Engineering
Kenya's ambition is to reduce carbon emissions by one-third by 2030, relative to the business-as-usual scenario of 143 metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent. It also seeks to reduce carbon emissions to as close to zero ...
Oct 24, 2023
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Energy & Green Tech
Last year, average fuel economy for light-duty vehicles hit a new high, while the pandemic reduced time on the road, fuel consumption, and emissions. These short-term reductions have spurred efforts to cement even greater ...
May 19, 2021
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Energy & Green Tech
Fulfilling the promise of the 2015 Paris Agreement on climate change—most notably the goal of limiting the rise in mean global surface temperature since preindustrial times to 2 degrees Celsius—will require a dramatic ...
Jan 20, 2017
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Engineering
Aside from water, concrete is the most-used material in the world, with about 14 billion cubic meters being used every year. Of that, 40% of that is used to build places for people to live.
Apr 18, 2024
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Energy & Green Tech
The Environmental Protection Agency on Thursday proposed increasing the amount of ethanol and other biofuels that must be blended into the nation's fuel supplies over the next three years, a move welcomed by renewable fuel ...
Dec 2, 2022
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Energy & Green Tech
The backbone of every community, transportation connects people to everything from jobs and grocery stores to health care, vital services and social events.
Apr 3, 2024
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Energy & Green Tech
Political divisions are a growing fixture in the United States today, whether the topic is marriage across party lines, responding to climate change or concern about coronavirus exposure. Especially in a presidential election ...
May 5, 2020
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Automotive
The French government said Monday it was suspending a scheme to lease electric cars from just 100 euros ($109) a month after subsidizing more than double the number of vehicles planned for 2024.
Feb 12, 2024
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Business
A publicly owned energy company is needed to develop a homegrown green industry in the UK, at a time when the country is trailing internationally in the shift to a low-carbon economy, a new report by energy economist Nick ...
Jun 21, 2023
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Energy & Green Tech
Earth is facing a human-driven climate crisis, which demands a rapid transition to low-carbon energy sources such as wind and solar power. But we're also living through a mass extinction event. Never before in human history ...
Jun 8, 2024
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