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AQLI: new data reveals little progress globally in reducing air pollution over the last two decades

Green Car Congress

Particulate air pollution continues to cut global life expectancy by nearly two years as progress in some countries counterbalances worsening air quality in others, according to the Air Quality Life Index (AQLI). High pollution across the entirety of Bangladesh makes it the most polluted country in the world.

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Gogoro battery-swapping electric scooters continue international expansion

Baua Electric

Now, the battery-swapping electric scooter leader is adding another pin to the map: Nepal. As a new energy venture, Nebula is committed to leading the way towards an environmentally sustainable and energy-independent Nepal. Both are key features for the Nepal market. “We So that model heading to Nepal makes a lot of sense.

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International study identifies 14 key measures to reduce methane and black carbon emissions; reduction in projected global mean warming of ~0.5 °C by 2050

Green Car Congress

A study by an international team of researchers, led by Drew Shindell of NASA’s Goddard Institute for Space Studies (GISS) in New York City, has identified 14 measures targeting methane and black carbon (BC) emissions that could reduce projected global mean warming ~0.5°C °F) by 2050, as well as improving human health and agriculture.

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Power Electric Scooter Buyers Guide | Mid 2021

Plug In India

They are global exporters of electric scooters to all parts of the world. They are global exporters of OPAI brand of electric scooters to all parts of the world. 75+ dealerships Pan India and Nepal. Bajaj does not have conflict of interests as they dont have a pollution scooter business, but they have production hell problems.

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2018 Environmental Performance Index: Air quality top public health threat

Green Car Congress

Recent research cited by the EPI suggests that around five million people die prematurely every year due to air pollution, accounting for approximately one in every ten deaths annually. India and Bangladesh come in near the bottom of the rankings, with Burundi, Democratic Republic of the Congo, and Nepal rounding out the bottom five.

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