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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 Ghana (0.95% of GDP), and $349 million in Rwanda (1.19% of GDP).

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Denmark, Norway, and US to lead Zero-Emission Shipping Mission

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The governments of Denmark, Norway, and the United States, along with the Global Maritime Forum and the Mærsk Mc-Kinney Møller Center for Zero Carbon Shipping, will lead a new Zero-Emission Shipping Mission as part of Mission Innovation.

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Global Bioenergy Partnership publishes report on 24 sustainability indicators for bioenergy: electricity, heat and transport

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The Global Bioenergy Partnership (GBEP) has published its report on sustainability indicators for bioenergy. In the meantime, the Partnership is proceeding with piloting projects in Indonesia, Colombia and Ghana. The Global Bioenergy Partnership Sustainability Indicators For Bioenergy. Earlier post.) Click to enlarge.

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Piedmont Lithium selects Tennessee for second lithium hydroxide project; 30,000 metric tons per year

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The timeline for the progression of the Company’s global portfolio of four projects and estimated start of production date for each facility is as follows: 2023: Québec Project / North American Lithium restart—SC6 production planned for H1 2023.

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Elon Musk to present award to Italian PM in New York

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On Monday evening, Musk will introduce and present a Global Citizen Award to Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni on behalf of think tank the Atlantic Council. ” Earlier this month, Bloomberg also reported that Musk and Meloni will have a closed-door discussion on potential investments in Italy for the AI and space industries.

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IISD Releases Five-Part Series of Reports on Removing Fossil Fuel Subsidies

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The International Institute for Sustainable Development’s Geneva-based Global Subsidies Initiative ( GSI ) has issued a five-part series of reports into how nations might remove fossil-fuel subsidies, on the eve of a meeting of G20 finance ministers in Washington this week. in total by 2010 to 0.7% per year to 2050.

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Toyota Environmental Activities Grant Program accepting application for 2017 awards

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Toyota established the annual program in 2000 in commemoration of Toyota’s receipt of the Global 500 Award in 1999 from the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP); this year marks the program’s 18 th year. Joint biodiversity conservation activities with cocoa farmers in Ghana. Car Free Day Japan. Biodiversity Conservation.

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