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The Egyptian government has made significant progress on its ambitious project to build the country's first fully integrated waste management city, a key component of the World Bank-financed Cairo Greater Air Pollution and Climate Change Management Project. Convened by environment and local development ministers Yasmine Fouad and Manal
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Air pollution has emerged as the number one risk factor for death and disability in Nepal, according to a recent report by the World Bank. The report emphasizes that single-sector solutions are insufficient to meet clean air targets, and multi-sectoral and multi-regional efforts are necessary to address the complex issue
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The Kathmandu Valley and Terai regions of Nepal have been identified as the country's pollution hotspots, according to a new World Bank report. The report finds that single-sector efforts are insufficient to achieve clean air targets, and a cross-sector approach is needed to prioritize cost-effective solutions. Air pollution
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Researchers at Tianjin University in China have developed an innovative approach to tackling peak-hour traffic congestion and reducing carbon emissions. By integrating artificial intelligence (AI) with urban planning, the team's Graph Neural Network-Genetic Algorithm (GNN-GA) model optimizes evening peak-hour traffic by leveraging urban form and function as primary
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A recent global meta-analysis conducted by researchers at Sichuan University has found that biochar application can significantly increase rice yield, soil carbon pools, and reduce greenhouse gas emissions. The study, published in Agricultural and Forest Meteorology, analyzed data from 134 studies and 1827 observations to identify the key factors influencing
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A team of researchers from the University of Liverpool has developed an energy management system to integrate renewable energy sources (RESs) and energy storage systems (ESSs) into railway traction power networks, reducing global costs and carbon emissions. The study focused on the High Speed 2 Railway in the UK, comparing
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The Pakistan Environmental Protection Agency (Pak-EPA) has resumed its vehicle emission testing campaign in Islamabad, in collaboration with the Islamabad Police, to tackle the city's worsening air quality. The campaign, launched on June 12, aims to curb harmful vehicular emissions and ensure cleaner air for residents. Director General
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The John Radcliffe Hospital in Oxford has installed a new anaesthetic gas scavenging system to improve air quality on the site. The system extracts nitrous oxide from delivery rooms and breaks it down into oxygen and nitrogen, reducing the trust's carbon footprint and improving safety. The project was
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A recent study conducted by researchers at Leibniz University Hannover has developed an artificial intelligence (AI)-based process optimization method to minimize nitrogen oxide (NO) emissions in biological wastewater treatment. The AI-based approach relies on a genetic algorithm to automatically determine the control settings associated with minimum NO emissions for
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Scientists at the Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences have found a way to decrease emissions intensity per kg of milk from high-producing cows by selecting feed ingredients with a low carbon footprint. The study, published in the journal animal, examined three different feed diets for high-yielding dairy cows and found
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Research conducted by Xiamen University Malaysia has shed light on the significant contribution of the agriculture sector to global greenhouse gas emissions, with fertilizers being the primary culprit. The study found that biofertilizers can reduce emissions, but their production and application processes also have a significant impact. By developing a
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Eating a more sustainable diet can seem daunting, but small changes can make a significant impact on the environment. According to the World Resources Institute, the production of meat, especially beef, is a leading driver of deforestation and greenhouse gas emissions. By incorporating more plant-based foods and making a few
