The biggest and dirtiest secret of the energy market is that most of it is lost in generating, transmitting, distributing, and using it. Solving this problem would be revolutionary, reducing competition for resources that contributes to conflict as well as climate change. Energy is one of the most valuable businesses in the world, worth trillions...
India is unlikely to sign onto a global pledge to reduce cooling-related emissions at the COP 28 climate meeting, citing the need for the world’s most populous country to have affordable cooling, two government officials told Reuters. The pledge to cut cooling-related carbon dioxide emissions by at least 68% by 2050 compared with 2022 levels...
‘We’re not paying enough attention’ say scientists studying pollinator loss in the tropics. Climate change and habitat loss are combining to dramatically shrink the numbers of insects pollinating key tropical crops. As those problems intertwine and intensify, it likely will hit coffee lovers right in the mug, according to a new study. And that one-two punch will...
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The construction industry is one of the biggest global polluters — accounting for a possible 40 percent of global carbon pollution — so finding solutions to make practices more sustainable is crucial in the fight to stop temperatures rising worldwide. Positive findings in a study published in the journal One Earth, summarized by EurekaAlert, have revealed that it is...
UAE-based Adnoc Drilling has won five 10-year contracts worth $2bn from state-owned Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC). The largest national drilling company in the Middle East by rig fleet size will support ADNOC Offshore’s growing drilling operations with five high-specification, premium jackups along with all required manpower and equipment. The rigs will start activity...
Climate change is beginning to have an enormously negative effect on technology. Intense heat waves, wildfires and droughts are becoming increasingly common and supercomputers have now apparently become part of the collateral damage. The California wildfire in 2018, also known as the Camp Fire, is one such incident. Following a savage drought, it burned 620 square...