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A few pounds of damaged fruit here, a couple of uneaten sides left behind at a restaurant there. It may not seem like much, but it adds up. In fact, it amounts to nearly one billion tons of wasted food per year globally according to the United Nations Environment Program.
The situation is particularly dire in the United States, where food waste comprises 22% of municipal solid wasteâthe most of any one kind of item. Once in landfill, food produces the potent and harmful greenhouse gas methane. In fact, food waste alone is estimated to account for around 8% of human-related greenhouse gas emissions globally, even more than the airline industry.
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May 4, 2021
Two geologists walk into a bar. The first one says to the bartender, “You know, soon there’s going to be a shortage of sand.” The bartender looks up, waiting for the punchline. The second geologist says, “He’s not kidding and that’s not a joke.”
Conjure up images of the Sahara, Gobi deserts or the dunes of Tottori there are plenty that work; roughly one-third of the Earth’s surface is officially classified as desert, much of it sandy and it’s hard to believe that worries about a sand shortage aren’t an inside joke among environment researchers.
2021-05-04 03:55:33 GMT2021-05-04 11:55:33(Beijing Time) Xinhua English
KAMPALA, May 3 (Xinhua) Here in Uganda s capital, motorcycles, also known as boda bodas, are a common and faster means of transport especially if one wants to beat the heavy traffic during the rush hours.
Rushing from one point to another, travellers may be unaware that the means of transport is the greatest contributor to air pollution in the city, as scientists say.
During the strict lockdown period announced last year to control the spread of COVID-19 in the city, vehicles and motorcycles were banned from moving, and air pollution was drastically reduced, according to the National Environment Management Authority (NEMA).
Heavy traffic passes through the Lagos-Abeokuta expressway in Ikeja district in Nigeria s commercial capital Lagos, April 12, 2016 [Akintunde Akinleye/Reuters]
The future of transportation appears to be electric. More and more people across the globe are opting for electric vehicles and the industry is undeniably on a positive trajectory. According to the International Energy Agency, the number of electric cars, trucks, vans and buses on the world’s roads is on course to increase from 11 million vehicles to 145 million by the end of the decade.
This growth is being driven by the technological advancements in charging systems and battery ranges, as well as policies being adopted by governments to divest from fossil fuels and address the climate crisis. The substantial investments automobile giants are making to go electric are further signs that electric vehicles are the future.