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10 Flights In 3 Days: This Reddit Group Is Tracking Elon Musk's Private Jet
The group, created in 2022, gained significant attention after the tech billionaire became associated with the Donald Trump administration.
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US Announces Sweeping Cuts To Power Sector Carbon Emissions
President Joe Biden's government on Thursday finalized sweeping plans to curb planet-warming emissions from the nation's fossil fuel plants as part of the United States' efforts to confront the climate crisis.
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What Gives You The Right To Lecture Us: Guyana President Schools BBC Reporter
Guyanese President Irfan Ali's all-out attack on "Western hypocrisy" on Carbon emissions has gone viral.
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India, Nations With High Per Capita Emissions Can't Be Clubbed: Senior EU Official
Clubbing India with emitters like China and the US is completely unacceptable as its per capita emissions are "very low", a senior official of the European Parliament said today.
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Rishi Sunak Should Be Wary Of Backtracking On Net Zero - What History Tells Us
Rishi Sunak has delivered a speech in which he announced delays to key net zero targets, including postponing the ban on the sale of new petrol and diesel cars until 2035.
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US Forests Could Become Carbon Emitters by 2070, Scientists Warn
A report from the USDA warns that by 2070, forests in the United States might release carbon emissions equivalent to those generated by 40 coal power plants.
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Canada Wildfire Smoke Breaks Previous Emission Record As Fire Rages On
Enormous plumes of smoke have choked the air in Canada and neighbouring United States, affecting more than 100 million people and at times disrupting flights and forcing the cancellation of outdoor events.
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How China Beat Everyone To Be World Leader In Electric Vehicles
In the race to reduce carbon emissions, countries from the US to New Zealand are doling out incentives to spur electric-vehicle sales - tactics China used for years as it turned into the biggest EV market on Earth.
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US Man Who Has Flown 23 Million Miles Says He Is Not Concerned By His Carbon Footprint
The businessman from New Jersey travels an average of 994,000 miles (1.6 million kilometers) a year, although in 2019 he clocked up 1.5 million miles.
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What Rich, Over-Emitting Nations Owe India Until 2050 As Compensation
Industrialised nations of the Global North, such as the US and Germany, are responsible for 90 percent of excessive levels of carbon dioxide emissions, and could be liable to pay a total of USD 170 trillion in compensation to low-emitters like India.
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US Nuclear Power Industry Has A Russian Problem: Report
US firms developing a new generation of small nuclear power plants to help cut carbon emissions have a big problem: only one company sells the fuel they need, and it's Russian.
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This Battery-Like Device Can Absorb Carbon Dioxide While Charging
University of Cambridge researchers have designed a battery-like device that can take us a step further to solve the carbon dioxide emission problems in the present world. This supercapacitor device can selectively absorb CO2 during its charging process.
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US Launches $3.5 Billion Programme to Capture and Store CO2 From Air in an Effort to Minimise Climate Change
The US Energy Department has launched a programme on Thursday to fund four large-scale projects across the country that can remove carbon dioxide from the air. The federal department invested $3.5 billion in the technology. The programme would create four regional direct air capture hubs to spur the widespread deployment of the technology and carbo...
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New York’s Plans to Shun Non-Green Crypto Miners Triggers Opposition from Fellow Lawmakers
Some US lawmakers are not supporting the idea to hinder crypto mining operations on account of their environmental impacts right away. A bill, asking for a two-year ban on new crypto miners who are contributing to carbon emissions is making the rounds in the New York state of America. Opponents of this proposal have pitched giving crypto miners a c...
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Bitcoin-Mining Carbon Emissions Contributed 0.8 Percent Globally, Insignificant Compared to Uses: Report
In a study, CoinShares has revealed that Bitcoin mining contributes by 0.8 percent to the world carbon emissions. The report has argued that the production of fiat currencies or gold releases larger bulks of carbon into the environment.
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10 Flights In 3 Days: This Reddit Group Is Tracking Elon Musk's Private Jet
The group, created in 2022, gained significant attention after the tech billionaire became associated with the Donald Trump administration.
-
US Announces Sweeping Cuts To Power Sector Carbon Emissions
President Joe Biden's government on Thursday finalized sweeping plans to curb planet-warming emissions from the nation's fossil fuel plants as part of the United States' efforts to confront the climate crisis.
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What Gives You The Right To Lecture Us: Guyana President Schools BBC Reporter
Guyanese President Irfan Ali's all-out attack on "Western hypocrisy" on Carbon emissions has gone viral.
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India, Nations With High Per Capita Emissions Can't Be Clubbed: Senior EU Official
Clubbing India with emitters like China and the US is completely unacceptable as its per capita emissions are "very low", a senior official of the European Parliament said today.
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Rishi Sunak Should Be Wary Of Backtracking On Net Zero - What History Tells Us
Rishi Sunak has delivered a speech in which he announced delays to key net zero targets, including postponing the ban on the sale of new petrol and diesel cars until 2035.
-
US Forests Could Become Carbon Emitters by 2070, Scientists Warn
A report from the USDA warns that by 2070, forests in the United States might release carbon emissions equivalent to those generated by 40 coal power plants.
-
Canada Wildfire Smoke Breaks Previous Emission Record As Fire Rages On
Enormous plumes of smoke have choked the air in Canada and neighbouring United States, affecting more than 100 million people and at times disrupting flights and forcing the cancellation of outdoor events.
-
How China Beat Everyone To Be World Leader In Electric Vehicles
In the race to reduce carbon emissions, countries from the US to New Zealand are doling out incentives to spur electric-vehicle sales - tactics China used for years as it turned into the biggest EV market on Earth.
-
US Man Who Has Flown 23 Million Miles Says He Is Not Concerned By His Carbon Footprint
The businessman from New Jersey travels an average of 994,000 miles (1.6 million kilometers) a year, although in 2019 he clocked up 1.5 million miles.
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What Rich, Over-Emitting Nations Owe India Until 2050 As Compensation
Industrialised nations of the Global North, such as the US and Germany, are responsible for 90 percent of excessive levels of carbon dioxide emissions, and could be liable to pay a total of USD 170 trillion in compensation to low-emitters like India.
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US Nuclear Power Industry Has A Russian Problem: Report
US firms developing a new generation of small nuclear power plants to help cut carbon emissions have a big problem: only one company sells the fuel they need, and it's Russian.
-
This Battery-Like Device Can Absorb Carbon Dioxide While Charging
University of Cambridge researchers have designed a battery-like device that can take us a step further to solve the carbon dioxide emission problems in the present world. This supercapacitor device can selectively absorb CO2 during its charging process.
-
US Launches $3.5 Billion Programme to Capture and Store CO2 From Air in an Effort to Minimise Climate Change
The US Energy Department has launched a programme on Thursday to fund four large-scale projects across the country that can remove carbon dioxide from the air. The federal department invested $3.5 billion in the technology. The programme would create four regional direct air capture hubs to spur the widespread deployment of the technology and carbo...
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New York’s Plans to Shun Non-Green Crypto Miners Triggers Opposition from Fellow Lawmakers
Some US lawmakers are not supporting the idea to hinder crypto mining operations on account of their environmental impacts right away. A bill, asking for a two-year ban on new crypto miners who are contributing to carbon emissions is making the rounds in the New York state of America. Opponents of this proposal have pitched giving crypto miners a c...
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Bitcoin-Mining Carbon Emissions Contributed 0.8 Percent Globally, Insignificant Compared to Uses: Report
In a study, CoinShares has revealed that Bitcoin mining contributes by 0.8 percent to the world carbon emissions. The report has argued that the production of fiat currencies or gold releases larger bulks of carbon into the environment.
