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BNEF: global investment in energy transition hit $500B in 2020; $139B on EVs and infrastructure

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Global investment in carbon capture and storage (CCS) tripled to $3 billion, and that in hydrogen was $1.5 In 2020, the size of the market increased four times compared to 2016, reaching an estimated $118 billion. Commercial EV investment declined from $12 billion in 2016 to $4 billion in 2020. billion, Vietnam 89% higher at $7.4

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Study suggests air pollution may be linked to heightened mouth cancer risk; PM2.5 and ozone

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They drew on average levels of air pollutants (sulfur dioxide, carbon monoxide, ozone, nitrogen monoxide, nitrogen dioxide, and varying sizes of fine particulate matter), measured in 2009 at 66 air quality monitoring stations across Taiwan. Chu Y, Kao S, Tantoh DM, et al.

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12 Exciting Engineering Milestones to Look for in 2022

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Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. The station, China’s first long-term space habitat, was preceded by the Tiangong-1 and Tiangong-2 stations, which orbited from 2011 to 2018 and 2016 to 2019, respectively. Carbon-Neutral Cryptocurrency? a cryptocurrency for carbon removal. 3-Nanometer Chips Arrive.

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