Friday by the European Environment Agency (EEA). Zero and low emission vehicles must be deployed much faster across Europe to achieve the stricter targets that apply from 2020," the EEA warned.

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Envirotec Magazine

JUNE 23, 2022

Researchers have measured the composition of fine dust at 22 locations in Europe, producing what they describe as a European map of the most important aerosol sources. The researchers analysed data collected at 22 sites in both urban and rural areas across Europe. Combustion and traffic. Wood is a natural material.

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Impact Alpha

OCTOBER 9, 2019

Helsinki-based Soil Scout is among a number of tech startups trying to improve awareness and management of soil health with sensor-enabled analytics platforms.

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Business Green

JANUARY 19, 2023

From its source in the Pindos Mountains in north-west Greece to its meeting with the Adriatic Sea in Albania, the Vjosa river flows uninterrupted for more than 270 kilometres, making it the longest free-flowing river in Europe outside of Russia. But the picture is much more complicated.

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Smart Energy International

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

This was highlighted by Gianni Armani, director of Enel Grids & Innovability, at Enlit Europe in Paris, who compared investing in the grid to maintaining one’s personal health. Join Enlit Europe in Paris. Said Armani during the keynote panel discussion: “I like to eat as an Italian. With plans to spend €35.8

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