climate change mitigation
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GM’s Dr. Evil Super Bowl Commercial Is a Little Too Literal
GM went all-in for this year’s Super Bowl, recruiting Mike Meyers, Seth Green, and other actors from the Austin Powers series for a spot that uses the iconic Dr. Evil character to talk about, of all things, electric vehicles and climate change. But GM’s long history of climate denial makes this ad painfully literal —…
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Data Centres Are Pushing Ireland’s Electric Grid to the Brink
Behind every TikTok, Zoom call, and cat meme is a data centre that stores, processes, or reroutes that data around the world. The more we do online, the bigger these data centres and their energy footprint get.
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5 Graphs That Show the World Is in the Midst of a Renewable Energy Revolution
Sure, things may look pretty grim when it comes to the climate. But new data and forecasts from the International Energy Agency suggest we’re at least not going backward — and renewable energy growth is set to accelerate.
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The World’s First Alliance to End Fossil Fuels Is Here
GLASGOW, SCOTLAND — Costa Rica and Denmark have a new plan to save the world: Stop extracting fossil fuels. In a landmark announcement at United Nations climate talks on Thursday, the countries unveiled the initial signatories of the Beyond Oil and Gas Alliance.