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What are the environmental impacts of artificial intelligence? 

Union of Concerned Scientists

According to the same report from Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, the direct water used by data centers in 2014 was 21.2 As a water expert with a PhD in hydrology and having worked on water and climate change for over 10 years, there are other concerns I have. One is that this is showing a dramatically growing trend. billion liters.

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Soaring US Clean Energy Momentum Now At Risk

Union of Concerned Scientists

Electricity generation without carbon emissions, or toxic pollution. Overall, US renewable energy generation, principally from wind, solar, and hydro, was 10% higher in 2024 than in 2022, and accounted for more than 24% of our nation’s electricity , vs. 13.4% So much momentum. Changing winds So… about that momentum.

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The Winding Path of Australian Climate Policy

Legal Planet

On a per capita basis, Australia’s carbon emissions are even higher than the United States. That was repealed in 2014, and the ensuing period saw little progress. A decade ago, Australia had a climate tax. In the past two years, however, the things have started trending upward after years of inaction by conservative governments.

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This Leap Year, Some Clean Energy Leaps to Watch For

Union of Concerned Scientists

When it comes to the transition to clean energy, 2023 was quite a year for progress: record-breaking amounts of solar installed in the United States, a solid drop in carbon emissions from the US power sector, more than one million electric vehicles sold in the country for the first time, “breakneck” growth in renewable energy globally, and more.

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Western States Should Opt In to Regionalized Electricity Markets

Legal Planet

In 2014, CAISO expanded the territory of its real-time market , through which utilities can buy small amounts of electricity to correct real-time fluctuations in customer demand and electricity dispatched by generators. Cost saving from improving market coordination could add up to $1.2

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Generation180, FedEx Team Up To Launch Solar For All Schools In Pennsylvania

PA Environment Daily

This switch to solar at schools significantly reduces carbon emissions and creates community anchors for climate education, awareness, and action. K-12 schools more than doubled between 2014-2019, yet less than six percent of all schools were using solar power, according to Generation180 research. Solar on U.S.

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Real-time space observations can now keep watch over ‘super emitter’ power plants

Frontiers

Every five years, they are to issue so-called ‘nationally determined contributions’ (NDCs), describing their actions to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and adapt to climate change impacts. This success is an important achievement, as the OCO missions were designed to measure carbon emissions at much larger spatial scales.