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Elon Musk biopic based on Walter Isaacson biography in the works

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Considering the scope of Isaacson’s Musk biography , it would be quite interesting to see what parts of the Tesla and SpaceX CEO’s life will be adapted in the upcoming movie. He was also behind acclaimed works such as “Requiem for a Dream” in 2000, “Black Swan” in 2010, and “Mother!”

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Africa’s Electricity-Access Problem Is Worse Than You Think

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Global electrification has risen steadily since World War II, reaching 73 percent in 2000 and 90 percent in 2019 (the pandemic year of 2020 was the. This means that in 2019 about 770 million people had no electricity, three-quarters of them in Africa. first year in decades when the rate did not go up).

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TOAR shows present-day global ozone distribution and trends relevant to health; public database

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Ozone levels across much of North America and Europe dropped significantly between 2000 and 2014. People living in parts of southern Europe, South Korea and southern Japan and China also experienced more than 15 days a year of ozone levels above 70 ppb. To what extent is ozone increasing in developing countries?

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Volkswagen Group and Tata Motors Ltd. to explore strategic alliance for joint development projects; ŠKODA to lead

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By offering the appropriate products we intend to achieve sustainable and profitable growth in very different parts of the world. Through subsidiaries and associate companies, Tata Motors has operations in the UK, South Korea, Thailand, South Africa and Indonesia. In 2000, it became a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Group.

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BRIMCS countries, and especially China, outspending IEA countries in energy RDD

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The disparity, according to the lead researcher for the study, Ruud Kempener, would doubtless have been higher had all state-owned companies and local government investments in the BRIMCS countries been included as part as government expenditure rather than solely 100% government-owned firms. Click to enlarge. Anadon, and Jose Condor.

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Study reports non-US global shale gas recoverable resources of 5,760 Tcf; global shale gas boosts total recoverable natural gas resources by 40%

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Estimates of shale gas resources in other parts of the world are highly uncertain, the EIA notes. These include France, Poland, Turkey, Ukraine, South Africa, Morocco, and Chile. Tcf in 2000. The second group is those countries that already produce substantial amounts of natural gas and also have large shale resources.

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Study finds rising temperatures increase risk of unhealthy ozone levels absent sharp cuts in precursors

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Heavily polluted locations in parts of the East, Midwest, and West Coast in which ozone already frequently exceeds recommended levels could face unhealthy air during most of the summer. 2000) “Special Report on Emissions Scenarios. Scenario A2 and RCP 8.5. Preliminary global mean CO 2 concentrations in February 2014 were 398.06

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