Energy & Green Tech
Nuclear power generation can play a crucial role in helping the world reach a key goal of zero carbon emissions by the middle of the century, especially in countries with low wind resources, according to new work in Nature ...
Feb 14, 2022
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Global growth in renewable electricity production is set to accelerate but needs to speed up even more to meet targets to reach net zero carbon emission targets, the IEA said Wednesday.
Dec 1, 2021
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Business
The pandemic will have no long-term impact on the need for new aircraft, according to a market outlook released Saturday by European plane maker Airbus, which foresees greener fleets emitting less CO2.
Nov 13, 2021
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Energy & Green Tech
Transport accounts for 21% of global carbon emissions. It is now the largest emitting sector in many developed countries. While Europe and North America dominate historic transport emissions, much of the projected growth ...
Nov 10, 2021
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Energy & Green Tech
University of Saskatchewan (USask) chemical engineering Ph.D. candidate Alivia Mukherjee from the College of Engineering is investigating how spent coffee grounds can be used to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, and add value ...
Nov 9, 2021
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Net-zero emissions pledges to protect the climate are coming fast and furious from companies, cities and countries. But declaring a net-zero target doesn't mean they plan to stop their greenhouse gas emissions entirely—far ...
Nov 5, 2021
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Energy & Green Tech
On Aug. 5, the White House announced that it seeks to ensure that 50 percent of all new passenger vehicles sold in the United States by 2030 are powered by electricity. The purpose of this target is to enable the U.S to remain ...
Aug 11, 2021
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Authorities in a central Dutch province opened what they are billing as the world's longest solar bicycle path Wednesday, mixing sustainable energy with emission-free travel.
Jul 14, 2021
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Training the artificial intelligence models that underpin web search engines, power smart assistants and enable driverless cars consumes megawatts of energy and generates worrying carbon dioxide emissions. But new ways of ...
May 7, 2021
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China's electricity-hungry bitcoin mines that power nearly 80 percent of the global trade in cryptocurrencies risk undercutting the country's climate goals, a study in the journal Nature Communications said on Tuesday.
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