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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. The team devoted special attention to three rapidly developing Sub-Saharan countries: Ethiopia, Ghana and Rwanda. Air pollution was responsible for 1.1

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New international Climate and Clean Air Coalition to focus on reduction of short-lived climate pollutants

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The founding coalition partners are Bangladesh, Canada, Ghana, Mexico, Sweden, and the United States, together with the UN Environment Programme (UNEP). Such pollutants together account for approximately one-third of current global warming, have significant impacts on public health, the environment, and world food productivity.

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Toyota Environmental Activities Grant Program accepting application for 2017 awards

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Toyota established the annual program in 2000 in commemoration of Toyota’s receipt of the Global 500 Award in 1999 from the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP); this year marks the program’s 18 th year. Joint biodiversity conservation activities with cocoa farmers in Ghana. BirdLife International Tokyo. Climate Change.

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Gravita India largest battery recycling firm enters into EV recycling business

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Battery recycling is not only important to save the environment from its disposals but it is also necessary to collect the precious metals comprising the batteries that must not be lost forever. India’s largest battery recycling company Gravita India Ltd is entering into the electric vehicles battery recycling business.

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New Award Recognizes IEEE Society’s Work in DEI

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Women have served in roles such as chair of the society’s flagship gathering, the IEEE International Instrumentation and Measurement Technology Conference (I2MTC) and its distinguished lecturers program. A chapter in Ghana is in the process of forming.

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