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Climate Expert: Don't Call It Geoengineering

Cars That Think

The leaders of the world have just returned from the UN's latest climate change summit, COP26 , in which the countries that have signed on to the Paris Agreement upped their commitments to fight climate change. C by the year 2100 , according to Climate Action Tracker. C above pre-industrial levels. C above pre-industrial levels.

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Study: IMO low-sulfur fuel standards will decrease childhood asthma cases, premature deaths; climate tradeoffs

Green Car Congress

Some key regions include China, Singapore, Panama, Brazil and coastlines of Asia, Africa and South America. While the health benefits are clear, the research also quantifies tradeoffs in terms of climate. Reduction in annual PM 2.5 concentrations in 2020 due to low-sulfur fuel standards. —Sofiev et al.

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IEEE President’s Note: Making IEEE a Force for Change

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Today the world faces its largest modern-day threat: climate change. IEEE recognizes this global crisis and is committed to helping alleviate the effects of climate change through pragmatic, accessible technical solutions for sustainability, and providing engineers and technologists with a neutral space for discussion and action.

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EV transition to be propelled by massive rare earth elements discovery

Teslarati

And while South America and Africa have been the default suppliers of many of these elements, including lithium, cobalt, and nickel. “This is good news, not only for LKAB, the region, and the Swedish people but also for Europe and the climate,” stated the LKAB CEO, Jan Mostrom. What do you think of the article?

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IEEE President’s Note: Connecting the Unconnected

Cars That Think

Unfortunately, as we are all aware, today’s world faces significant challenges, including escalating conflicts, a climate crisis, food insecurity, gender inequality, and the approximately 2.7 SAIFUR RAHMAN IEEE president and CEO This article appears in the June 2023 print issue as “Connecting the Unconnected.”

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Debunking the Lithium "Mining" FUD

Plug In India

Team PluginIndia The Lithium mining FUD (Fear, Uncertainty, Doubt) created by some paid media organizations and random YouTube channels is so bad, that many people read headlines of such articles and assume that Lithium mining is the worst thing in the world and is worse than extracting and refining 10,000 liters of oil used by an average ICE car.

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Extreme E | Island X Prix – Sardinia | Your Ultimate Guide

My Energi

Due to the ongoing COVID19 crisis in South America, Extreme E decided to make the quick decision to switch the location of the fourth race of 2021 from Brazil to the island of Sardinia off the coast of Italy. Island X Prix – Sardinia. ‘Striking natures balance and removing the excess’… So why Sardinia?

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