#Google aims to run on carbon-free energy by 2030

#Google aims to run on carbon-free energy by 2030

“#Google aims to run on carbon-free energy by 2030” OAKLAND, Calif. – Alphabet Inc’s Google aims to power its data centers and offices 24-7 using solely carbon-free electricity by 2030, its chief executive told Reuters, building on its previous goal of matching its energy use with 100 percent renewable energy. The “stretch goal,” as CEO…

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#Pandemic recovery plans neglecting green economy: OECD

“#Pandemic recovery plans neglecting green economy: OECD” Credit: CC0 Public Domain The OECD on Monday faulted governments for neglecting the green economy in multi-trillion recovery plans against the impact of COVID-19, thus threatening to leave the planet worse off than before. The Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development acknowledged that a combined $312 billion earmarked…

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#Scientists focusing on climate issues claim 3 Balzan prizes

“#Scientists focusing on climate issues claim 3 Balzan prizes” Credit: public domain Three scientists focusing on climate issues were among the winners of this year’s Balzan Prize, which recognizes scholarly and scientific achievements, organizers said Monday. Susan Trumbore was recognized for her ”outstanding contributions” to the study of the carbon cycle and its effects on…

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#A big chunk of Greenland’s ice cap has broken off

“#A big chunk of Greenland’s ice cap has broken off” In this image proved by the European Space Agency, ESA, showing the glacier section that broke off the fjord called Nioghalvfjerdsfjorden, bottom, which is roughly 80 kilometers (50 miles) long and 20 kilometers (12 miles) wide, the National Geological Survey of Denmark and Greenland said…

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#Global study reveals time running out for many soils—but conservation measures can help

“#Global study reveals time running out for many soils—but conservation measures can help” Rill erosion occurring on farmland in Restábal, southern Spain. Credit: Dan Evans Lancaster University A major new international study has provided a first worldwide insight into how soil erosion may be affecting the longevity of our soils. The study, led by Lancaster…

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#NASA-NOAA satellite helps confirm Teddy now a record-setting tropical storm

“#NASA-NOAA satellite helps confirm Teddy now a record-setting tropical storm” This nighttime image from NASA-NOAA’s Suomi NPP satellite revealed a more organized Tropical Depression 20 helping confirm it had become Tropical Storm Teddy in the Central Atlantic Ocean around midnight on Sept. 14. Credit: NASA Worldview, Earth Observing System Data and Information System (EOSDIS) NASA-NOAA’s…

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