renewable energy
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Staggering Quantities of Valuable Metals Are Winding Up in the Garbage Bin
To build all of the solar panels, wind turbines, electric vehicle batteries, and other technologies necessary to fight climate change, we’re going to need a lot more metals. Mining those metals from the Earth creates damage and pollution that threaten ecosystems and communities. But there’s another potential source of the copper, nickel, aluminum, and rare-earth…
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What Can We Do With All These Solar Panels Sitting in Landfill
There were an estimated 100 million individual solar photovoltaic (PV) panels in Australia at the end of 2022. We estimate this number will likely grow to over 2 billion if we are to meet Australia’s 2050 net-zero emissions target. This growth means Australia is facing a 450,000-tonne mountain of used PV panels by 2040. Managing…
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Tech News: 5 Things to Know in Australia Today
Good morning and happy Thursday. Let’s get you up to speed in the world of tech. 1. Uber to pay $21 million over ‘misleading’ cancellation fee messages In a statement back in April, the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) said Uber admitted that it breached the Australian Consumer Law by making false or misleading…
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How Much Carbon Could a Google Doc Really Emit?
Google will launch “Carbon Footprint for Google Workspace” in early 2023, according to a Tuesday blog post. The tool is an expansion on the compnay’s previous “Carbon Footprint for Google Cloud” calculator which debuted last year. The new widget allows companies using Google Workspace to quantify the greenhouse gas emissions linked to their usage of products…