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

Green Car Congress

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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The Coming Construction Boom

Cars That Think

Many of the construction techniques we use today were invented in ancient Egypt or Rome. It is now used on construction sites to reconstruct a full three-dimensional model of an environment, just by walking around with one of the latest smartphones, which incorporate depth sensors.

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