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Study: air pollution caused 1.1M deaths across Africa in 2019, toll from outdoor pollution rising

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Deaths attributable to household air pollution and ambient particulate matter (PM 2.5 ) air pollution in Ethiopia, Ghana, Rwanda, and overall in Africa, 1990–2019. —Philip Landrigan, director of Boston College’s Global Observatory on Pollution and Health. billion in Ethiopia, or 1.16% of the nation’s gross domestic product; $1.6

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Africa’s Electricity-Access Problem Is Worse Than You Think

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Knowing how many solar panels are on a roof informs us about the maximum possible rate of local generation but not about the annual capacity factor or about the final uses of generated electricity. first year in decades when the rate did not go up). Egypt, for instance, is at about 1,500 kWh/year, or a quarter of the affluent rate.

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IEEE Humanitarian Program Sees Record Growth

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events last year, including the Multi-Stakeholder Forum on Science, Technology, and Innovation for the SDGs and the Global Sustainable Technology and Innovation Community Conference. MANY FIRSTS The committee held its first Global Summit in November. COLLABORATIONS The committee participated in several U.N.

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