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TAE Technologies exceeds fusion reactor performance goals by 250% as company closes $250M round; $1.2B to date

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In its recently closed Series G-2 financing round, TAE secured $250 million from investors in the energy, technology, and engineering sectors to support the company’s mission to deliver a long-term solution to rapidly growing electricity demand while providing global energy independence and security.

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Google Unveils Faster, Cheaper Mechanism To Track Worldwide Deforestation Online; Support for Land Use Change Measurement, Verification and Reporting

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Landsat images via Google Earth. Through its philanthropic arm, Google.org, Google introduced an online suite of beta software that leverages cloud computing to track worldwide land-use changes such as deforestation. Google Earth, as analyzed by Carnegie Landsat Analysis System. Sources: USGS. Click to enlarge.

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ITF launches global initiative to decarbonize transport

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The International Transport Forum (ITF) at the OECD has launched a major global initiative towards carbon-free transport. Transport activity currently contributes 23% of global CO2 emissions from fossil fuels, with the share expected to rise. The COP 21 Paris Agreement created a political pathway for global CO 2 mitigation efforts.

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Tesla calls for a change in Germany’s approval process for factories

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Expressing its support to the DUH, Tesla Brandenburg listed ten specific steps that the federal government could take that would allow the country to accelerate its fight against climate change. They come from a time when the need to deal with the global sustainability challenges seemed far less urgent than it is today.

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Ready To Be Part of Art History & Be Seen Around the World? Join Us On November 21 for Another 350.org Spectacular!

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The Global Work Party on 10/10/10, which your South Bay 350 Climate Action Group was proud to be part of, was the largest day of carbon-cutting action in the planet’s history. The acceleration of climate change in 2010 won’t let us. org Los Angeles South Bay 350 Climate Action Group the Cornfield.

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We Need to Decarbonize Software

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s climate-change conference, to discuss the urgent need to lower emissions. The information and communications technology sector as a whole is responsible for an estimated 2 to 4 percent of global greenhouse gas emissions. Software may be eating the world , but it is also heating it. Meanwhile, COP28’s website produced 3.69

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Chip Fabs Go Green

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The founding members have all affirmed support for the Paris Agreement , which is aimed at limiting global warming to 1.5 But it also includes some fabless companies such as AMD, Google, and Microsoft. We look forward to setting meaningful sustainability goals and helping ensure a healthy environment for future generations."

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