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ERMA supporting Mkango in development of rare earth separation plant in Poland

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This plant will be supplied with rare earth carbonate originating from Mkango’s Songwe Hill primary deposit of rare earth elements in Malawi, Africa. All these rare earth elements are critical in the production of electric vehicles, wind turbines and other clean energy applications that are key to Europe’s Green Agenda. awy, Poland.

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UNEP: export of used cars to developing world creating significant environmental problems

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Cleaning up the global vehicle fleet is a priority to meet global and local air quality and climate targets. For example, Morocco only permits the import of vehicles less than five years old and those meeting the EURO4 European vehicles emission standard; as a result, it receives only relatively advanced and clean used vehicles from Europe.

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Study finds economic losses due to health burdens caused by in-car PM2.5 exposure inversely proportional to per capita GDP

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Surrey’s Global Centre for Clean Air Research (GCARE) set out to investigate whether the amount of PM 2.5 The study was part of the Clean Air Engineering for Cities (CArE-Cities) project and builds upon its previous work around car exposure.

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Drivers from the world’s poorest cities who keep their windows down are exposed to 80% more air pollution

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The study was part of the Clean Air Engineering for Cities (CArE-Cities) project. We must now work with our global partners to make sure they have the information needed to put in place programs, policies and strategies to protect the most vulnerable in our communities and find realistic solutions to these serious problems.

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