Canada to End Sales of Gas-Powered Cars by 2035
Yale E360
DECEMBER 18, 2023
Canada is reportedly planning to phase out the sale of gas-powered cars by 2035.
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MAS publishes Code of Conduct for ESG Rating and Data Product Providers
Clean Energy Law
DECEMBER 18, 2023
The voluntary code aims to enhance transparency and improve comparability and reliability of ESG data and scores. By Paul A. Davies , Farhana Sharmeen , Michael D. Green , James Bee , and Kevin Mak The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) has published a Code of Conduct for Providers of Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) Rating and Data Products (Code), and an accompanying compliance checklist for providers (Checklist), following a public consultation conducted from June to August 2023
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We may have found a crater on Jupiter’s moon Io for the first time
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DECEMBER 18, 2023
Jupiter’s moon Io is so volcanically active that any impact craters are rapidly covered up, but an amateur astronomer may have finally spotted the first one ever seen there
Young Researchers of Color Need Better Mentors
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DECEMBER 18, 2023
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How to Drive Cost Savings, Efficiency Gains, and Sustainability Wins with MES
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Is your manufacturing operation reaching its efficiency potential? A Manufacturing Execution System (MES) could be the game-changer, helping you reduce waste, cut costs, and lower your carbon footprint. Join Nikhil Joshi, Founder & President of Snic Solutions, in this value-packed webinar as he breaks down how MES can drive operational excellence and sustainability.
AI trained on millions of life stories can predict risk of early death
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DECEMBER 18, 2023
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Earth911 Podcast: Nikki Batchelor and Mike Leitch introduce the XPRIZE Carbon Removal Finalists
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By Dennis Ojima Dubai, UAE CoP28 Day 2 thematic area is Nature, Land Use, and Oceans I have fallen in with Gillian’s (Gillian Browser, Colorado State University) morning ritual of arriving at the CoP28 complex before the crowds do. Her morning is prioritized to get the coffee booth replenished and set for the expected day’s visitors to the pavilion that her Youth Environmental Alliance in Higher Education (YEAH) Network shares with other universities.
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