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Oct 4, 2019 · To make it worse, in middle-income countries like India where water pollution is a bigger problem, the impact increases to a loss of almost half of GDP growth. Another study estimates that being downstream of polluted stretches in India is associated with a 9% reduction in agricultural revenues and a 16% drop in downstream agricultural yields.
Feb 21, 2022 · Ocean plastic pollution is set to grow fourfold by 2050, says a new report. And there may be 50 times more microplastics in the sea by 2100. Plastic pollution is pushing some species to the brink of extinction. But technological innovation and combined global action can help avert disaster. The level of microplastics in our oceans is set to ...
Mar 26, 2019 · Global awareness of the footprint of (micro)plastic from tourism gained momentum in 2018. Researchers estimate that an additional 8 million metric tonnes of plastic ends up in the ocean every year. About 40% of all plastic is in single-use packaging, as tourists litter beaches with straws, coffee cups, water bottles and cigarette butts.
Oct 3, 2024 · The two impact each other in a feedback loop, with global water-cycle shifts and human water use amplifying the impacts of climate change, causing extreme weather events like drought and flooding, and exacerbating water scarcity. Equally, given how carbon-intensive the water industry is, wasting water is also wasting carbon.
Mar 22, 2023 · Better water management needs to be incorporated into countries' economic and societal strategies. “The exercise of managing water is ultimately an exercise of power. Somebody needs to build something somewhere in somebody's backyard to control and manage water resources. And [with that] some will benefit and some will lose,” says climate ...
Jul 23, 2021 · Pollution created by single-use plastic items like straws and shopping bags is a growing threat to our ecosystems and economies. A system based on reuse would not only reduce humanity’s ecological footprint, but also create lucrative new sources of economic value.
Mar 4, 2024 · Global natural resource consumption is predicted to increase by 60% by 2060, compared with 2020 levels, according to the United Nations Environment Programme's Global Resources Outlook, a report by the UN's International Resource Panel. That’s after material use grew more than three times over the past 50 years, it said.
Nov 25, 2016 · 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.
Jun 26, 2024 · In Asia, the threat from water pollution is pronounced and stakeholders are coming together to take action. In Asia and the Pacific, economies continue to grow, with a regional GDP growth forecast of 4.5% in 2024, this vast region offers pioneering infrastructure, policy and new venture solutions for addressing water pollution worldwide.
Jun 11, 2020 · Coronavirus waste has become a new form of pollution as single-use personal protective equipment (PPE) floods our ocean. COVID-19 has had a number of unexpected impacts on the environment, curtailing recycling and increasing the use of plastic around the world. Governments need to act now to ensure a green recovery that incentivizes sustainability.
