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New EPA rules would force some plants to capture emissions, shut down: Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Michael Regan says new rules that would ...
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Quick Glance: New EPA Rules Target Emissions Reduction at Power Plants
- The Biden administration aims to compel coal-fired power plants to capture smokestack emissions or close down.
- The rules target limiting greenhouse gas emissions from fossil fuel power plants and reducing toxic pollutants from coal-fired plants.
- The plan includes measures to reduce carbon dioxide emissions, toxic wastewater pollutants, and safely manage coal ash.
- The actions are expected to face opposition from industry groups and Republican-leaning states, while environmental groups see it as a crucial step in combating climate change.
Esther Duflo: Rich world owes $500bn in ‘moral debt’ to poor countries: Nobel-winning economist speaks about her climate-focused tax proposal
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Big and small ways to reduce your carbon footprint: Eat less beef. Ride the bus. Turn down the thermostat. For Earth Day, we bring you ideas on how to do your ...
startribune.com/you-can-fight-climate-change-starting-right-now/600359013/
Democrats Raise More Money for Senate Races With Wealthy Backers: Senate Republicans count billionaire Ken Griffin, Chevron Corp., and Occidental Petroleum Corp ...
bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-04-26/even-with-ken-griffin-s-support-senate-republicans-are-losing-the-money-race
Can this ocean-based carbon plant help save the world? Some scientists are raising red flags
cnn.com/2024/04/21/climate/equatic-ocean-carbon-removal-plant-climate-intl/
A climate-minded newcomer's guide to riding transit in the Twin Cities: With a little planning and perseverance, it can work for commuting and just getting ...
startribune.com/a-climate-minded-newcomers-guide-to-riding-transit-in-the-twin-cities/600359050/
The iron men with a $3 billion plan to save the planet: Two former Fortescue executives want to reduce the enormous carbon footprint of iron ore ...
smh.com.au/business/entrepreneurship/the-iron-men-with-a-3-billion-plan-to-save-the-planet-20240412-p5fjbq.html
UK court case launched over Brazil Iron mine project in Bahia: Brazil Iron calls itself a sustainable mining company. Local residents call its project a disaster ...
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There’s no such thing as a benign beef farm – so beware the ‘eco-friendly’ new film straight out of a storybook
theguardian.com/commentisfree/2024/apr/15/beef-farm-eco-friendly-film-documentary-livestock
Kinder Morgan carbon storage planned for big Houston Ship Channel site: Kinder Morgan joins Exxon, Oxy and others in a race to develop carbon storage projects in ...
houstonchronicle.com/business/energy/article/kinder-morgan-carbon-storage-houston-ship-channel-19409985.php
The Power of Us: As EV demand slows, a new alternative fuel garners attention: Advocates say eFuels could make cars that are already on the road greener.
abcnews.go.com/Technology/power-us-ev-demand-slows-new-alternative-fuel/story
Volvo and CATL have big plans for old EV batteries: Volvo and battery giant CATL are teaming up to turn old EV batteries into new ones. The partnership aims to.. ...
electrek.co/2024/04/18/volvo-catl-big-plans-old-ev-batteries/
Homeless village to be built in Rutherglen after Social Bite lease approved: A site with 15 units of accommodation will be developed at Harriet Street in ...
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Wind-assisted vessels could make commercial shipping climate-friendly: Is a revolution in commercial shipping to take place? Eighty percent of all international ...
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Wind-assisted vessels could make commercial shipping climate-friendly: Is a revolution in commercial shipping to take place? Eighty percent of all international ...
pbs.org/newshour/show/wind-assisted-vessels-could-make-commercial-shipping-climate-friendly
Timber companies claim carbon credits for trees they don’t cut down: Whether and how much the approach helps the environment is hotly debated ...
washingtonpost.com/world/2024/04/21/redd-carbon-credits-amazon-peru/
Researchers shine light on rapid changes in Arctic and boreal ecosystems: Arctic and boreal latitudes are warming faster than any other region on Earth ...
phys.org/news/2024-04-rapid-arctic-boreal-ecosystems.html
How green are your trainers? Team Japan uniforms to have carbon footprint labels: Japanese Olympians stepping up to the podium in Paris will have more than just ...
japantimes.co.jp/olympics/2024/04/18/carbon-footprint-olympic-kits/
Sustainable Sneakers: 9 Styles That Balance Style and Eco Substance: Looking to reduce your eco footprint in the fashion space? These sustainable sneakers ...
fashionmagazine.com/style/shopping/sustainable-sneakers/
Brewed from old bread crusts, the world's oldest beer recipe is experiencing a revival
bbc.com/future/article/20240412-the-ancient-sustainable-beer-recipe-made-using-bread
Reduce your carbon footprint with these 5 climate-friendly recipes: Recipes for Earth Day and every day, including soup and salad.
washingtonpost.com/food/2024/04/20/earth-day-recipes-climate-friendly/
Biden administration considers scrapping a futuristic proposal to slash power plant pollution
cnn.com/2024/04/18/climate/biden-epa-power-plant-rules-hydrogen-climate/
Corporations struggle on climate goals amid backlash over 'woke capitalism,' experts say
abcnews.go.com/US/corporations-struggle-climate-goals-amid-backlash-woke-capitalism/story
Every Device Will Die Eventually. Here’s How to Shop for a New One More Sustainably.
nytimes.com/wirecutter/reviews/how-to-shop-for-sustainable-tech/
Scientists finally make ‘goldene’, potentially breakthrough new material: Researchers have managed to create “goldene”, an incredibly thin version of gold.
independent.co.uk/tech/goldene-graphene-new-material-gold-b2529423.html
Think twice about buying carbon offsets when you fly: Airlines are moving away from the practice and toward broader strategies to combat climate change ...
startribune.com/think-twice-about-buying-carbon-offsets-when-you-fly/600359048/
The McLaren Artura Exists Merely for Its Own Entertainment: Despite its newfangled hybrid powertrain, the way the Artura corners remains its party piece.
thedrive.com/car-reviews/2023-mclaren-artura-review
Atlanta chocolate shop wins award for work with climate and community: Local small-batch chocolate shop Xocolatl won the inaugural Atlanta Gusto Impact Award ...
ajc.com/food-and-dining/atlanta-chocolate-shop-wins-award-for-work-with-climate-and-community/ZEXJWAFNPNHJ5AZ7YTSJRQ75HU/
UK heat pump adopters open up homes to encourage others to ditch gas boilers : VisitAHeatPump service allows householders to look and ask questions about ...
theguardian.com/environment/2024/apr/11/uk-heat-pump-adopters-open-up-homes-to-encourage-others-to-ditch-gas-boilers
Planned £200m investment in green project in North Wales: Enfinium, a UK energy from waste operator, has announced a planned investment in carbon capture and ...
dailypost.co.uk/news/north-wales-news/planned-200m-investment-green-project-28973411
2024 Tesla Model 3 Performance First Look: Big Power for the Smallest Tesla EV: With over 500 hp, it is the most powerful Model 3 ever.
motortrend.com/news/2024-tesla-model-3-performance-first-look-review/
$35 million to be invested to help those in finance sector develop new green skills: MAS
straitstimes.com/singapore/35-million-to-be-invested-to-help-those-in-finance-sector-develop-new-green-skillsmas
Spiders on Mars? European mission captures weird black spots near Inca City: Spiders on Mars? European mission captures weird black spots near Inca City
wionews.com/science/spiders-on-mars-esas-mars-express-captures-unique-phenomenon-on-the-red-planet-714917
Carbon emissions are dropping—fast—in Europe: Thanks to a price mechanism that actually works
economist.com/europe/2024/04/25/carbon-emissions-are-dropping-fast-in-europe
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2024 Tesla Model 3 Performance First Look: Big Power for the Smallest Tesla EV: With over 500 hp, it is the most powerful Model 3 ever.
motortrend.com/news/2024-tesla-model-3-performance-first-look-review/
Japan’s Jera Looks to Invest in Middle East Hydrogen Projects: Japan’s biggest utility, Jera Co., is looking to invest in low-carbon hydrogen and ammonia ...
bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-04-26/japan-s-jera-looks-to-invest-in-middle-east-hydrogen-projects
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Here's what AI for sustainability actually looks like: ChatGPT won't save the planet. Nor will Copilot, or Stability AI, or Claude. But there is still a ...
thestreet.com/technology/heres-what-ai-for-sustainability-actually-looks-like-ibm-machine-learning-executives
Quick Glance: AI Revolutionizing Call Centers: TCS Insights
- The head of Tata Consultancy Services predicts chatbots will reduce the need for human call center agents significantly, revolutionizing the industry.
- TCS's generative AI projects have doubled in value to $900 million by March, highlighting the increasing demand for tech talent and the need for workforce training.
- Reports suggest that overall IT services growth is affected by global uncertainties like inflation, war, and elections, leading to a decline in spending and slower revenue growth for companies like TCS and Infosys.
- Infosys anticipates a modest 1-3% sales growth in the upcoming financial year due to customers delaying discretionary spending on new tech projects amidst the current economic climate.
Restart Energy has completed a solar power plant for Romtextil worth more than half a million euros
business-review.eu/energy/green-renewables/restart-energy-has-completed-a-solar-power-plant-for-romtextil-worth-more-than-half-a-million-euros-259832
Energy-Hungry AI Is Eating the Planet. But Is It Also Humanity's Best Hope?: AI has the potential to help humanity build a more sustainable future ...
pcmag.com/articles/power-hungry-ai-is-eating-the-planet-is-it-also-our-best-chance-to-save
Japan planting seaweed to meet its climate goals: On an April morning at a popular beach in Japan’s Yokohama, volunteers pluck a strand of eelgrass from a tray ...
theglobeandmail.com/world/video-japan-planting-seaweed-to-meet-its-climate-goals/
Hydrogen Is High-Dose Energy, Trying To Shake Its Fossil Fuel Roots: Billions of dollars are being spent to extract hydrogen energy from water at an industrial ...
investors.com/news/hydrogen-energy-fuel-cars-green-hydrogen-hub/
Wild bees are the real climate heroes: If we want to continue eating fruits and vegetables, maintain forests, and fight climate change ...
fastcompany.com/91111736/wild-bees-are-the-real-climate-heroes
Mpumalanga carbon capture pilot project completed: The initiative aims to capture air pollution and store it in the ground
mg.co.za/the-green-guardian/2024-04-24-mpumalanga-carbon-capture-pilot-project-completed/
Battery recycling shatters the myth of EV waste: Making a battery for an electric vehicle (EV) typically requires mining hundreds of pounds of hard-to-extract ...
thestar.com.my/business/business-news/2024/04/26/battery-recycling-shatters-the-myth-of-ev-waste
Battling climate change, Japan looks to seagrass for carbon capture: On a recent Saturday, some 100 volunteers gathered on a popular beach in the Japanese port ...
reuters.com/sustainability/battling-climate-change-japan-looks-seagrass-carbon-capture-2024-04-25/
US bets on climate friendly farming; experts doubt it is climate friendly enough: President Joe Biden's administration is offering farmers money for adopting ...
reuters.com/business/environment/us-bets-climate-friendly-farming-experts-doubt-it-is-climate-friendly-enough-2024-04-11/
Over half of world's largest private firms fails to set net-zero emissions targets
euractiv.com/section/economy-jobs/news/worlds-largest-private-firms-fail-to-set-climate-targets-report/
South Korean court hears children's climate change case against government
deccanherald.com/world/south-korean-court-hears-childrens-climate-change-case-against-government-2990729
Quick Glance: South Korean Court Deliberates Children's Climate Change Lawsuit Against Government
- Environmental activist Choi Jia, alongside her younger sibling Choi Heewoo, participates in a press briefing preceding the initial hearing concerning petitions asserting that the government infringed upon their human rights due to an inadequate approach to climate change.
- A public hearing regarding a lawsuit brought by twenty-four young environmental activists against the government commenced in one of South Korea's top judicial bodies on Tuesday. The plaintiffs argue that the government's negligence in addressing climate change left them unprotected.
- Maintaining that South Korea's current climate strategies fall short in containing the temperature rise to 1.5 degrees Celsius, the plaintiffs claim this breaches the state's duty to safeguard fundamental rights. Scientists caution about the dire consequences of surpassing a 1.5C temperature increase.
- During the legal proceedings, the government asserted its commitment to minimizing carbon emissions and upholding its citizens' basic rights. Nevertheless, activists expressed dissatisfaction with the government's response and urged for more concrete actions against climate change.
BP cuts size of executive team, names new head of gas & low carbon energy: British energy giant BP said on Thursday it would reduce the size of its executive ...
reuters.com/business/energy/bp-cuts-size-executive-team-names-new-head-gas-low-carbon-energy-2024-04-18/
'Good luck with that': PM says Saskatchewan premier shouldn't pick fight with CRA
ctvnews.ca/politics/good-luck-with-that-pm-says-saskatchewan-premier-shouldn-t-pick-fight-with-cra-1.6860200
Why Copper Shortages Could Threaten the Energy Transition: Avoiding a climate catastrophe is often portrayed as a question of political will ...
bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-04-25/why-copper-shortages-could-threaten-the-energy-transition
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Carbon at any cost can only end in catastrophe: Concentration of atmospheric carbon stood at 427.04 parts per million on April 17 having risen from 424 ...
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California’s largest state development unveiled in Sacramento, honors legendary state worker
sacbee.com/news/local/article287984050.html
EPA Finalizes Rules Curbing Power Plant Emissions, But Climate Groups Slam “Carbon Capture Fantasy”
democracynow.org/2024/4/26/headlines/epa_finalizes_rules_curbing_power_plant_emissions_but_climate_groups_slam_carbon_capture_fantasy
A Singular Climate Experiment Takes Shape in the Amazon: After years of delay, researchers are ready to inject carbon dioxide into jungle plots.
scientificamerican.com/podcast/episode/a-singular-climate-experiment-takes-shape-in-the-amazon/
Global greenhouse gas emissions are about to peak. There’s still work to do.: Greenhouse gas emissions might have already peaked. Now they need to fall — fast.
vox.com/climate/24139383/climate-change-peak-greenhouse-gas-emissions-action
Malvern Splash to upgrade with £400,000 in funding: A leisure centre in Great Malvern is set to receive up to £400,000 to revamp its facility.
malverngazette.co.uk/news/24276627.malvern-splash-upgrade-400-000-funding/
Huge business park in close to the M60 will soon become a reality: It will create hundreds of jobs and provide a 'huge boost' to the economy.
manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/greater-manchester-news/huge-business-park-close-m60-29067736
Korea, Sweden to join forces for green transition : Anne Hoglund, acting Swedish ambassador to Korea, emphasized the importance of working together for net zero ...
koreatimes.co.kr/www/nation/2024/04/120_373538.html
New Rules Will Limit Coal Power Plant Emissions, But Lawsuits Expected: The point of contention in the EPA-issued mandates is the technical and economic ...
enr.com/articles/58546-new-rules-will-limit-coal-power-plant-emissions-but-lawsuits-expected
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Dhaka seeks global urgent actions to cut carbon emissions: Environment, Forest, and Climate Change Minister Saber Hossain Chowdhury has held a meeting with Dr ...
thedailystar.net/news/bangladesh/news/dhaka-seeks-global-urgent-actions-cut-carbon-emissions-3596041
The TechRadar Sustainability Awards are coming soon – here's how to enter: Taking a stance on sustainability
techradar.com/tech/the-techradar-sustainability-awards-are-coming-soon-heres-how-to-enter
Arbor Day tree-planting isn't the climate fix it's cracked up to be: In California and beyond, responsibly managing and conserving mature forests is far more ...
latimes.com/opinion/story/2024-04-26/arbor-day-tree-planting-climate-change-california-forests
Profits, People, Planet, and Professionals for A Sustainable Future: e-Masters Degree in Climate Finance and Sustainability by IIT Kanpur
financialexpress.com/sponsored/profits-people-planet-and-professionals-for-a-sustainable-future-e-masters-degree-in-climate-finance-and-sustainability-by-iit-kanpur/3466214/
US emissions increased 1 percent from 2021-2022 but fell 17 percent from 2005 levels: EPA
thehill.com/policy/energy-environment/4589039-u-s-emissions-increased-1-percent-from-2021-2022-but-fell-17-percent-from-2005-levels-epa/
Labour will need ‘Herculean effort’ to hit green goals, says UK climate watchdog: Labour could hit their target of clean power by 2030 but it will be “bloody ...
politico.eu/article/labour-will-need-herculean-effort-to-hit-green-goals-says-uk-climate-watchdog/
Profits halve at Coillte as value of wood-based construction materials shrink: The state-owned forestry firm said it expected the longer-term outlook for these ...
businesspost.ie/news/profits-halve-at-coillte-as-value-of-wood-based-construction-materials-shrink/
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Nightmarish 'Spider' Phenomenon Revealed in Photos of Mars: The "spiders" are actually caused by frozen CO₂ melting into gas and bursting out from below the ...
newsweek.com/mars-spiders-co2-gas-near-inca-city-1894115
President Ali continues to advocate for forest funding - Guyana Chronicle: PRESIDENT Dr. Mohamed Irfaan Ali continues to emphasise that Guyana’s forest is ...
guyanachronicle.com/2024/04/26/president-ali-continues-to-advocate-for-forest-funding/
Wake up! These spider-looking phenomena just spotted on Mars are clearly Helldivers 2 bugs preparing for a surprise attack
pcgamer.com/games/third-person-shooter/wake-up-these-spider-looking-phenomena-just-spotted-on-mars-are-clearly-helldivers-2-bugs-preparing-for-a-surprise-attack/
Row over refurbishing or replacing old city centre buildings: Both the Debenhams and Premier Inn near the Bearpit will be knocked down for flats ...
bristolpost.co.uk/news/bristol-news/row-over-refurbishing-city-centre-9246925
6 open source Google projects you've never heard of: Did you know Google's behind these amazing open source tools?
androidpolice.com/google-open-source-projects-youve-never-heard-of/
Quick Glance: Innovation and Performance: Overview of Google Gemini 1.0 Ultra
- Google Gemini 1.0 Ultra offers a user-friendly interface, longer queries, and improved coding results.
- As a large language model (LLM), Gemini can handle complex queries and mimic human language.
- The Advanced subscription of Google Gemini 1.0 Ultra costs $19.99 per month, providing access to the most powerful model.
- Gemini also supports coding in at least 20 programming languages and has features for debugging and explaining code.
Biden Advances Plan to Make US Freight Shipping Carbon-Free: The Biden administration is laying out more of its vision for decarbonizing the nation’s freight ...
bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-04-24/biden-advances-plan-to-make-us-freight-shipping-carbon-free
Making cement is very damaging for the climate. One solution is opening in California
apnews.com/article/cement-concrete-carbon-emissions-energy-climate-buildings-a01ea5e9962d3f00a98227e06e2b7917
Yeast study offers possible answer to why some species are generalists and others specialists
phys.org/news/2024-04-yeast-species-generalists-specialists.html
Battling climate change, Japan looks to seagrass for carbon capture: Japan, the world's fifth-largest emitter of greenhouse gases, has some of the longest ...
japantimes.co.jp/environment/2024/04/25/sustainability/japan-carbon-capture/
3 carbon capture technologies you’ve probably never heard of: We will all face the consequences of runaway climate change. Unless, maybe, you live in one of Elon ...
thenextweb.com/news/carbon-capture-technology-examples-earth-day
Banks don't talk about the energy AI guzzles. Here's why they should.: Artificial intelligence models are energy hogs. Climate First Bank and UBS are among the ...
americanbanker.com/news/banks-dont-talk-about-the-energy-ai-guzzles-heres-why-they-should
Biden administration to release low-carbon aviation fuel tax credit model on Tuesday - sources
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