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Driving Toward a Greener Future: Fuel Cell Electric Buses Market Projected to Surpass USD 3.5 Billion by 2032

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This zero-emission technology is seen as a crucial component in achieving global climate targets, particularly in the transportation sector, which accounts for a significant share of global carbon emissions. Hydrogen Production Challenges Currently, most hydrogen is produced through natural gas reforming, which generates carbon emissions.

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World Engineering Day Focuses on Shaping a Sustainable Future

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Furthermore, air and water pollution, deforestation, and soil degradation are causing significant harm. Air pollution kills about 7 million people annually, with 99 percent of the global population breathing unhealthy air, according to the World Health Organization. Renewable energy innovations. Sustainable infrastructure.

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We Need to Talk About AI's Impact on Public Health

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The power plants and backup generators needed to keep data centers working generate harmful air pollutants, such as fine particulate matter and nitrogen oxides (NOx). These pollutants take an immediate toll on human health, triggering asthma symptoms, heart attacks, and even cognitive decline. The biggest culprit are tiny particles 2.5

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Taxing the Distance

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Further, EVs just solve some of the local and global pollution problems, but still cause congestion, safety, [… ] externalities. Further, EVs just solve some of the local and global pollution problems, but still cause congestion, safety, [… ] externalities. Further, I have a request for v2.0 of this paper.

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PCAST suggests 6 key components for climate change strategy to President Obama; adaptation and mitigation

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The President’s Council of Advisors on Science and Technology (PCAST) released a letter to President Obama describing six key components the advisory group believes should be central to the Administration’s strategy for addressing climate change. Improving coordination and support for research efforts on climate change preparedness.

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GM achieves perfect scores on climate change data disclosure and performance in CDP report

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General Motors for the first time achieved perfect scores on both climate change data disclosure and performance submitted to CDP , the world’s only global environmental disclosure system. The CDP program enables management of greenhouse gas emissions and risks and opportunities associated with climate change.

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Perspective: The Role of Offsets in Climate Change Legislation

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This article shows that including offsets in climate change legislation would likely make an emissions program more cost-effective by: (a) providing an incentive for non-regulated sources to generate emission reductions; and (b) expanding emission compliance opportunities for regulated entities. Assuming the offset is legitimate—i.e.,