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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. Azerbaijan built its economy on its abundant fossil fuels. Masdar Over the past decade, though, Azerbaijan has tried to green up its energy sector.

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IEEE Young Professionals Talked Sustainability Tech at Climate Week NYC

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Kefalidou highlighted IRENAs commitment to tracking the targets by analyzing global technology trends while emphasizing the development of next-generation solutions, including advanced solar PV systems, offshore wind farms, and smart-grid technologies. Climate Change Conference , which was held in Baku, Azerbaijan, from 11 to 22 November.

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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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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.

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The UK steps up with an 81% emissions cut by 2035 target at COP29 following Trump win

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The Guardian , which first broke the news from Baku, reports that “the goal would be achieved by decarbonizing the power sector and through a massive expansion of offshore wind, as well as through investments in carbon capture and storage and nuclear energy.” billion in climate finance to poor countries.

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The UK steps up with an 81% emissions cut target at COP29 following Trump win

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The Guardian , which first broke the news from Baku, reports that “the goal would be achieved by decarbonizing the power sector and through a massive expansion of offshore wind, as well as through investments in carbon capture and storage and nuclear energy.” billion in climate finance to poor countries.