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IEEE Women in Engineering Membership on the Rise

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There are student chapters at universities around the globe. Men may join the affinity group as well. Women make up less than a third of the worlds workforce in technology-related fields, according to a report by the World Bank Group. The groups hard work is paying off. There are now more than 1,100 affinity groups.

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Can a New Power Link Boost the EU’s Energy Independence?

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Now, the village draws power partially from the Garadagh plant, and university groups come to Garadagh almost every week to learn how solar plants work in practice, he says. In November, Baku hosted the 29th annual United Nations Climate Change Conference. We do feel climate change.

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Daniel Negreanu, Leonardo DiCaprio and More

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As climate change accelerates and fuel prices remain volatile, electric vehicles (EVs) have quickly gained traction among consumers looking for a more sustainable and cost-efficient way to drive. All the funds from the sweepstakes benefited the nonprofit environmental advocacy group Downey founded in 2019, FootPrint Coalition.

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NRC report: US Navy, Marines and Coast Guard need to begin now to prepare for effects of climate change in the Arctic

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In response to the measured and projected effects of climate change, US naval forces—i.e., The committee found that even the most moderate current trends in climate, if continued, will present new national security challenges. Click to enlarge.

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Hyundai Motor Group, Aramco and KAUST collaborate on new e-fuel for novel combustion system

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Hyundai Motor Group will collaborate with the Saudi Arabian Oil Company (Aramco) and King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST) jointly to research and develop an advanced fuel for an ultra lean-burn, spark-ignition engine that aims to lower the overall carbon dioxide emissions of a vehicle.

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New Report Concludes That Real Costs of Adapting to Climate Change Will Likely Be At Least 2-3X Greater Than Current Estimates

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Representation of damage from climate change avoided by adaptation, and damage not be adapted to (‘residual damage’) over the longer term. Parry co-chaired the IPCC working group on impacts, vulnerability and adaptation between 2002 and 2008. Source: “Assessing the costs.” In Click to enlarge. Professor Parry.

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US Interagency Group Identifies Research Needs to Study Climate Change and Human Health Impacts

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A report released by a US federal working group highlights 11 key categories of diseases and other health consequences that are occurring or will occur due to climate change. Climate change has direct impact on five aspects of the human environment (red lines, purple circles) that in turn impact additional environmental factors.