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Almost nowhere on Earth safe from PM2.5, says Melbourne study

Envirotec Magazine

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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Counting the microns

Envirotec Magazine

1 Only seven countries and three territories last year met World Health Organization pollution guidelines for fine particulate matter, according to the latest report by Swiss company IQ Air, published in March. The report also said 7% of cities in Europe met the WHO PM2.5 µg/m³), other regions in Oceania (12.6 levels in 2023.

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Biogas trade bodies and companies call for an urgent rethink on GHG Protocol guidance for corporate biomethane use reporting

Envirotec Magazine

2 This led to investment in new biomethane production infrastructure, which the world critically needs to cut methane emissions from organic wastes and generate green gas, biofertilisers and bioCO2, but this will no longer be possible under the proposed new guidance.

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China 2022 best system assembly solution schemes

Smart Energy International

Over nine hundred companies of production chain took part in the event, including industrial executive institutes, scientific research organizations, power grid enterprises, power generation firms, system assembly providers and financial institutes. Read more from Shenzhen CLOU.

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Quantum batteries: next-gen storage in sight

Smart Energy International

Novel solar thermal energy storage development gets going in Europe Quantum computing as a service for power grids. To prove the concept of superabsorption, the research team constructed wafer-like microcavities of different sizes containing different numbers of organic molecules, which were charged using a laser. Have you read?