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Rule Britannia: Can the UK Set Global AI Standards?

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The government, which invited input, says it hopes to publish a plan by the end of the year, and Mitchell says heightened standards for AI are badly needed. Could national standards repair the damage? Complicated questions, but ones that even some tech companies—who could be on the receiving end of regulatory change—support asking.

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Verifying the origin of EV battery materials at the source: Traceability challenges, Part Two

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If EVs are truly to provide a greener alternative to legacy vehicles, then mining and industrial processes need to be held to the strictest environmental standards, and supply chains need to be kept short to minimize transport emissions. Also for better efficiency in logistics, to track the batches, part numbers. I joined BV in 2016.

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Galp and Northvolt establish JV for lithium conversion plant in Portugal; initial annual capacity of 35,000 tons of lithium hydroxide

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As part of the agreement, Northvolt will secure an offtake for up to 50% of the plant’s capacity for use in its battery manufacturing. The projects should fit within Galp’s decarbonization path as well on its capital allocation guidelines, as per announcements at the company’s latest Capital Markets Day.

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EPA issues final actions to cut methane emissions from municipal solid waste landfills

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The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) issued final New Source Performance Standards (NSPS) to reduce emissions of methane-rich landfill gas from new, modified and reconstructed municipal solid waste (MSW) landfills, updating standards that were issued in 1996. Currently, methane’s effect on climate change are also of concern.

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Singapore considers new law to expand EV charging network

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According to Singapore’s LTA , “As part of Singapore’s efforts to tackle climate change, Singapore intends to reduce our land transport emissions by 80% from 2016 levels, by around 2050. The proposed legislation will provide the LTA statutory authority to enforce new EV charging standards.

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We Need to Decarbonize Software

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s climate-change conference, to discuss the urgent need to lower emissions. The W3C’s Sustainable Web Design Community Group released a draft of its Web sustainability guidelines , with both tactical and technical recommendations for business and product strategy, user-experience design, Web development, and hosting and infrastructure.

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EEA: Water Use Unsustainable in Many Parts of Europe

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Looking to the future, Europe's water woes are likely to be exacerbated by climate change, which is predicted to increase both the frequency and severity of droughts. Furthermore, as water levels fall, so does water quality, as there is less of it available in which to dilute pollutants.

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