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IEEE President’s Note: Making IEEE a Force for Change

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It has given me the opportunity to speak at more than 200 IEEE events, where I have had the pleasure of engaging with academics, young professionals, and midcareer engineers in industry and government, some of whom are women and underrepresented minorities. Today the world faces its largest modern-day threat: climate change.

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Study finds methane emissions from coal mines ~50% higher than previously thought

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While methane produced in some industries is captured and used to create additional energy, it’s more difficult to capture from coal mines, where the gas typically makes up a tiny fraction of the overall air stream. The study analyzed future methane emissions from coal mines under a range of scenarios.

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New ORNL tool to assess global freshwater stress suggests that population growth could be a bigger factor in water availability than increasing temperatures

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An Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) paper published in Computers & Geosciences outlines a process that might help to determine the relative importance of population increases vs. climate change. Our work establishes a new method to couple geographic information system data with global climate outputs and statistical analysis.

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Climate Expert: Don't Call It Geoengineering

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The leaders of the world have just returned from the UN's latest climate change summit, COP26 , in which the countries that have signed on to the Paris Agreement upped their commitments to fight climate change. C above pre-industrial levels. C above pre-industrial levels. In 2015, the U.S.

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Sodium-ion batteries are set to spark a renewable energy revolution – and Australia must be ready – ET Auto

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Some types of lithium mining require a lot of water and energy and have led to local pollution, such as in South America’s alpine lakes. Some types of lithium mining require a lot of water and energy and have led to local pollution, such as in South America’s alpine lakes.

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Sodium-ion batteries are set to spark a renewable energy revolution – and Australia must be ready – ET Auto

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Some types of lithium mining require a lot of water and energy and have led to local pollution, such as in South America’s alpine lakes. Some types of lithium mining require a lot of water and energy and have led to local pollution, such as in South America’s alpine lakes.

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Carbon Disclosure Project Report Finds Global Transportation Sector Lags Behind Global 500 in Reducing GHG Emissions and Setting Targets

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The global transportation industry firms lag behind ‘Global 500 Companies’ in reducing greenhouse gas emissions and setting reduction targets, according to a new report from the Carbon Disclosure Project (CDP). Tags: Climate Change Emissions Sustainability. Source: CDP. Click to enlarge.

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