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International Maritime Organization (IMO) adopts revised strategy to reduce GHG emissions from international shipping.

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Member States of the International Maritime Organization (IMO), meeting at the Marine Environment Protection Committee (MEPC 80) earlier this month, adopted the 2023 IMO Strategy on Reduction of GHG Emissions from Ships. It was attended by some 1,800 delegates (in person and remotely).

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Studies Find Ocean Acidification Will Have Significant Effect on Key Marine Organisms

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Researchers in the Laboratoire d'Océanographie at Villefranche (LOV) (CNRS / UPMC) have demonstrated that key marine organisms, such as deep-water corals and pteropods (shelled pelagic mollusks) will be significantly affected by ocean acidification caused by anthropogenic carbon dioxide emissions during the years to come.

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A New Olympics Event: Algorithmic Video Surveillance

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They cannot carry out any reconciliation, interconnection or automated linking with other processing of personal data.” In response, some companies use face-blurring tools to reduce the possibility of a leak containing personal data. It has filed an amicus brief on the Olympics surveillance law to France’s Constitutional Council.

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SAE International publishes revised SAE J2880 standard for recommended Green Racing protocols

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The elements of J2880 identify a range of technologies, fuels and operational procedures that support development of a sustainable future for both motorsports and personal mobility, and organizes them into a matrix of five Green Racing elements and four levels of commitment within each element. These elements are: Propulsion systems.

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Up close and personal with Volkswagen’s e-Golf carbon offset project: Garcia River Forest

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The Garcia River Forest (GRF) is the first large working forest owned by a non-profit organization: The Conservation Fund (TCF). Because redwoods live for thousands of years, they can be a very long-term source of carbon storage. Garcia River Forest. million The Nature Conservancy, $2.5 million Packard loan, $2 million TCF). Click to enlarge.

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Access South Africa’s Leading Research Journal’s Entire Collection

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The digitization of the 5,000 articles—dating between 1909, when the publication launched, and 2008—took almost eight years to complete. LONG-STANDING TIES The relationship between IEEE and SAIEE goes back to 1995, when the two organizations signed an IEEE National Society Agreement. Prior to 2005, the journal was published in print.

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California Air Resources Board Adopts Regional Targets for Reducing Greenhouse Gas Emissions Associated with Light Duty Vehicles

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At its meeting in Sacramento yesterday, the California Air Resources Board (ARB) adopted targets for reducing greenhouse gas emissions in 2020 and 2035 associated with passenger vehicle travel in the state’s 18 Metropolitan Planning Organizations. Earlier post.). The Board adopted the following targets.

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