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Renewables to overtake coal as largest global electricity source in 2025

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During the COP28 climate conference held in Dubai last month, world leaders from over 130 national governments agreed to set a goal to triple world renewable energy installations by 2030. There are still some big hurdles to overcome, including the difficult global macroeconomic environment.” “For In the U.S.,

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UN Environment report says national GHG pledges only bring one-third of reductions needed for Paris Agreement

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A large part of this potential comes from six relatively standardized categories: solar and wind energy; efficient appliances; efficient passenger cars; afforestation and stopping deforestation. The 1 Gigaton Coalition is supported by UN Environment and the Norwegian Government.

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Mercedes-Benz Cars aims to cut vehicle CO2 emissions by 50% over lifecycle by end of this decade

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At its first digital ESG (Environment, Social and Governance) Conference for investors and analysts, Mercedes-Benz announced aims to at least halve CO 2 emissions per passenger car over the lifecycle by the end of this decade compared to 2020 levels.

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Role of Batteries in Clean Energy Transitions – ET Auto

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This project, unveiled by Prime Minister Narendra Modi during a video conference on February 24, 2024, marks a pivotal moment in India’s commitment to renewable energy adoption. The Challenge of Intermittency and the Role of Batteries The transition to renewable energy sources such as solar and wind power is gaining momentum globally.

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Cornell team develops new inexpensive stereo-camera method to detect objects for self-driving cars; pseudo-LiDAR

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These sensors are affixed to cars’ roofs, where they increase wind drag, a particular disadvantage for electric cars. One of the essential problems in self-driving cars is to identify objects around them—obviously that’s crucial for a car to navigate its environment. They can add around $10,000 to a car’s cost.

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Self-driving mining truck stable at 90 km/h; clothoid-based model predictive control

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KTH, Scania, Linköping University, Saab and Autoliv and collaborating in a government-funded project called iQMatic , which is aimed at to develop a fully self-driving truck for difficult environments such as mines. Using model predictive control (MPC), the truck can drive by itself on narrow and winding roads. 2015.7330991.

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CSIRO forecasts 50-year trend of decreasing rainfall over southern Australia to continue for another 50 years

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In an address to the International Union of Geodesy and Geophysics conference in Melbourne, CSIRO climate scientist Dr. Jorgen Frederiksen said these changes are due to reductions in the strength of the mid-latitude jet stream and changes in atmospheric temperatures. The jet stream comprises fast moving westerly winds in the upper atmosphere.

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