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Only 40% of utilities in developing countries are financially sustainable,
jeopardizing energy transition and access goals ...more |
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Germany's solar power installation rose by 35% year-on-year in the first four months of 2024, boosted by a rise in industrial, commercial and ground-mounted photovoltaics demand, solar power association BSW said on Tuesday. ...more |
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More than 800 coal-fired power plants in emerging countries could be decommissioned and profitably replaced by cleaner solar energy starting from the end of the decade, research on Monday showed. ...more |
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A new artificial intelligence (AI) system can be used to predict crop yields up to six months before harvest, researchers say. ...more |
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Hikers may be inadvertently damaging the environment and risking their own health by wearing clothes made waterproof with “forever chemicals”, according to research by Ethical Consumer. ...more |
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The world is way off track on most of the sustainable development targets agreed in 2015, such as tackling poverty and hunger, says a United Nations report which cites funding shortfalls, geopolitical tensions and the COVID-19 pandemic. ...more |
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European Union countries on Monday gave final approval to a major and long-awaited plan to better protect nature in the 27-nation bloc. ...more |
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British wind and solar farms exporting power to continental Europe could face CO2 fees from 2026 - even though they don't produce any emissions - unless the UK and European Union can agree changes around the EU's carbon border tax. ...more |
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Research being led by Teesside University could improve access to clean, safe drinking water for millions of people in the developing world. ...more |
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Most people today would lean towards environmentally friendly life choices, but not at the expense of being clean. When it comes to our washing habits, the fear of being perceived as dirty often wins out over the desire to act in an environmentally friendly way. And the more inclined we are to feel disgusted, the more we wash our clothes. This is shown by a unique study from Chalmers University of Technology, Sweden, that examines the driving forces behind our laundering behaviours and provides new tools for how people's environmental impact can be reduced. ...more |
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