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Pakistan will witness a huge rise in electric vehicles adoption

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Pakistan will witness a huge rise in electric vehicles adoption. The government of Pakistan is preparing for a new shift in the local automotive industry. The SAPM also said that this development aims to improve the country’s economy, reducing pollution and also create better opportunities for Pakistanis.

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UN Environment report says national GHG pledges only bring one-third of reductions needed for Paris Agreement

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The report also covers an assessment of the potential contribution from reductions in short-lived climate pollutants (SLCPs). This has raised hopes that emissions have peaked, as they must by 2020 to remain on a successful climate trajectory. The 1 Gigaton Coalition is supported by UN Environment and the Norwegian Government.

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U.K. Startup’s Digital Dyeing Printers Save Energy, Water

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He had created Xennia Technology as well, whose inkjet technologies revolutionized other highly polluting processes, such as the surface treatment for ceramic tiles. Dyeing also generates 20 percent of industrial water pollution (the second main cause on a global level). gigatons of carbon dioxide by 2050. Here we have a revolution.

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2018 Environmental Performance Index: Air quality top public health threat

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Recent research cited by the EPI suggests that around five million people die prematurely every year due to air pollution, accounting for approximately one in every ten deaths annually. Switzerland’s top ranking reflects strong performance across most issues, especially air quality and climate protection. average exposure, and PM 2.5

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