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Around 23 million people worldwide are waiting for a donor heart. Research offers hope: in Australia, a man received an artificial heart made of titanium that kept him alive for more than100 days until a donor heart became available. In the future, artificial hearts could replace transplants.
According to a new analysis by Carbon Brief, the UK's emissions fell to 409 million tonnes of carbon dioxide equivalent in 2024 – the lowest level since 1872. The decline is primarily largely due to the closure of the country's last coal-fired power stations.
Waste heat from a new data centre will supply district heating to Finland's second largest city, Espoo, the surrounding town of Kauniainen and the municipality of Kirkkonummi. It will cover 40 percent of the energy requirements of a total of 250,000 people. The aim is to close the last coal-fired heating plant in the region.
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To counteract deforestation in Cameroon, environmental engineer Steve Djeutchou has developed a sustainable alternative to conventional charcoal - made from organic waste. He collects this from food markets. The biochar is cheaper, more durable and produces less smoke.
The Loess Plateau in China was once one of the most eroded places in the world. But in 1999, the Grain for Green programme was launched to combat soil erosion—with success: by banning deforestation and promoting sustainable agriculture, erosion has been significantly reduced.
In the Australian state of Tasmania, 28 reared young birds of the Australian orange-bellied parakeets have been released into the wild in Southwest National Park. Thanks to targeted conservation measures, 92 of the endangered birds have recently returned from their wintering grounds.
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Solar-powered pumps increase agricultural production in Nepal and prevent farmers from migrating for the purpose of finding jobs; as...
