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Toyota’s greenwashing AI ‘eco-copilot’ is fake, but the prank makes a real point

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The announcement involved a press event at the National Press Club, along with official-looking press release and even a whole website. The AI also went rogue at the press event , telling the crowd truths about climate change before temporarily “disabling” the “Toyota representative” on stage giving the presentation.

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How Engineers Can Help Protect Earth From Worsening Climate Change

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Lives and businesses are being severely affected, and the cost of recovering after each event continues to mount. The climate crisis is also having a severe effect on the planet, which is being battered by pollution, deforestation, and soil degradation. To create a sustainable environment, we need to contain air pollution.

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IMechE report calls for new Clean Air Act in UK

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A new report by the UK-based Institution of Mechanical Engineers (IMechE) calls for urgent action to tackle the damage to health caused by air pollution. A 2016 report by the Royal College of Physicians put the annual deaths attributable to outdoor air pollution in the UK at around 40,000.

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Opinion: Reinventing fuel-based power for a more secure and resilient grid

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For example, demand will often increase when is it raining or peak during half time of a national televised sporting event. Equally, any technology currently available, for burning these renewable fuels, uses a flame during the combustion process, producing the pollutant emissions that are harmful to human health. Earlier post.).

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This is How the COVID-19 Pandemic Affect The Global EV Market

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As a result of the COVID-19 situation, several reforms in pollution controls and incentives have also been implemented. Nurturing environment and related infrastructure. People rely on electric mobility in the events of an emergency, such as food or medication. Conclusion.

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Study finds increased air pollution can worsen both drought and flooding

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The findings have significant policy implications for sustainable development and water resources, especially for those developing regions susceptible to extreme events, such as drought and flood. They can be hazardous to both human health and the environment. In polluted air, more and smaller drops are formed. —Prof.

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Why the Next Microgrids Will Be Well Connected

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Maria was not an isolated event—since it struck, eight major storms have either hit the island directly or passed close enough to have caused flooding or power losses. During prolonged outages, they can provide a cleaner and less expensive alternative to emergency diesel generators. The growth in residential solar capacity has been 2.5