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Report: E-Waste Is Being Generated Five Times Faster Than It Is Being Recycled
Worldwide, the annual generation of e-waste is surging by 2.6 million tonnes annually and is on track to reach 82 million tonnes by 2030, which a 33% increase from the 2022 figure.
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- Technology, Telecommunications, WASH
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- Global
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- circular economy, recycling, research, waste
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E-Waste Recycling Rates Remain Dangerously Low as Demand for Electronic Devices Booms, UN Report Reveals
Less than a quarter of the record 62 billion kilograms of electronic waste (or e-waste) generated globally in 2022 was recycled, according to a new analysis.
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- WASH
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- Global
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- infrastructure, recycling, research, waste
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Viewpoint: Why Has “ESG” Become “Woke?” – Environmentalism Can Be Nonpartisan
The marginalization of fossil fuel companies by investment houses like Blackrock has been at the heart of this strident move against “ESG.”
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- Environment, Investing
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- Global
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- climate change, ESG
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Only 5% of U.S. Foundations Invest for Impact, Study Finds
Few of the U.S.’s philanthropic foundations invest their endowment assets—totaling an estimated US$1.1 trillion.
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- Investing
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- Global
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- data, impact investing, research
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Why Businesses Should Stop Planting Trees and Start Protecting Forests
Investing in forest protection is the most effective approach to enhancing forest carbon sequestration and supporting biodiversity.
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- Environment, Investing
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- Global
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TotalEnergies Acquires Carbon Capture Business from Talos Energy for $148 Million
TotalEnergies has set a climate goal to achieve net zero emissions by 2050.
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- Energy
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- Global
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Vietnam’s VinFast Enters Africa EV Market via Ghana Distributor
VinFast wants its EVs in 50 markets by year's end and has made deals in six countries in the past month alone to achieve that target.
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- Technology, Transportation
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- Global
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- distribution, e-mobility
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The No-Brainer Climate Solution — With a Big Accounting Problem
In order to play a more meaningful role in decarbonization and avoid a similar fate as forest carbon credits, enhanced rock weathering (ERW) companies will need to converge around rigorous, industry-wide standards for measurement, reporting, and verification of CO2 removal.
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- Environment, Investing
- Region
- Global
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