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World Engineering Day Focuses on Shaping a Sustainable Future

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Deforestation accelerates climate change by reducing the Earths carbon absorption capacity, while soil degradation threatens global food security. Combined with traditional models, machine learning efforts such as DeepMind can predict weather patterns, help optimize energy grids, and enhance climate modeling. If not now, when?

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Group of 285 global investors with more than $20T in assets under management calls for urgent action on investment-grade climate change and energy policies; guidelines for governments

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Saying that “ investment-grade climate change and clean energy policy is required to shift private sector investment from high-carbon to low-carbon assets ”, a group of 285 investors has urged governments and international policy makers to take new and meaningful steps in the fight against climate change.

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Black carbon linked to increased cardiovascular risk; exacerbated by co-exposure to motor vehicle emissions

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Black carbon (BC) from incomplete biomass and fossil fuel combustion is the most strongly light-absorbing component of particulate matter (PM) air pollution and a major climate-forcing emission. Air pollution mitigation efforts focusing on reducing combustion pollution are likely to have major benefits for climate and human health.

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California providing incentives up to $12K to help low-income families afford the cleanest cars

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In coordination with local air officials, the California Air Resources Board is initiating a retire-and-replace pilot program in the Greater Los Angeles area and San Joaquin Valley to help people of low income replace old, polluting cars with cleaner, more fuel efficient vehicles that also cut greenhouse gas emissions.

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State Auditor says California may not meet 2030 GHG reduction goal; says aspects of CARB efforts lacking

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To help the California Air Resources Board (ARB)—the state’s key organization in this area—to fight climate change by reducing GHG emissions, the Legislature has allocated more than $2 billion from the State’s Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund (cap?and?trade training activities that its own guidelines require, the report found.

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$2500 rebates for EV smart chargers launches this month! But guess what? Yep, there are conditions…

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In this case, the DRIVEN program run and managed by the Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water is aimed at automotive dealerships and repairers rather than private individuals. The guidelines for that part of the program are yet to be announced. But as always with such schemes, there are conditions.

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A Fresh Charge for Avista EV Program

EV Connect

Avista is addressing climate change-related issues by using cheaper and cleaner fuel, more efficiently utilizing grid infrastructure, and integrating renewable power resources. The Challenge As an energy provider, Avista carefully considers how its business intersects with the environment.