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Is toilet paper toxic? For water – at least – it seems so

Waste flushed down toilets and sent to sewage treatment plants is likely a significant source of water pollution. One of those responsible? The toilet paper! One survey found that all toilet paper checked for toxic “forever chemicals” (PFAS) contained the compounds. 😱 Understand!

➡️ Restaura Natureza, WWF-Brazil's Brazilian Ecosystem Restoration Olympiad, has registrations open for its second edition. This time, the collaborative competition will be extended to the 1st year of high school, in addition to covering students in the 7th to 9th year of elementary school from public and private schools across the country. Check it out! 💚

➡️ The transition to a low-carbon economy is already showing impacts on the job market. Proof of this is the unprecedented study entitled 'Green hydrogen and power to X market: demand for professional training', which mapped professions to work in the green hydrogen (H2V) chain in Brazil. The survey was presented by the National Industrial Learning Service (SENAI) in partnership with the H2Brasil project. Know more! ????

➡️ What is green hydrogen?

➡️ Celebrated on March 16, the National Climate Change Awareness Day was established by Law No. 12.533/2011 to promote debate and mobilizations around more sustainable alternatives for the most diverse areas. Thinking about that, o Curto News has separated 7 highlights on the topic, so you can stay well informed and understand the importance of acting for our planet…and now! ????

➡️ Half the money spent worldwide on bottled water, whose sales have soared in recent decades, would be enough to guarantee universal access to drinking water – according to a UN study published last Thursday (16).💧

➡️ The plaintiffs in the environmental disaster of Mariana, in Minas Gerais, which occurred in 2015, raised to 36 billion pounds (around R$229 billion) the total for compensation for damages and interest claimed from the Australian mining company BHP in the lawsuit opened in the United Kingdom – said the lawyers. 💰

➡️ The Earth breaks temperature records, but heat waves, storms and terrible floods worsened by climate change may just be a preamble to the future that fossil fuels are preparing for the world. This is the result, at first glance, of reading the 10 thousand pages of reports from the UN Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC). Check out the main conclusions of the reports published by the IPCC since 2018. ????

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