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The rise of environmental, social and governance (ESG) investing has been one of the biggest finance stories of the past year. The largest investors, it turns out, are as surprised by this as anyone.
Dollar figures have become astronomical, with the world’s major financial players amassing capital specifically to invest in green energy, emissions reduction and other sustainable technologies. Each week, a parade of companies from all industries announces targets for net-zero carbon emissions in the coming decades.
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Doha: An international team, led by Qatar University (QU) researchers, has recently published a research article in Environmental Science and Pollution Research, a reputable journal published by Springer Nature.
The work presented a rapid and efficient removal of the antidiabetic drug glimepiride by multi-walled carbon nanotubes (MWCNT). The research was motivated by the rising global water pollution concerns caused by pharmaceutical and personal care products (PPCP). Such pollutants have been detected in surface water across the globe, particularly in heavily populated areas.
This research aims to develop a new method for removing residues of Gilmeride, a common drug to treat type II diabetes, using carbon nanotubes in a continuous adsorption process. This research came as a collaboration between Dr. Ismail Badran, Assistant Professor, Department of Chemistry and Earth Sciences at the College of Arts and Sciences at Qatar University, Dr. Murad Abu Al
By Adriano Marchese Polyus PJSC said Thursday that it has signed an agreement for the supply of environmentally friendly electricity from Russian supplier RusHydro. Under the terms of the agreement, the Russian gold miner said there are provisions for 1 billion kilowatt-hours of energy to its Krasnoyarsk business unit supplied from the Sayano-Shushenskaya hydro power plant. The agreement will last until Dec. 31 and has the possibility of being extended. Write to Adriano Marchese at adriano.marchese@wsj.com (END) Dow Jones Newswires