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Amazon Opens $2 Billion Climate Investment Fund

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Retailing and web services giant Amazon plans to invest $2 billion in sustainable technologies to meet the company’s goal of becoming carbon neutral by 2040. . . . → Read More: Amazon Opens $2 Billion Climate Investment Fund

Start-Up Gains Hydrogen Fuel Technology Funds

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A spin-off company from a university engineering lab received funds to build a device that efficiently splits water and creates hydrogen for fuel cell cars. . . . → Read More: Start-Up Gains Hydrogen Fuel Technology Funds

Energy Employees Not Ready for Office Return

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A survey shows a large majority of energy industry workers prefers to continue working remotely than return their regular offices during the Covid-19 pandemic. . . . → Read More: Energy Employees Not Ready for Office Return

Institutional Investors Factoring in Climate Change

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A survey of institutional investors shows these money managers for financial institutions are starting to take climate change impacts into their investment decisions. . . . → Read More: Institutional Investors Factoring in Climate Change

Proteins from Bacteria Generate Power for Wearables

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A collaboration of engineers and biologists created a way of producing electric power from humidity in the air with fine wires made of proteins from bacteria. . . . → Read More: Proteins from Bacteria Generate Power for Wearables

Waste Plastic-to-Energy System Unveiled

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A company developing waste-to-energy conversion systems revealed a version of its product that converts waste plastic to heat and electric power. . . . → Read More: Waste Plastic-to-Energy System Unveiled

Microsoft Launches $1 Billion Climate Fund

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Microsoft Corp. plans to invest $1 billion over the next four years to create technologies for removing carbon from the atmosphere. . . . → Read More: Microsoft Launches $1 Billion Climate Fund

Infographic – More Data Show a Warming Planet

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A chart posted on Friday by Statista provides yet another sign our planet is getting dangerously warmer. . . . → Read More: Infographic – More Data Show a Warming Planet

Infographic – Australia’s Wildfires Eclipse Others

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Statista put together a chart this week comparing Australia’s fires in size to other recent wildfire outbreaks, our infographic for this weekend. . . . → Read More: Infographic – Australia’s Wildfires Eclipse Others

Climate Action Cost Accounting Standard Proposed

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A new paper proposes an accounting standard that would require private companies to spell out their costs of meeting net-zero greenhouse gas emissions. . . . → Read More: Climate Action Cost Accounting Standard Proposed