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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. Engineering can address climate change through such measures. They should dream bigger and turn good ideas into reality. If not now, when?

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3 Oil Majors That Bet Big On Renewables

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As we have pointed above, ENI has the most ambitious climate change pledge with plans to lower its greenhouse gas emissions by 80% by 2050. Further, natural gas can be used to keep the power grid stable as solar and wind power fluctuate.

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Singapores A*Star Awards S$27.5M In Research Grants for Technologies for Sustainable Development

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The funding from A*STAR’s Science and Engineering Research Council (SERC) will support research teams from A*STAR research institutes and local institutes of higher learning to develop solutions to manage environmental deterioration, pressures on natural resources and climate change brought on by rapid growth and urbanization.

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The Greening of Transportation

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According to the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change , approximately 15 percent of net anthropogenic greenhouse gas emissions come from the transportation sector. To meet global climate targets, we must devise ways to get people and goods from point A to point B without burning fossil fuels.

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Torrance Enviro Commish - From Curious to CringeWorthy

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Nor did the Commissioners have any ideas for incentives or fast tracking possibilities to encourage more green building in Torrance. They basically asked Mr. Koch to write something up for them. Fred graciously said he would. That’s what the Manhattan Beach Environmental Task Force did last month when I attended their last meeting.

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Smart Meters and Electric Cars

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“The idea is for electric cars to take advantage of “off-peak&# hours of low energy demand late at night, when the lights are out and TVs are off, but power plants are still producing, explained Ed Kjaer, director of electric transportation at Edison.&#. Photo by Eric Tom). Edison’s answer: new meters.

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The Top 10 Climate Tech Stories of 2024

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In 2024, technologies to combat climate change soared above the clouds in electricity-generating kites, traveled the oceans sequestering carbon, and permeated the earth to power agritech in a new way. Weve gathered our top 10 climate tech stories of the past year here for you to explore.