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UN Environment report says national GHG pledges only bring one-third of reductions needed for Paris Agreement

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Avoiding new coal-fired power plants and accelerated phasing out of existing plants—while ensuring careful handling of issues such as employment, investor interests and grid stability—would help the emissions picture. In early 2017, an additional 273 GW of coal-fired capacity was under construction and 570 GW in pre-construction.

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Inventor of AT&T’s Datakit, the First Virtual Connection Switch, Dies at 85

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He was honored for his contributions with the 2017 IEEE Canada Presidents’ Make-a-Difference Award. In 1969 he was tasked with helping to build transmission lines in Bangladesh that connected the country’s eastern and western electrical grids. He served as vice chair of the program’s committee.

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