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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. Fossil fuel combustion has driven an increase in outdoor air pollution that in 2019 killed 29.15 Air pollution was responsible for 1.1 Fisher et al. billion by 2100.

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Volkswagen & Siemens launch joint electric mobility pilot project in Rwanda

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By the end of 2019, Volkswagen Mobility Solutions Rwanda will have a fleet of more than 200 vehicles consisting of Polo, Amarok, Teramont and Passat. More than 59,500 rides have been completed in the ride-hailing service since the beginning of 2019. Ghana and Ethiopia are planned as the next locations. —Thomas Schäfer.

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Africa’s Electricity-Access Problem Is Worse Than You Think

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Global electrification has risen steadily since World War II, reaching 73 percent in 2000 and 90 percent in 2019 (the pandemic year of 2020 was the. This means that in 2019 about 770 million people had no electricity, three-quarters of them in Africa. first year in decades when the rate did not go up). What does 50 kWh/year deliver?

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The Richer They Get, the More Meat They Eat

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Of all the populous nations, only Bangladesh, India, Ethiopia, and Nigeria continue to eat very little meat. In 2020, average supply rates in India and Bangladesh were still below 5 kg of carcass weight per year, per capita—a bit less than in Ethiopia.

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Boeing Directs Airlines to Check 787 Cockpit Seats After Latam Incident

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In 2018 and 2019, two 737 Max 8 planes crashed in Indonesia and Ethiopia, killing nearly 350 people. Regulators, airlines and travelers have been intensely focused on the quality and safety of Boeing planes since a Jan.

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‘Shortcuts Everywhere’: How Boeing Favored Speed Over Quality

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They suggest that Boeing is struggling to improve quality years after two crashes of Max 8 planes in 2018 and 2019 killed nearly 350 people. Boeing said that it had increased the number of quality inspectors for commercial planes by 20 percent since 2019 and that inspections per plane had also risen.

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UN: world population is expected to reach 9.7 billion in 2050 and could peak at nearly 11 billion around 2100

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in 2019, is projected to decline further to 2.2 In 2019, fertility remains above 2.1 years in 2019, is expected to increase further to 77.1 In 2019, life expectancy at birth in the least developed countries lags 7.4 In 2019, life expectancy at birth in the least developed countries lags 7.4 years in 1990 to 72.6

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