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Climate Change, Energy & Pollution Video
Chemical Recycling is the act of separating complex waste back into its original components, if we can adopt chemical recycling on a major scale it would have a crucial impact on creating greener societies. Think of the standard car tire, through recycling we can break the tire down, first mechanically …
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Amsterdam’s ‘doughnut economy’ puts climate ahead of GDP
Climate Change, Energy & Pollution Finance Video
Amsterdam is trying to put the climate first through Donut Economics. Doughnut Economics has recently emerged as a new concept in economic theory, first coined by economist Kate Raworth, it disputes the long-standing idea that Gross Domestic Product (GDP) is the pinnacle of measuring a country’s stability and success. Instead …
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Google Earth Now Shows Decades of Climate Change in Seconds
Climate Change, Energy & Pollution
Google Earth has partnered with organizations such as NASA, US Geological Survey to create time-lapse photos of climate change. This is done by using the 24 million satellite photos that were taken over the span of 37 years. The new feature is named Timelapse and uses the imagery from the …
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How Singapore Uses Science to Stay Cool – Bloomberg Quicktake
Climate Change, Energy & Pollution Smart Cities Video
Urban heat island effect occurs in cities as common material such as asphalt and concrete absorb heat from the sun more than trees and vegetation. Cities can often be several degrees higher compared to the rural areas that surround them. This is a problem as heat waves contribute to more …
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How to decarbonize the grid and electrify everything | John Doerr and Hal Harvey
Climate Change, Energy & Pollution Video
A zero-carbon economy was thought to be a pipe dream just a decade ago, but now we could achieve this goal by working towards two fundamental steps: decarbonizing the grid and electrifying everything. This fascinating conversation between John Doerr and Hal Harvey explores just how we can begin to do …
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Wave Power Could Be Energy's Next Big Leap – Bloomberg QuickTake
Climate Change, Energy & Pollution Video
Waves are thought to have huge potential in becoming the next big energy source; a wave is a powerful tool that if harnessed properly could create green energy in a more stable manner than other renewables. But the notion of turning the waves into a viable commercial energy source is …
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Norway is trying to increase the viability of electric commercial vehicles by introducing a fleet of taxis that charge wirelessly while waiting for fares at taxi ranks. The taxi is charged through induction; charging plates are placed under the road that creates an electric current, the force of this generates …
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