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NGO Retracts ‘Waste Colonialism’ Report Blaming Asian Countries for Plastic Pollution
Ocean Conservancy apologizes for ‘false narrative’ of 2015 study that put blame for bulk of world’s plastic waste on five Asian states.
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- WASH
- Region
- Asia Pacific
- Tags
- environment, pollution, WASH, waste, water
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Report: India’s Last-Mile CO2 Emissions at Least Half of Overall Exhaust From E-Com Deliveries
A recent report claims that the last-mile emissions of the six largest global delivery and e-commerce companies alone amount to approximately 4.5 megatons of carbon dioxide.
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- Environment
- Region
- Asia Pacific
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175 Countries Agree to First-Of-Its-Kind Plastic Waste Treaty
The United Nations said that representatives of 175 countries have agreed to develop a first-of-its-kind global treaty to restrict plastic waste.
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- WASH
- Region
- Global
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Study: Electrifying Motorcycle Taxis in Kampala, Uganda, Shows Air Pollution Benefits
In a new University of Michigan study, researchers set out to understand the air pollutant emissions impacts of electrifying motorcycle taxis in Kampala, Uganda.
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- Asia Pacific
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Analysis: Favours the Prepared: Fixing the COVID-19 Waste Problem To Build Back Better and Tackle Climate Change
COVID-19 showed that the world was unprepared to cope with a surge in medical waste — but it also presents an opportunity to fix a problem that has huge implications for mitigating climate change, fighting pollution, and creating resilient health systems.
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- WASH
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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- climate, coronavirus, hygiene, pollution, sanitation, WASH, waste
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Plastics in Soil Threaten Food Security, Health, and Environment: FAO
While plastic refuse littering beaches and oceans draws high-profile attention, the Food and Agriculture Organization’s (FAO) Assessment of agricultural plastics and their sustainability, suggests that the land we use to grow our food is contaminated with even larger quantities of plastic pollutants.
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- Agriculture, WASH
- Region
- Global
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Africa Is the Key To Ending Harmful Use of Polluting Fuels in the Home
In wealthy countries, most people can barely imagine using anything other than electricity or gas to cook in their homes.
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- Energy
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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How Can We Get Hydrocarbon-Rich Nations To Board the Electric Vehicle Wagon?
As the fourth largest source of carbon emissions, global transport must decarbonize.
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- Energy, Environment
- Region
- Global
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