Past climate lessons prompt present rethink

...those shifts. Coal is composed of buried, preserved and altered vegetation from long ago: it is in effect ancient sunshine and carbon from the atmosphere preserved as combustible...
Posted On 19 Nov 2017
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Will America’s trillion-dollar investment in new infrastructure withstand tomorrow’s disasters?

...of a building can be 100 years or more. And in the next 100 years, they’re predicting another foot to 5 feet [0.3 to 1.5 meters] in sea level rise...
Posted On 14 Sep 2017
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Smarter renewables open up new markets

...of generating electricity, from wind and sun, were once thought technically feasible but too expensive to compete with fossil fuels. Advances in technology, though, and economies of scale have...
Posted On 10 Jul 2018
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How Technology Is Providing Solutions for Clean Water

According to 2016 research by the Water Research Foundation, the average American household uses over 300 gallons of water every day, with indoor water usage accounting for about 70 percent...
Posted On 18 Sep 2017
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How Will 5G Upgrade Smart Cities Around the World?

...impact of urban residents. With the recent development of 5G networks, cities will be much more efficient. Advanced technology and communication can help urban areas decrease greenhouse gas emissions...
Posted On 09 Jun 2021
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A Green Revolution for a Healthy Community and Home

...the environmental benefits — EVs don’t emit CO2. Some EV companies are so focused on sustainability and preserving nature that they use animal-free materials for the...
Posted On 13 Feb 2024

Best ways to cut climate change are overlooked

...choices. “For example, living car-free saves about 2.4 tonnes of CO2 equivalent per year, while eating a plant-based diet saves 0.8 tonnes of CO2 equivalent a year. “These actions, therefore,...
Posted On 13 Jul 2017
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Forests cut warming better than technology

...biomass in these scenarios would be twice the size of India.” She and colleagues report in the journal Nature Communications that they used a computer simulation of the world’s...
Posted On 11 Sep 2018
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