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Are Solid-State Batteries the Next Big Breakthrough for EVs?

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As concerns about climate change intensify, there is a growing need to transition away from nonrenewable energy sources, not only in power generation but also in transportation. See more at E Magazine. As demand for EVs keeps rising, reducing the carbon footprint associated with their production and operation becomes imperative.

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Robots and the Humans Who Make Them

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When IEEE Spectrum editors are putting together an issue of the magazine, a story on the website, or an episode of a podcast, we try to facilitate dialogue about technologies, their development, and their implications for society and the planet.

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China Meteorological Administration: Climate Adaptation More Realistic and Urgent than Mitigation for Food Security

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While CMA has observed the effects of climate change producing “some favorable factors to grain production in parts of China”, such as increased warming in the colder high latitudes, warming is expected to reduce the country’s overall food production.

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I’ve Done The Math – Now I’m Doing Something About It

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And so it is that I resigned from my position as Director of Strategic Partnerships and Public Affairs for CBS EcoMedia effective the first of this month and I will now be devoting my full time to working on climate change response with the South Bay 350 Climate Action Group, the South Bay Bicycle Coalition and 350.org.

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Is America’s Electrician Shortage Hurting our Ability To Get Away from Fossil Fuels?

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Simpson, Dallas, TX A shift away from fossil fuels is necessary if we are to mitigate climate change, but a serious electrician shortage in the U.S. See more at E Magazine. Questions & Answers from our Friends at EarthTalk® Is America’s electrician shortage hurting our ability to get away from fossil fuels?

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Analysis of Arctic Sediments Show that Late 20th Century Warming is Unlike Natural Variation; Unprecedented Change

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An analysis of sediment cores from an Arctic lake indicates that biological and chemical changes occurring there are unprecedented over the past 200,000 years and likely are the result of human-caused climate change, according to a new study led by the University of Colorado at Boulder. Tags: Climate Change.

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Perspective: The UN Approval Process for Carbon Offsets

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Verification of the emission reduction or carbon sequestration is critical in efforts to mitigate climate change. One question is who will be responsible for verifying changes in carbon, which raises questions about the role of a regulatory agency for accrediting claimed changes in carbon levels from an activity.

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