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IEEE Young Professionals Take On Climate Change

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Developing technology to address the causes of climate change, mitigate its impact, and adapt to the crisis is one of IEEE’s top priorities. To assist with that effort, the IEEE Young Professionals group this year launched its Climate and Sustainability Task Force.

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Our Driving Habits Must Be Part of the Climate Conversation

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Article courtesy of RMI. By Brian Yudkin, Duncan Kay, Jane Marsh, & Jackson Tomchek As the United States grapples with meaningful action on climate change, much emphasis has been placed on the transportation sector, and with good reason. A majority of these […]. A majority of these […].

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Biomass fuels: challenges and opportunities – ET Auto

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By cycling carbon through energy generation systems as biomass, it offers a means to address climate change. High-temperature conventional thermochemical conversion approaches, including combustion, gasification, and pyrolysis, originally developed for fossil fuels, can now be applied to biomass feedstocks.

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New survey finds myths and misinformation about EVs are deeply embedded – Charged EVs

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See recent articles in The Guardian , the New York Times , et al.) See a recent article in The Conversation , which includes links to numerous scientific studies.) Unsurprisingly, respondents who say they’re concerned about climate change are less prone to believing the myths.

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Opinion: Politicians Are Lying About Biden's EPA Rule

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Conversely, don't let the other side oversell things -- while reducing tailpipe emissions is a necessary step forward in fighting the negative effects of climate change, the production of the materials needed for electric and electrified vehicles has its own environmental toll. It's just not.

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New Catalytic Pathway for the Reduction of CO2 to CO Under Mild Conditions

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There is increasing attention being focused on the conversion and utilization of CO 2 for the production of fuels and chemicals; the 238 th American Chemical Society (ACS) national meeting in August featured a day-long symposium on advances in the area. Article ASAP doi: 10.1021/ja909038t. Earlier post.).

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Study Finds Availability of Low-CO2 Electricity and Hydrogen May Paradoxically Delay Large-Scale Transition to Electric and/or Hydrogen Vehicle Fleet

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The cost-effectiveness of measures to address climate change is enhanced through a multisector perspective. Article ASAP doi: 10.1021/es902329h. Tags: Climate Change Electric (Battery) Emissions Hybrids Hydrogen Policy Power Generation. Wallington et al. Wallington et al. Williander and K.

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