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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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A large part of this potential comes from six relatively standardized categories: solar and wind energy; efficient appliances; efficient passenger cars; afforestation and stopping deforestation. The 1 Gigaton Coalition is supported by UN Environment and the Norwegian Government.

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The Coming Construction Boom

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billion to more than 10 billion, and much of that increase will occur in parts of the world that lag in infrastructure. Concurrently, rising sea levels caused by climate change will swamp many coastal cities throughout the world, forcing them to rebuild parts of themselves on higher ground.

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US Joins International Renewable Energy Agency

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IRENA was initially founded on 26 January with 75 member nations, and its membership now includes most of Africa, the Middle East, and Europe, as well as Australia, Greenland, India, Japan, and parts of South America. Map of IRENA’s Signatory States (as of 29 June 2009). Click to enlarge.

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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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For the study, published in the journal Environment International , the team monitored pollution hotspots in 10 global cities: Dhaka (Bangladesh); São Paulo (Brazil); Guangzhou (China); Medellín (Colombia); Cairo (Egypt); Addis Ababa (Ethiopia); Chennai (India); Sulaymaniyah (Iraq); Blantyre (Malawi); and Dar-es-Salaam (Tanzania).?.

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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. Science of the Total Environment , 141395 doi: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2020.141395. —Professor Prashant Kumar, Director of GCARE at the University of Surrey. Morawska, L., Muula, A.S., Ngowi, A.V., 2020.141395.

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Global Automotive Survey Finds Nearly Six in Ten People Prefer Green Cars, Even If Money No Object

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Some of the other findings of the survey include: The nation most likely to simply elect green car was Germany, with 58% choosing the environment over their dream cars. The new car purchase intenders were topped by India at 38% and Egypt at 24%. —Scott Miller, Synovate’s CEO of Motoresearch. Scott Miller.

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Nielsen global survey finds concerns about climate change slipping behind concerns over other environmental issues; air and water pollution top worries, pesticide use #3

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People are expressing clear concern about unusual weather patterns including increased rainfall, hurricanes, and floods in some parts of Latin America, and severe droughts in others. —Ram Mohan Rao, Managing Director, Nielsen Egypt. —Arturo García, President, Nielsen Latin America.