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Global e-waste emissions jump 53 percent between 2014 and 2020

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E-waste GHG emissions rose 53 percent between 2014 and 2020. Researchers anticipate e-waste will annually generate 852 million metric tons of CO2 compounds … Continue reading Global e-waste emissions jump 53 percent between 2014 and 2020.

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NASA satellites reveal abrupt drop in global freshwater levels

Science Daily / Earth & Environment

The Earth's total amount of freshwater dropped abruptly starting in May 2014 and has remained low ever since. The shift could indicate Earth's continents have entered a persistently drier phase.

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Australians overpaid $1.8 billion to gas networks – now they’re being asked for more

Renew Economy

Between 2014-2022, regulated gas networks made $1.8 billion in supernormal profits, on top of their $2 billion profit allowance. What does this mean for consumers? The post Australians overpaid $1.8 billion to gas networks – now they’re being asked for more appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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How kelp forests persisted through the large 2014-2016 Pacific marine heatwave

Science Daily / Earth & Environment

New research reveals that denser, and more sheltered, kelp forests can withstand serious stressors amid warming ocean temperatures.

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Veolia - Veolia Awarded Operations and Maintenance Contract for the City of Toronto's Dufferin Anaerobic Digestion FacilityNew contract serves to reinforce the fight against climate change and contribute to Veolia's mission of ecological transformation

Global Renewable News

Since 2014, Veolia has als. Veolia announced today (Nov 7) that it has been awarded a contract to assume operations and maintenance of the City of Toronto's Dufferin organics processing facility.

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For Burlington, Vermont, going 100 percent renewable was just the start

GreenBiz

In 2014, Vermont’s largest city became the first in the U.S. to be 100 percent powered by renewable energy. What’s happened since then?

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SUN DAY Campaign - Explosive Growth by Wind and Solar Helped Double Renewables' Generating Capacity and Actual Generation Over the Past Decade`

Global Renewable News

HIGHLIGHTS EIA AND FERC DATA CONFIRM A DECADE OF EXPLOSIVE WIND AND SOLAR GROWTH RENEWABLE ENERGY ELECTRICAL OUTPUT AND INSTALLED CAPACITY HAVE DOUBLED SINCE 2014 WIND HAS EXPANDED BY TW.