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Small Glimmers Of Hope As Climate Changes Exacerbate Violence

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The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) has established a causal link between climate change and the rise in armed conflicts in sub-Saharan African countries: Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Chad, Mali, Niger, Nigeria, Somalia, and Sudan. This region has become the global epicenter of violent extremist activity. “On the […]

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Zero-Emission Vehicle Adoption Is Accelerating, But Stronger Push Is Needed

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At this year’s COP27 held in Egypt, the BloombergNEF (BNEF) research company released its study for the 2022 Zero-Emission Vehicles Factbook. The ZEV Factbook shows that the adoption of zero-emission vehicles has accelerated over the past year across almost all markets and vehicle segments.

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T&E: Europe burns 19 million bottles of sunflower and rapeseed oil every day in cars

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T&E previously reported that Europe burns 10,000 tonnes of wheat in its cars every day, piling pressure on countries such as Egypt which are heavily reliant on imports. Food price inflation is pushing millions of people around the world into poverty. The current cap for crop biofuels is set at 2020 levels, with a maximum of 7%.

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Chip Fabs Go Green

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At this week's COP27 climate conference in Egypt , attendees will have a new group to contend with: an alliance of more than 60 companies involved in the electronics supply chain. But it also includes some fabless companies such as AMD, Google, and Microsoft.

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The Coming Construction Boom

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Concurrently, rising sea levels caused by climate change will swamp many coastal cities throughout the world, forcing them to rebuild parts of themselves on higher ground. Many of the construction techniques we use today were invented in ancient Egypt or Rome. Other techniques are changing what we can expect buildings to look like.

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Global study shows uneven urbanization among large cities in the last two decades

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New Delhi in India, Cairo in Egypt, Lagos in Nigeria). China will reach carbon emission peak before 2030 and carbon neutrality by 2060, and large cities with a significant greening trend play an important role in neutralizing carbon emission and mitigating the impact of global climate change in urban areas.

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GECF: more than a quarter of 2050 natural gas supply untapped

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To this end, the GECF Secretary General reiterated the GECF’s readiness to support the Turkmen industry as it undergoes transformation on the back of the future energy trends, digitalization, and climate action.