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Austria's Latest Step Toward Going Green Is a $3.50 Per Day, Go-Anywhere Travel Card

Gizmodo

per day, go-anywhere pass to combat climate change, went live this week, CNN reports. The ticket is valid for all publicly and privately operated rail, metro, and bus networks throughout the nation, and with a price tag of $1,265 (€1,095) for an annual pass, the cost works out… Read more.

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Oceanography professors transform a research tool into a startup that’s sucking CO2 from seawater

GeekWire

(GeekWire Photo / Lisa Stiffler) A decade ago, University of Washington oceanographers Julian Sachs and Alex Gagnon were working in a tropical paradise, studying the impacts of climate change on coral reefs surrounding remote islands in French Polynesia. It going to change colors. “It’s a gift.”

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Fighting fire with…data

CIO Business Intelligence

On the front lines of the climate wars History tells us that in 64 A.D., Brumadinho-based Brigada Carcará is a non-profit on the front lines of the climate wars. With the world around them literally burning, something had to change. Our reality has completely changed thanks to this technology.”

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Decentralizing Energy

Phil Windley

In this "scared new world," renewables change the dynamics of energy flows by moving production closer to energy use. The focus of the book is geopolitics—how geography and demographics shapes the world order—and how Bretton Woods changed that in significant ways. Much of what changes has to do with energy.

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‘Just watch us’: Gates-backed TerraPower is bullish on being the first next-gen nuclear plant in U.S.

GeekWire

.” – Chris Levesque, TerraPower CEO and president The engineers here are fine-tuning the technology needed for building small modular nuclear reactors — a design that aims to be cheaper and faster to construct than traditional reactors and that could help save the planet from the ruinous impacts of climate change.

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As ESG Action Gains Momentum, Innovation Takes the Spotlight

CIO Business Intelligence

But it’s going to require unprecedented cooperation among all stakeholders to drive change. Their theme of “Digital + Electric = Sustainability” represents a real opportunity for companies to pivot away from products and processes that offer profit with a high environmental price tag. This is where Schneider shines.

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Renewables see record growth in 2021, but supply chain problems loom

The Verge

More than half of the new utility-scale solar projects already planned for 2022 could face delays or cancellation because of larger price tags for materials and shipping, according to a separate analysis by Rystad Energy. The transition to renewable energy needs to speed up significantly to meet the scale of the climate crisis.

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