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BLS researchers suggest automation will not eliminate truck-driving jobs

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While some stories in the media present automation as having the potential to eliminate large swaths of jobs in the near future, a new study by researchers Maury Gittleman and Kristen Monaco at the US Bureau of Labor Statistics argues otherwise. ILR Review doi: 10.1177/0019793919858079.

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Marine Scientists Issue Monaco Declaration Calling for Immediate Action to Reduce Ocean Acidification

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They issued this warning in the Monaco Declaration, released on 30 January. They caution that its negative socio-economic impacts can only be avoided by limiting future atmospheric CO 2 levels. The future chemical changes that will occur in the ocean as a result of increasing atmospheric CO2 are highly predictable.

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Renault-Nissan Alliance Partners with Singapore Government for EVs

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It will draw up the overall plan of EV test-bedding and evaluation of the environmental and economic benefits, with a view of a potential larger scale adoption of EVs in future. The EV taskforce was set up to assess the benefits and applicability of adopting EVs in Singapore.

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Renault-Nissan and Singapore Government to develop zero-emission mobility

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The Renault-Nissan Alliance has begun ZEV initiatives in Kanagawa Prefecture and Yokohama in Japan, as well as in Israel, Denmark, Portugal, Monaco, the UK, France, Switzerland, Ireland, China and Hong Kong. . “We are looking forward to working closely with all partners involved to make this project successful.&#.