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Perspective: The Role of Offsets in Climate Change Legislation

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This article shows that including offsets in climate change legislation would likely make an emissions program more cost-effective by: (a) providing an incentive for non-regulated sources to generate emission reductions; and (b) expanding emission compliance opportunities for regulated entities. Additionality. 3) Measurement.

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Wärtsilä Power-to-X project gets €1M in government support

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Wärtsilä’s X-Ahead project is aimed at developing deep expertise of both the technical and business potential of Power-to-X, which will be used to promote a carbon-neutral economy for Finland. In the future, fossil fuels will be replaced by these renewable synthetic fuels to mitigate climate change, the company said.

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Dell’s Bold Idea: A Laptop You Can Actually Repair

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In December 2021, just before CES, the world’s leading tech event, Dell introduced Concept Luna , a reimagining of the laptop PC that focuses on repairability. Among people in advanced economies, 72 percent are concerned that global climate change will harm them , according to a Pew survey. We want modular design.

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Pilot Project Sends Kelp–and Carbon–to the Seafloor

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The Climate Foundation is one of several startups growing kelp to remove carbon dioxidefrom the ocean. What sets it apart is its ambitious vision of fully automated, solar-powered, floating kelp farms to spur local economies and regenerate marine ecosystems while sequestering carbon. But his concept has evolved.

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[Press Release] The compelling case for EV incentives

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It could also increase costs to the economy by between $900m and $3.5b, mainly from importing more fossil fuel. What this research shows is that there are costs associated with doing so, both to the economy and to emissions. The clear implication is that we need an alternative form of EV incentive. “A And they won’t be needed forever.

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UN-Habitat and DLR sign a memorandum of understanding on sustainable urban mobility

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The collaboration will focus particularly on developing mobility concepts in the fields of the digital economy, accessibility and inclusive mobility, climate change, electro-mobility and non-motorized transport. UN-Habitat and DLR will deliver their complementary expertise in these fields.

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Taiwan Reboots Its Solar-Power Fishponds

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A number of other countries have been experimenting with aquavoltaics, including China , Chile , Bangladesh , and Norway , extending the concept to large solar arrays floating on rivers and bays. But nowhere else is the pairing of aquaculture and solar power seen as so crucial to the economy. Climate change has also taken a toll.

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