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Greta Thunberg on the climate delusion: ‘We’ve been greenwashed out of our senses. It’s time to stand our ground’
Maybe it is the name that is the problem. Climate change. It doesn’t sound that bad. The word “change” resonates quite pleasantly in our restless world. No matter how fortunate we are, there is always room for the appealing possibility of improvement. Then there is the “climate” part. Again, it does not sound so bad. If you live in many of the high-emitting nations of the global north, the idea of a “changing climate” could well be interpreted as the very opposite of scary and dangerous.
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Lab-Grown Meat - Caught Between Venture Capital and Sustainability
A petri-dish filled with red mush. The blend consists of thousands of mammalian cells, cultivated by scientists who are trying to grow meat in laboratories instead of raising and slaughtering animals. Could this be the best thing that has ever happened to carnivores – a way to enjoy meat products in a (presumably) more sustainable way?
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Samsung pumps trillions into green initiatives
Samsung Electronics refreshed its environmental strategy, earmarking more than KRW7 trillion ($5 billion) for green initiatives by 2030, targeting net-zero carbon emissions by 2050 and joining RE100, a global renewable energy initiative. The company stated the investment will go to researching new technologies to develop energy-efficient products, increase water reuse and foster carbon capture techniques.
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The argument for a permanent Olympic City
The summer Olympics have been a quadrennial tradition ever since the late 1800s—when modern sports and rivalries freshened up the ancient tradition. Since COVID-19 crashed the schedule for last years’ events, now the world is gearing up again for another round of competition in Tokyo.
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Delicious cheese no longer made from milk, but from yellow peas
It comes in countless forms and flavors and it has been with humankind since our ancestors started farming. Cheese is a source of protein, calcium and vitamins. Yet the production of dairy products involves significant amounts of greenhouse gas emissions and massive amounts of water. On that front, yellow peas have the potential to become our new favorite cheesy snack.
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Rich nations owe reparations to countries facing climate disaster, says Pakistan minister
Sherry Rehman, the country’s climate change minister, insists rich polluters must pay their due as country is deluded by devastating floods.
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The USPS Underestimated the Benefit of Going Electric, Study Shows
The United States Postal Service dramatically underestimated the benefits of an electric delivery fleet in its environmental review when it agreed to purchase nearly all gas-powered trucks, a peer-reviewed study by University of Michigan researchers found. The lead author of the study, Maxwell Moody, called the USPS’s environmental review “significantly flawed” in a press release, adding yet another layer of criticism to the USPS’s handling of its new delivery fleet procurement.
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This Startup's Modified Trees Grow Faster, Store More Carbon
It doesn't take a scientist to understand why trees are so crucial in the fight to curb climate change. They can absorb and store carbon dioxide, a key greenhouse gas. But a Bay Area startup thinks trees can do better. Living Carbon has developed a technique to genetically modify trees that can grow faster, and store more carbon.
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Car tires are disastrous for the environment. This startup wants to be a driving force in fixing the problem
Every time a driver brakes, accelerates, or turns a corner, their car tires wear down a little. Most car owners replace their tires every five or so years because of this normal wear and tear — but the environmental consequences are extreme.
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Solar is now ‘cheapest electricity in history’, confirms IEA
The world’s best solar power schemes now offer the “cheapest…electricity in history” with the technology cheaper than coal and gas in most major countries. That is according to the International Energy Agency’s World Energy Outlook 2020. The 464-page outlook, published today by the IEA, also outlines the “extraordinarily turbulent” impact of coronavirus and the “highly uncertain” future of global energy use over the next two decades.
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Canada is taxing luxury cars, yachts, and private jets as celebrities come under scrutiny for their emissions
As stars like Taylor Swift and Drake are being scolded for their private jet usage, Canada revealed new details about how it's hoping to make the wealthy think twice about contributing to the climate crisis with their extravagant modes of transportation. The Select Luxury Items Tax Act — which will go into effect September 1st — will add a 10% tax on the full value of any Canadian purchases of aircraft and cars that exceed $100,000, as well as boats that exceed $250,000. These thresholds are in Canadian dollars and convert to roughly $78,000 and $194,000 respectively in US dollars.
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Today Is 'Overshoot Day', And That's Not a Good Thing
"Earth Overshoot Day" – marks a tipping point when people have used up "all that ecosystems can regenerate in one year"
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Dutch Cultivated Meat Company Meatable Reveals Its Pork Sausages
Netherlands' agricultural success based on its pioneering farming methods is now again at the forefront of food innovation thanks to its cultured meat ecosystem. Delft-based Meatable, one of the country’s cultured meat companies, has just unveiled its first fully cultured product: a pork sausage, said to ‘even produce the signature sizzle in the pan’. After its Series A funding in 2021 where it raised $47 million, Meatable has worked on its commercial launch refining its process to grow cultivated meat using its opti-ox™ technology, so that it only needs one single cell sample to then replicate meat tissues.
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A new method makes it possible to grow food in the dark
Sunshine is essential for plants as it is through photosynthesis that they grow and thrive by converting carbon dioxide, water and energy from the sun into plant biomass. Or is it really essential? Not necessarily, say scientists in the United States, who have devised a way to grow food in the dark without sunlight by using artificial photosynthesis.
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Shifting the Costs of Recycling to Manufacturers, Not Consumers
Recycling in Maine, as in the rest of the country, has taken a double hit in recent years. In 2018, China stopped accepting the enormous quantities of US trash that used to provide raw materials for its factories. Suddenly, once profitable "recycling" (a lot of it was actually just offshoring) became a net cost that many communities could no longer afford. Then the pandemic accelerated the crisis with enormous amounts of packaging waste from online purchases.
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New York state passes first-ever "right to repair" law for electronics
The New York state legislature has passed the United States’ first “right to repair” bill covering electronics. Called the Fair Repair Act, the measure would require all manufacturers who sell “digital electronic products” within state borders to make tools, parts, and instructions for repair available to both consumers and independent shops.
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Wrangling ESG data: The CIO’s next challenge
With new regulations on the horizon, CIOs are well-positioned to play an expanded role in ESG reporting.
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Coming soon: More ways to repair your Pixel phone
We want you to have a great experience with your Pixel phone, and that includes easy access to high-quality and safe device repair if your phone is ever damaged. That’s why we’re working with iFixit to make it easier for independent repair professionals and skilled consumers with the relevant technical experience to access the genuine Google parts they need to repair Pixel phones.
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Is Bitcoin Really That Bad For The Environment?
In March, The New York Times declared to its readers that a “single bitcoin transaction now requires more than 2,000 kilowatt-hours of electricity, or enough energy to power the average American household for 73 days”. The claim will have seemed credible to the vast majority of people who eye bitcoin with deep suspicion. It coincided with the launch of a lobbying campaign by Greenpeace, which directly linked bitcoin’s proof-of-work mining system to climate change.
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