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Analysis: Earth Day 2022: Questionable Momentum With A Side Order Of Panic
Just a few examples from the energy sector show the good momentum toward environmental sustainability.
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- Education, Energy, Environment, Impact Assessment
- Region
- Global
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- climate change, recycling
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CATL to Partner With Indonesian State Companies on $6 Billion Electric Vehicle Battery Project
Contemporary Amperex Technology Co. and two state-owned companies in Indonesia plan to jointly develop a $6 billion electric-vehicle battery integration project, capitalizing on the bigger shift by the auto industry toward battery-powered vehicles.
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- Energy, Environment
- Region
- South Asia
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- e-mobility, manufacturing, recycling
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India’s First Biomaterial Startup Phool.co Raises $8 Million in Series a Funding
The Kanpur-based startup plans to use the capital to scale operations, and explore the untapped domestic and global growth opportunities.
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- WASH
- Region
- Asia Pacific
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Chemical Recycling of Plastics: New EREF Research to Evaluate Economic and Environmental Impacts
Could chemical recycling of plastics be more cost-effective and environmentally friendly than mechanical recycling? That is the question at the heart of groundbreaking new research funded by the Environmental Research & Education Foundation (EREF).
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- WASH
- Region
- Global
- Tags
- recycling
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Report: 9% Of Global Plastic Waste Is Recycled While 22% Is ‘Mismanaged’ – OECD
The world is producing twice as much plastic waste as two decades ago, with only 9% successfully recycled, according to a new OECD report.
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- WASH
- Region
- Global
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Digital, Circular Economy Can Earn Thailand $3.4 Billion a Year Extra – World Bank
Digital and disruptive technologies and development of a circular economy can earn Thailand up to $3.4 billion each year in additional investments, savings and revenue, the World Bank said on Tuesday.
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- Technology, WASH
- Region
- South Asia
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The Rise of Circular Fashion Brings Opportunity to Design a Fashion System That Works for All
The significant momentum behind circularity begs the question for both industry and policymakers: How can we leverage this transformation to reimagine and rebuild the global fashion system so that it works for all?
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- WASH
- Region
- Global
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Analysis: Secondhand Fashion: Is It Really Good for Africa?
Used or surplus clothing from Western countries often ends up in Africa. Whether that’s good remains open to question.
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- Uncategorized
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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