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UK's energy bills were £22bn higher over the past decade than they would have been if Conservative governments had not cut “green crap” climate policies.

Ferries from Naples and Sorrento had been forced to return to port as mayor described situation as ‘real emergency’

Changes designed to encourage people in Paris to take other forms of transportation have contributed to a 40% decline in air pollution, according to city officials.

Zooming out from the practice of bioregional design, what systemic shifts would be required to unlock its radical potential? We explored that question with a roundtable of experts, and our conversation is distilled into this strategic overview

Building on the internet’s love for the Swedish furniture store, Ikea is looking to hire workers for its forthcoming Roblox virtual outpost online. It pays real money, not Robux—as long as you’re 18.

The virtual cashier service highlights a growing trend among restaurants that are turning to such a method to cut costs and address staff shortages.

Fans wore Cybertruck shirts, signed shareholder banners, and praised Musk during the meeting's Q&A.

Nature - Japan will start allocating the ¥10 billion it promised to spend on institutional repositories to make the nation’s science free to read.

In this blog post Julia Velkova discusses the problematics related to data centres from the Nordic perspective: Are the Nordic States too reliant on tech giants to in the critical communication infrastructures of the Welfare state?

Investment in clean energy this year is set to be twice the amount going to fossil fuels - News from the International Energy Agency

A French sociologist characterizes the boats of the ultra rich a form of “ecocide” for the heavy toll they’re taking on the planet.

China’s CO2 emissions fell by 3% in March 2024, ending a 14-month surge that began when the economy reopened after the nation’s “zero-Covid”

As Mariana Rodríguez campaigns around the clock on Instagram, electoral authorities are wondering how to regulate influencers-turned-politicians.

Despite Meta’s promise to crack down on political content in the app, Taiwanese activists are using it to organize.

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In the realm of agriculture, the marriage of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and precision farming has ushered in a new era of efficiency and sustainability.

Explore the synergy of AI and renewable energy. Discover how AI is reshaping the global energy landscape for a sustainable future.

Advancements in satellite imagery and machine learning can be used to infer the causal impact of electricity access on livelihoods, providing a low-cost, generalizable approach to evaluating public policy in data-spare environments.

Large Language Models Overview A language model is like a computer program that is trained on a large dataset of text to learn the patterns and relationships between words. This allows the model to generate new sentences or predict the likelihood of a sentence being grammatically correct. A large

When biochemist Matthew Higgins established his research group in 2006, he had malaria firmly in his sights. The mosquito-borne disease is second only to tuberculosis in terms of its devastating...

A quarter of all webpages that existed at one point between 2013 and 2023 are no longer accessible.

As energy toll of AI growth and computation is expanding, the science of reversible computing is more important than ever

Explore the pioneering move towards a plastic-free future in architecture as industry experts offer valuable insights into sustainable alternatives.

Quilt is a smart heat pump system with millimeter wave presence sensing built-in.

Known as ‘Mt. Fuji Lawson’, the spot became famous after a photo taken in an angle showing Mount Fuji in the background

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Ethiopia's Transport and Logistics Ministries have announced that automobiles cannot enter the country unless they are electric. (!)

China debuts the world's largest fully electric container ship, the Greenwater 01, revolutionizing maritime transportation with its eco-friendly propulsion system and potential for significant emission reductions.

Joe Macleod wants brands to focus on what happens to products at the end of their life cycle—not just for the environment but for the entire consumer experience.