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Can a New Power Link Boost the EU’s Energy Independence?

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Last November , w hen Azerbaijan hosted COP29 , the United Nations annual climate summit , i t was a sort of coming-out party for the country. Floating mines used in the ongoing Ukraine war already pose a risk to ships in those waters. Azerbaijan built its economy on its abundant fossil fuels.

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Azerbaijan Plans Caspian-Black Sea Energy Corridor

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Azerbaijan next week will garner much of the attention of the climate tech world, and not just because it will host COP29 , the United Nation’s giant annual climate change conference. Azerbaijan and Georgia Plan Green Energy Corridor Generating hydropower can also generate opposition, because of the way dams alter rivers and landscapes.

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IEEE Young Professionals Talked Sustainability Tech at Climate Week NYC

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Women and girls are often responsible for securing food, water, and firewood for their families, the U.N. Climate Change Conference , which was held in Baku, Azerbaijan, from 11 to 22 November. says, and during times of drought and erratic rainfall, it takes more time and work to secure income and resources.

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Lotfi Zadeh and the Birth of Fuzzy Logic

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He was born in 1921 in Azerbaijan, then part of the Soviet Union, and moved to Iran at age 10. His choice of subject for his master’s thesis, though, marked one of the first times he would sail against the prevailing technical winds. Research in Iran was nonexistent.” Vital Statistics Name Lotfi A. Zadeh Date of Birth Feb.