Environment
Climate change adaptation; environmental conservation; protecting biodiversity—this page covers the trends and news that will shape the future of our shared environment.
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https://www.mediaupdate.co.za/publicity/153976/reducing-your-waste-tariffs-by-forming-a-waste-management-club
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Mediaupdate
This is a collective of people within a residential or business cluster that takes ownership of the area's waste minimisation and diversion initiatives. With the Western Cape Government aiming for a complete organic waste landfill ban by 2027, it is crucial to account for your organic waste stream.
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https://www.koreaherald.com/view.php?ud=20231016000586
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Koreaherald
South Korean chemical and battery materials manufacturer Posco Future M has achieved 100 percent recycling of refractory waste, gaining a foothold in green transformation, the company said Monday.Usually, in the shape of bricks, refractories are solid materials that can withstand high...
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https://www.foxnews.com/us/climate-change-threatens-river-basins-worldwide-snowpack-declines-study-finds
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Foxnews
Fox News Flash top headlines are here. Check out what's clicking on Foxnews.com. A new study reveals that river basins worldwide, once consistently snowbound, are experiencing a decline in snowpack due to climate change.Regions with winter temperatures averaging colder than this threshold tend to...
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https://www.sustainabilitymatters.net.au/content/waste/case-study/insect-powered-food-waste-management-solution-for-hospitality-industry-899368826
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Sustainabilitymatters
Howard Smith Wharves and Goterra have unveiled a food waste management initiative with the deployment of Goterra's technology onsite at the precinct. The solution, powered by insect technology, is designed to help provide sustainable food waste management in the hospitality industry. CEO of Howard Smith Wharves Luke Fraser said, "Our core sustainability focus is to ensure that waste generated across our venues is separated, segregated and recycled.
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https://www.tomshardware.com/3d-printing/recycled-plastic-utensils-make-surprisingly-good-3d-printer-filament
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Tomshardware
We live in a world with plenty of waste from our day-to-day activities—why not repurpose your trash? At least, that's what CNC Kitchen (as they're known over on ) seems to have been thinking when he recently melted down plastic kitchen cutlery into working 3D printer filament. CNC Kitchen uses a custom filament extruder to pull this project off.
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https://www.winnipegfreepress.com/world/2023/12/13/the-last-residents-of-a-coastal-mexican-town-destroyed-by-climate-change-2
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Winnipegfreepress
EL BOSQUE, Mexico (AP) — People moved to El Bosque on the Gulf of Mexico in the 1980s to fish and build a community. Then climate change set the sea against the town. Flooding driven by some of the world's fastest sea-level rise and by increasingly brutal winter storms has all but destroyed El Bosque, leaving twisted piles of concrete where houses used to line the sand.
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https://www.mdpi.com/2071-1050/15/16/12203
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3.1. Odour Intensity 3.1.1. Road Approaching the Sorting Facility, Areas 1 and 2There were significant differences in I5 (the average intensity for a 5-min control period) and Ip/5max (the maximum temporary intensity) in area 1. Odours in area 1 were undetectable during the December and April...
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https://www.mediaupdate.co.za/publicity/154725/re-commerce-startup-faro-combats-textile-waste-in-africa
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Mediaupdate
According to the startup, Africa has become the dumping ground of the global fast-fashion industry. According to a Greenpeace report, roughly 70% of African consumers rely on the second-hand market or cheap synthetic imports that lack durability. Almost 40% of the imported clothing — dubbed 'obroni wawu' (dead white man's clothes) in Ghana — arrives in an unusable state.
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https://www.pv-magazine-india.com/2019/11/21/indian-railways-eyes-500-mw-rooftop-solar-by-2021-22/
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PV Magazine
While 95.67 MW has already been installed on various railways buildings, 248.46 MW capacity—awarded by Railway Energy Management Company Limited—is under different stages of execution.
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https://phys.org/news/2023-09-freshwater-environmental-dna-landscape.html
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Phys
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https://www.pbs.org/newshour/science/freshwater-is-getting-saltier-threatening-people-and-wildlife
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PBS
Road de-icing, industrial activity and other culprits are pushing salt levels in rivers and streams to alarming levels.
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https://www.mining.com/accelerating-trends-in-metals-and-mining-dealmaking-qa-with-sidley-ma-partner/
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Mining
Last year showed a 40% increase in deals across lithium, cobalt, and nickel - four times higher than 2019, according to international law firm Sidley, and one of the few bright spots in M&A in 2023. Sidley M&A partner Joseph Michaels advises metals and mining clients, providing guidance on corporate governance, SEC disclosure, fiduciary duties for M&private equity, venture capital, and corporate finance transactions.
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https://www.outsideonline.com/adventure-travel/destinations/north-america/climate-based-festivals/?scope=anon
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Outsideonline
With plenty of spandex clothing, flashy social-media activations built just for a weekend, and massive laser shows beaming out over the crowd, modern festivals might not look like hotbeds of activism. But it's embedded in their DNA. Woodstock, the Monterey International Pop Festival, and the...
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https://www.scrapmonster.com/news/-/1/65988
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Scrap Monster
Under the plan, New Yorkers will no longer need to sort their recyclables, “dramatically increasing the city’s recycling rate,” de Blasio said. United States Waste & Recycling News
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https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/sep/15/diverse-mix-of-seedlings-helps-tropical-forests-regrow-better-study-finds
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Theguardian
Replanting logged tropical forests with a diverse mixture of seedlings can help them regrow more quickly than allowing trees to regenerate naturally, a study has shown.Satellite observations of one of the largest ecological experiments in the world in the Malaysian state of Sabah have revealed...
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https://www.miragenews.com/design-for-reuse-reducing-environmental-costs-of-renewable-energy/
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Mirage News
The renewable energy industry needs to adopt the ideas of a circular economy, where equipment is designed to be reused or remanufactured when it reaches...
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https://lifeboat.com/blog/2023/11/researchers-engineer-a-material-that-can-perform-different-tasks-depending-on-temperature
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Lifeboat
Researchers report that they have developed a new composite material designed to change behaviors depending on temperature in order to perform specific tasks. These materials are poised to be part of the next generation of autonomous robotics that will interact with the environment. The new study conducted by University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign civil and environmental engineering professor Shelly Zhang and graduate student Weichen Li, in collaboration with professor Tian Chen and graduate student Yue Wang from the University of Houston, uses computer algorithms, two distinct polymers, and 3D printing to reverse engineer a material that expands and contracts in response to temperature change with or without human intervention.
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https://www.bnnbloomberg.ca/norway-s-2-6-billion-green-bet-could-help-the-whole-planet-1.1458483
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https://allafrica.com/stories/202402170114.html
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Allafrica
Economic development and poverty alleviation are also significant challenges besetting Africa. A significant portion of the African population is grappling with high levels of poverty, income inequality, and inadequate access to basic services such as education and healthcare. Limited infrastructure, lack of job opportunities, and economic vulnerabilities further impede sustainable development, dealing a debilitating blow to the livelihoods of millions of people.The absence of conditions that lend themselves to environmental sustainability coupled with the rapid pace of climate change further present a crucial challenge for the continent.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=07SS5hx3eZw
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Vox
Most homes across America have a stash of chemical cleaners under the sink that becomes hazardous waste as soon as you’re done using them. And some of the ho...
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https://www.voanews.com/a/australia-pushes-for-global-accord-to-curb-plastic-waste/7116515.html
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Australian Environment Minister Tanya Plibersek has been in Paris, France, for talks on a proposed global plastics treaty. A United Nations committee is meeting to work on a global pact that aims to end plastic waste. There is, though, little consensus about what the outcome should be. The Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee for Plastics began meeting Monday in Paris to develop the first legally binding global treaty on plastic pollution.
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The East African Community (EAC) Partner States should put adequate resources into addressing risks in the agriculture sector and building resilience to climate change for food security and livelihood improvement, Prime Minister Edouard Ngirente has said. The Premier made the observations while speaking at the EAC High-Level Forum on Climate Change and Food Security, which was held in Arusha, Tanzania, on November 23.