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Global study shows uneven urbanization among large cities in the last two decades

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Due to the rapid economic growth in the study period, China invested a large amount of resources into infrastructure construction for advancing the urban living environment. The largest greening BUAs are Pearl River Delta (PRD), Tokyo, Yangtze River Delta (YRD), Miami, Beijing, Chicago, Seoul, Tianjin, São Paulo, and Osaka.

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Can Software Save the World at a Profit?

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Collin Gutman is managing partner of SaaS Ventures , a venture capital fund based in Miami and Washington, D.C., That area has come to be called ESG tech , for environment sustainability governance. And it can be profitable for a startup. Tell me about your other climate tech investments so far. Everything else is details.

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Parker Hannifin and Autocar Deliver Hydraulic Hybrid Refuse Vehicles to Florida Communities

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Parker Hannifin Corporation, in partnership with Autocar, delivered hydraulic hybrid refuse vehicles to three South Florida municipalities ( earlier post ): City of Miami, the City of Hialeah, and Miami-Dade County. The new Autocar E3 refuse vehicles feature Parker’s RunWise hydraulic hybrid drive system. Earlier post.).

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DOE Selects 19 Projects to Monitor and Evaluate Geologic CO2 Storage

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The US Department of Energy (DOE) has selected 19 projects to enhance the capability to simulate, track, and evaluate the potential risks of carbon dioxide storage in geologic formations. Researchers will develop systems for tagging CO 2 with carbon-14 at atmospheric level (1 part per trillion) and measuring the carbon-14 CO 2 levels.

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FT and FT blends significantly reduce gaseous and particulate emissions compared to conventional JP-8 fuel in helicopter engine

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Previous studies have shown that FT fuel can reduce engine emissions, thereby helping to mitigate the impacts of aircraft operation on air quality and the environment, although the detailed chemical composition of aircraft emissions with FT fuel is largely unknown. A paper on the results is published in the ACS journal Energy & Fuels.

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One EV enthusiast leads to anothe

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Drive Electric Dayton Systems Map of 2021 EV Environment. They are all connected in common cause to accelerate the adoption of EVs, either due to the belief that EVs are simply better than internal combustion engine (ICE) vehicles, or because EV adoption would, on balance, reduce carbon emissions and help tackle climate change.

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One EV enthusiast leads to another

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Drive Electric Dayton Systems Map of 2021 EV Environment. They are all connected in common cause to accelerate the adoption of EVs, either due to the belief that EVs are simply better than internal combustion engine (ICE) vehicles, or because EV adoption would, on balance, reduce carbon emissions and help tackle climate change.

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