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How Engineers Can Help Protect Earth From Worsening Climate Change

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Fortunately, we still have a narrow window of opportunity to alter the Earth’s climate path, and I believe we can do it. Climate change is a global societal crisis that is causing devastating consequences. Lives and businesses are being severely affected, and the cost of recovering after each event continues to mount.

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Log9 to revolutionise EV landscape with Amphion and Nexmile launch | Autocar Professional

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The unveiling of Amphion by Log9 at their Day Zero 2024 event marks a significant transformation in the electric vehicle (EV) ecosystem. The event was graced by Narayana Murthy, ex CEO and Co-Founder of Infosys, and Sonam Wangchuk, Education Reformist and Climate Activist.

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ADB Study Finds Annual Economic Losses in Southeast Asia from Climate Change Could be More Than Twice the Global Average

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The mean cost of cost of climate change for the four countries—Indonesia, Philippines, Thailand, and Viet Nam—under a “business-as-usual” scenario and if market and non-market impacts and catastrophic risks are all considered could be equivalent to losing 6.7%

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Baltimore City will transport 350 students every day with EV buses

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” Schools in Baltimore City have partnered with Highland Fleets, a company that provides school bus fleet electrification-as-a-service in North America, to apply for the first round of the Clean School Bus program.

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Mayors of 12 major cities pledge to procure only zero-emission buses from 2025; major areas to be zero-emission by 2030

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Mayors from more than 30 major cities including Paris, Tokyo, Barcelona, Cape Town and Quito met over the weekend with senior executives of some of the world’s largest companies, including Mastercard, Siemens and Volvo Bus Corporation in order to define solutions to the threats posed by climate change.

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Toyota’s greenwashing AI ‘eco-copilot’ is fake, but the prank makes a real point

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The announcement involved a press event at the National Press Club, along with official-looking press release and even a whole website. The AI also went rogue at the press event , telling the crowd truths about climate change before temporarily “disabling” the “Toyota representative” on stage giving the presentation.

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Renewable Energy & EV Charging – Perfect Synergy

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As the world continues to face climate change challenges, it is becoming increasingly critical that we transition to more sustainable energy sources. Renewable energy, such as solar and wind power, is a more environmentally friendly and cleaner alternative to traditional fossil fuels.