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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 Fisher et al.

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Tesla-backed startup launches microgrid powering 2 African villages

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ZOLA Electric, a Tesla-backed company providing energy to remote African villages through solar and batteries, has announced the deployment of a new microgrid system that is powering 1,000 homes, schools, and businesses in two villages in Rwanda.

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IEEE Society Restores Electricity To a Nepali School

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That all changed this year, after a team of IEEE volunteers traveled to the village and installed photovoltaic panels, a battery storage system, and a solar water heater at the Shree Batase Secondary School in Melamchi, which is about 45 kilometers from the capital city of Kathmandu. kWh battery bank of 16 200-amp batteries and a voltmeter.

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More than 50 percent of MoUs signed in Vibrant Gujarat are green | Autocar Professional

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We are expanding the green supply chain and creating the largest green energy system, green electrolysers, solar panels, and manufacturing of ammonia to support green growth.” Lakshmi N Mittal, Executive Chairman of ArcelorMittal said that fair and transparent governance has been the hallmark of the state’s policy.

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Not The End Of The World — Africa Moving Towards Decarbonisation

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Dr Hannah Ritchie of Our World in Data asserts that the rapidity of change will enable us to avoid the worst of the climate catastrophe that is currently building. In a recent Fully Charged podcast, she reiterated what others have said: eating a plant-based diet, using renewable energy, having no car (or, if necessary, an electric […]

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