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CSIRO study finds little to no environmental impact from fracing in Queensland

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A comprehensive three-year scientific study into the air, water and soil impacts of hydraulic fracturing (HF) in coal seam gas (CSG) in Queensland, Australia has found little to no impacts on air quality, soils, groundwater and waterways. CSIRO scientist sets up a solar-powered air-quality-monitoring station in the Surat Basin, Queensland.

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Germany and Australia to establish alliance on green hydrogen supply chain

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Among other things, we will promote the production of hydrogen on an industrial scale in Australia with German-Australian ‘Hydrogen Hubs’ using German technology and explore possibilities for cooperation within the framework of our new international funding instrument ‘H2-Global’. Co-financing of “HydrogenHubs”. Cooperation on H 2 -Handel.

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Study: 87% of world’s population in 2013 lived in areas exceeding WHO PM2.5 guidelines

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In 2013, 87% of the world’s population lived in areas exceeding the World Health Organization (WHO) Air Quality Guideline of 10 μg/m 3 PM 2.5 87% of the global population resided in areas above the WHO guideline of 10 μg/m 3 , with essentially none of the population of China (0.4%) or India (0.01%) living in areas meeting this level.

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Study finds half of the world’s population exposed to increasing air pollution

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While long-term policies to reduce air pollution have been shown to be effective in many regions, notably in Europe and the United States, there are still regions that have dangerously high levels of air pollution, some as much as five times greater than World Health Organization guidelines, and in some countries air pollution is still increasing.

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HEI: 95%+ of world’s population live in areas of unhealthy air

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Seven billion people, more than 95% of the world’s population, lived in areas exceeding the WHO Guideline for healthy air in 2016, according to a new global study. concentrations to the WHO Air Quality Guideline. coal, wood, and dung) for cooking and heating. was industrial coal; transportation followed as a close second.

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AQLI: new data reveals little progress globally in reducing air pollution over the last two decades

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The analysis finds that particulate pollution cuts global life expectancy by nearly two years, relative to what it would be if air quality met the World Health Organization (WHO) guideline. As a result, 89% of Southeast Asia’s 650 million people live in areas where particulate pollution exceeds the WHO guideline.

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Study finds household and outdoor air pollution contributes to more than 5.5 million premature deaths worldwide per year

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In China, burning coal is the biggest contributor to poor air quality. Qiao Ma, a PhD student at the School of Environment, Tsinghua University in Beijing, China, found that outdoor air pollution from coal alone caused an estimated 366,000 deaths in China in 2013. She found that air pollution will cause anywhere from 990,000 to 1.3

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