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The Emirates Waste to Energy plant in Sharjah, which is a joint venture between BEEAH and Masdar was inaugurated on May 24, 2022. First announced in 2018, the plant was originally planned to open in 2020 but was postponed due to COVID-19. This Waste to Energy plant will help the
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If global food waste were a country, it would rank third in the world in terms of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. Food waste created during processing, transporting, preparing, and storing has a cascading effect that has a long-term impact on the ecosystem. Food waste Food waste is "wholesome edible
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If global temperature rises by 2.9°C compared to pre-industrial levels, the world's most-vulnerable countries’ average GDP will fall by 20% by 2050 and 64% by 2100. These nations require at least $300 billion a year to respond to damage by 2030. Now, the question is, who
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A review on transport emissions The beginning of 2020 saw countries going into lockdown due to the COVID-19 pandemic. As a result, the economy came to a standstill, companies that couldn’t do home office were shut down, and transportation was curtailed. However, as destructive as the COVID-19 was, there
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Circular Fashion is a solution The global consumption of the fashion industry was 62 million metric tons in 2019, which is expected to rise to 102 million tons by 2029. Every year, the fashion industry emits more than 1.2 billion tons of CO2 equivalent, which is more than the
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The EU has raised the emission target bar to at least a 55% reduction by 2030 and climate neutrality by 2050. As Italy’s efforts and targets are naturally connected with the EU guidelines, the country aims to cut down its emission by around 60% by 2030 and reach “net-zero”
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France’s current national law targets to decrease greenhouse gas emissions by 40% by 2030 compared to 1990 levels. However, more than 100 NGOs have criticized the French government for setting the bar too low. Since the industrial revolution began, the European Union (EU) has been responsible for roughly 18%
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On Monday, April 4, 2022, The Working Group III of IPCC issued its report on climate change mitigation progress. One chapter raised the concern about the large amount of energy consumed by digital technologies. Since IPCC's last report in 2014, the popularity of cryptocurrencies has intensified. With everything
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On Wednesday, March 30, the European Commission communicated the new EU strategy for sustainable and circular textiles. This strategy will focus on the practice of eliminating overproduction and overconsumption of textiles and subsequently fast fashion. In 2019, more than 160,000 European companies were engaged in the clothing and textile
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The Cumbre Vieja volcano on Spain's La Palma Island, which exploded on September 19, 2021, for the first time since 1971, gained worldwide attention. It lasted for 85 days and caused the fire to scorch more than 2,000 acres of land, resulting in an evacuation of around
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Some commonly used heating systems are heat pumps, boilers, natural gas furnaces, and electric baseboard heaters, all of which have varying efficiencies, costs, and greenhouse gas emissions. In comparison, heat pumps have higher installation costs, however, they come with the benefit of lower operating costs. How do heat pumps work?
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On 22nd March 2022 in Berlin, Elon Musk danced as he officially opened Tesla’s first manufacturing plant in Europe, worth $5.5 billion. The factory is expected to produce up to 500,000 vehicles annually and provide approximately 12,000 jobs. Considering the growing demand for Electric Vehicles (EVs)