Tag: environment

YANTAI REVEALS INTERNATIONAL ZERO-CARBON ISLAND COOPERATION INITIATIVE AT COP29

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KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 18 (Bernama) — Yantai City, Shandong Province, has launched the International Zero-Carbon Island Cooperation Initiative together with 32 island cities, international organisations, research institutions, enterprises, and other founding entities at home and abroad.

This initiative, released at the Launch Conference of International Zero-Carbon Island Cooperation Initiative held during the UNFCCC COP29 on Nov 13, aims to promote global climate governance through joint efforts.

The launch event, hosted by the Ministry of Ecology and Environment and the Shandong Provincial People’s Government, was supported by the Shandong Provincial Foreign Affairs Office, the Shandong Provincial Department of Ecological Environment, and the Yantai Municipal People’s Government.

Representatives from China, island nations, and international organisations attended and voiced their support for the initiative, according to a statement.

With over 50,000 islands worldwide facing shared challenges due to climate change, the need for an international organisation dedicated to supporting islands sustainability has become urgent.

Yantai City mayor, Zheng Deyan called on global island stakeholders to unite under the initiative to contribute to both sustainable development and global climate campaigns.

The International Zero-Carbon Island Cooperation Organization, the world’s first international organisation dedicated to zero-carbon islands, will focus on enhancing the climate resilience of islands, strengthening infrastructure and disaster response capabilities, and promoting mutual assistance in the sharing of emergency relief supplies.

The organisation aims to explore zero-carbon pathways, build clean energy systems, promote green buildings, transportation, and communities, and foster the development of low-carbon industries such as modern marine fisheries, modern agriculture, and low-carbon tourism.

It will also protect ecological resources, strengthen the protection, development, utilisation, research, and management of island resources, and enhance academic and cultural exchange among islands.

— BERNAMA

GRADIANT’S FOREVERGONE PROVEN TO COMPLETELY WIPE OUT PFAS IN INDUSTRIAL USE

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KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 9 (Bernama) — Gradiant, a global solutions provider for advanced water and wastewater treatment, has announced a major milestone in the fight against per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) contamination, with its ForeverGone all-in-one solution.

Working with contaminated industrial, municipal, and landfill waters, ForeverGone has been quantifiably proven, through multiple third-party accredited laboratories, reducing PFAS to levels below regulatory limits and destroying the resulting PFAS concentrate completely.

“To support the development of ForeverGone, we have made a significant investment in the Gradiant Labs’ capability to detect PFAS down to just one part per trillion, which uniquely enables us to rapidly offer customer partners the proof they seek of the effectiveness of our technology on their contaminated water,” said Gradiant Head of Technology, Steven Lam in a statement.

Meanwhile, its Global Head of Sales, Sankar Natarajan said key decision makers appreciate ForeverGone’s differentiated proposition to remove and destroy PFAS from all types of contaminated waters.

“We are experiencing an unprecedented sales velocity from first engagement to full-scale project deployment across multiple industrial sectors, including semiconductors, food & beverage, mining, and major municipal utilities, all striving to meet regulatory requirements and safeguard their communities,” he added.

This milestone in development confirms ForeverGone, introduced earlier this year, as the only all-in-one solution capable of removing and destroying PFAS on-site, eliminating the need for waste handling, landfilling, or incineration, differentiating it from conventional technologies, including granular activated carbon (GAC) and ion exchange.

The containerised ForeverGone solution is deployed quickly and commissioned on-site to effectively reduce PFAS to levels below the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)’s new maximum contaminant level of 4.0 parts per trillion (ppt), and the strict limits set by European and Australian regulations.

Gradiant is actively deploying the ForeverGone solution at customer partner sites worldwide, offering them the significant advantage of all-in-one PFAS removal and destruction.

— BERNAMA