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Rising ground-level ozone pollution endangers planetary health
Ground-level ozone is a major air pollutant that shortens human lives and kills thousands each year, resulting in major economic impacts. It is formed when methane, nitrogen oxides and volatile organic compounds (released from vehicles, industry, power plants and crops) react in the presence of sunlight.
Policy & Finance
‘Water will be critical’, says UOB, first Singapore bank to publish TNFD-aligned report
A fifth of the lender’s portfolio faces high nature-related risks, says sustainability head Eric Lim, noting water’s broad impact and the lack of target-setting tools. Oil and gas, though a focus sector, was excluded from its analysis.
Many solar parks in Tamil Nadu are relying on glyphosate-based herbicides for vegetation control, raising concerns about long-term health effects, groundwater contamination and air pollution.
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