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AstraZeneca advances plan for climate-friendly inhalers

Business Green

per cent less Global Warming Potential than current models. per cent less Global Warming Potential (GWP) than propellants currently used in respiratory medicines. Pharmaceutical giant reveals it is partnering with Honeywell to develop a new inhaler that has 99.9

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Cooling a hidden threat for climate change and sustainable goals, says Oxford study

Envirotec Magazine

It also examines cooling needs in the context of sustainable development, and finds that this is a global blind spot. The scale of the challenge is immense. Records show September 2020 was the warmest month on record and, under current projections, three-quarters of humanity face health risks from deadly heat.

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Report: It’s time for the U.S. to research solar geoengineering

Grist

It was released on Thursday by the National Academies of Science, Engineering, and Medicine, a nonprofit that acts as an independent advisor to the federal government. National Academies of Science, Engineering, and Medicine. The result of those many hours of discussion and debate is a more than 300-page guide for the U.S.

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

DeSmogBlog

The animal pharmaceutical sector produces vaccines, antibiotics, and other medicines for food, clothing, and companion animals – although food animals are the biggest earner. HfA’s member turnover in 2020 totalled about $26 billion – more than half the sector’s global value. Last year, the animal medicine sector was valued at $45.4

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Direct Air Capture and Storage

Energy Innovation

Energy Innovation partners with the independent nonprofit Aspen Global Change Institute (AGCI) to provide climate and energy research updates. Four scenarios to limit global warming to 1.5°C. Global warming of 1.5 C An IPCC Special Report on the impacts of global warming of 1.5 References.

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Past the tipping point and towards a new clean economy

Business Green

A record $1.4tr was poured into renewables globally last year - investment that's expected to keep growing, hitting $2tr annually by 2030. Venture capital is already moving through the pipeline the kinds of innovation, ranging from clean cement to hydrogen technologies, that jumpstart new markets and investment opportunities.

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Ocean Conservation: Ocean Acidification and the Impacts of Fish Migration

Green Tech Challenge

Some innovations are already available. They also have medicinal effects which humans could benefit from. The Paris Climate Agreement seeks to restrict global warming to 1.5 An innovation from the start-up PlanBlue is aimed at tackling this problem. They play a huge role in maintaining a balance in the ocean.