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ArcelorMittal invests in new sustainability program across Europe; ResponsibleSteel site certification

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The 12-month program will enable each site to prove that the company’s production processes meet rigorously defined standards across a broad range of social, environmental and governance criteria. Water stewardship and biodiversity. The standard is based on 12 principles with a variety of criteria and underlying requirements.

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New study finds GHG emissions from palm oil production significantly underestimated; palm oil biofuels could be more climate-damaging than oil sands fuels

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Based on visual interpretation of high-resolution (30 m) satellite images, a new study in the journal Global Change Biology: Bioenergy determined that industrial plantations covered over 3.1 Slightly more than half of the GHG emissions for these biofuels in the EPA’s analysis came from land use change. —Miettinen et al.

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Figuring Out Semiconductor Manufacturing's Climate Footprint

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Before we start, I want to tell you that you can get the latest coverage from some of Spectrum ‘s most important beats, including AI, climate change, and robotics, by signing up for one of our free newsletters. Can we make everything in our world smarter without worsening climate change? Welcome, Lizzie. Moore: Okay.

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The Future of Moore's Law Is Inside This Willy Wonka Machine

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And before we start, I just want to tell you that you can get the latest coverage from some of Spectrum ‘s most important beats, including AI, climate change, aynd robotics by signing up for one of our free newsletters. It’s actually made by a chemical reaction between water and methane, so not great.

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