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Amazon employees walk out against to board to make a change

Dataconomy

Eliza Pan, a cofounder of AECJ and a former program manager at Amazon With posters reading “Amazon strive harder” and “Earth’s best employer?” Amazon stated its goals to deploy 100,000 electric delivery trucks by 2030 and to achieve net-zero carbon emissions by 2040 in its annual letter to investors.

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A ‘carbon aware’ update for the Xbox is drawing political attention

GeekWire

.” The update, which is currently being tested in the early-access Xbox Insider program, introduces a new set of options to control how the console acts when it’s in sleep mode, in order to tie into Microsoft’s goal of being a carbon negative company by 2030.

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As tech is rocked by layoffs, climate jobs and tools for landing them are on the rise

GeekWire

Globally, the current 6 million jobs in clean energy manufacturing could more than double to 14 million by 2030, according to a new report from IEA, an intergovernmental nonprofit. Prepping for physical jobs Michael Carter, King County’s green jobs program manager. On the installation and manufacturing side, U.S.

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Climate solution or corporate greenwashing? Tech taps farmers to help offset carbon footprint

GeekWire

The company is working to become “carbon negative” by 2030 and remove all of its historical carbon emissions from the atmosphere by 2050. Elizabeth Willmott, head of Microsoft’s carbon program, said the company can leave no stone unturned in pursuit of these goals despite the limits of carbon removal.

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Russian space director’s wild threats could have real implications for the ISS

The Verge

If the Russians walk away, then you’ve got this massive object that’s going to come back in randomly somewhere over the Earth,” Wayne Hale, former program manager of NASA’s Space Shuttle and a member of NASA’s Advisory Council, tells The Verge. The station cannot live up in space forever.

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List of the world’s top female futurists (Update #5)

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She has worked on projects about diverse issues such as water security, the future of energy, the future of youth, intelligent buildings, the development of cities over the next few decades, and planning for Egypt in 2030. She contributed her knowledge of the needs of youth, gender, and vulnerable groups to Kenya’s Vision 2030 team.

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