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Pollution - World Bank Group
2023年9月19日 · Pollution stunts economic growth, exacerbates poverty and inequality in both urban and rural areas, and significantly contributes to climate change. Poor people, who cannot afford to protect themselves from the negative impacts of pollution, end up suffering the most. Pollution is the largest environmental cause of disease and premature death.
4 solutions to help reduce carbon emissions from industrial clusters
2021年3月4日 · Industrial clusters can play a major role in helping countries achieve their net-zero ambitions. Accenture and the World Economic Forum have developed a 4-step framework to help clusters reduce carbon emissions. This approach could result in a decline of up to 40% of European industrial emissions by 2030.
When did humans start polluting the Earth? | World Economic Forum
It also made them the world’s first industrial-scale toxic metal air polluters – perhaps causing us to rethink the timing of the moment when humans truly began to change the environment. Formal recognition of the Anthropocene epoch, the “Age of Humans”, will acknowledge the occurrence of an unprecedented impact of human activities on Earth.
Pollution: it isn't all bad, in fact it can be pretty useful
2016年11月25日 · The carbon from the pollution is then mixed with oils and water to make art supplies. The company claims that it takes as little as 30 minutes for the device to capture enough carbon to fill a pen. Anirudh Sharma, one of Graviky Labs' founders, claims he got the idea for the product when he noticed pollution stains on his clothes.
How have CO2 levels changed since the industrial revolution?
2021年3月22日 · Overall, the annual average CO2 concentration for 2021 is predicted to be 416.3ppm (±0.6). With the annual rise being about 2.5ppm – even last year when emissions fell sharply due to economic impacts of the Covid-19 pandemic – it is clear that 2022 will be the first year with the annual average CO2 at 50% above pre-industrial levels.
Indoor air pollution: What causes it and how to tackle it
2024年11月29日 · And while pollution in all forms can be harmful, indoor air pollution is particularly pernicious because people are often steeped in it for long periods of time. In 2020, it was linked to approximately 3.2 million deaths globally, including 237,000 children under five, according to the World Health Organization (WHO).
Making Lagos a Pollution Free City: Solving the threat one solution …
2022年6月3日 · Pollution is a major problem in many cities around the world, but it is especially bad in some of the world’s biggest cities and Lagos is one example and is notorious for its large population, high concentration of motor vehicles and industrial pollution. The causes of the pollution are many, and the pollution has many effects on the environment. It is estimated that …
Clean water tech is key to addressing Asia's pollution
2024年6月26日 · Water pollution threatens lakes, rivers and oceans and our soils and groundwater sources. Heavy metals and toxic chemicals are degrading the quality of water. They are polluting water sources as a result of mismanagement of water in agricultural production, industrial use and insufficient sewage treatment infrastructure.
World Bank to Help Green Industrial Parks to Reduce Pollution and ...
2020年6月18日 · China’s industrial sector is responsible for around 70 percent of environmental pollution and 72 percent of greenhouse (GHG) emissions in the country. As most industrial production takes place within industrial parks, these parks are thought to account for the majority of total resource use, pollution, and waste in the country.
Myanmar Country Environmental Analysis - World Bank Group
As a risk factor for death, air pollution is higher in Myanmar than in other countries in the region and is almost twice the average for Southeast Asia. For Myanmar youth aged 5 to 14 years, particulate matter pollution is the leading risk factor of death among all risk factors, including malnutrition and other behavioral risks. The recommendations