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Orbite begins the launch countdown for its commercial astronaut training programs

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(Orbite Photo) After getting its start in Seattle and testing its business model in France and Florida, a space travel venture called Orbite is ready to start signing up customers for private-sector astronaut training programs. Prices for the five-night suborbital training program start at $49,500 per person.

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My sustainability story: Why Orange Poland is at the coalface of change

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Our goal at Orange Poland is the same as the rest of Orange Group – to achieve net zero carbon by 2040 for both our own emissions (scopes 1+2) and those of our value chain (scope 3). This complements our long-running Energy Optimization Program that allowed us to reduce emissions by around 15% between 2015 and 2020. Jacek-Hutyra.

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COP26 updates: Bill Gates’ Breakthrough Energy, Gates Foundation and Amazon tout climate efforts

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Gates’ Breakthrough Energy runs multiple programs, including an investment initiative called Breakthrough Energy Ventures that has raised more than $2 billion and made investments in 80 companies across 11 countries. ” The program’s public partners include the United Kingdom and U.S. Catalyst has secured $1.5

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Is United’s green supersonic jet too good to be true?

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The first of these flights is scheduled for 2026, and the company plans to start carrying passengers by 2029. Research suggests that supersonic planes would require multiple times more fuel per passenger than a typical plane trip, according to Dan Rutherford , director of the International Council on Clean Transportation’s aviation program.

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Can the telecoms industry power down its impact on the environment?

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that global mobile traffic reached 49 exabyte (EB) per month at the end of 2020 and forecasts it will increase nearly fivefold to reach 237EB per month in 2026, with a single. The GSMA has set a goal for the mobile industry to reach net-zero carbon emissions by 2050. As part of the program. Source: Ericsson Mobility Report].

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Fusion fever: A reality check on the multibillion-dollar race to reinvent energy and save the planet

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The accomplishment at last proved the theory that fusion on Earth could produce net energy. The Biden administration created a milestone-based funding program to advance fusion power, with Zap recently selected among its eight awardees. Upcoming targets: Scientific breakeven by 2026.

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