Sustainability is the capacity to endure. In ecology the word describes how biological systems remain diverse and productive over time. Long-lived and healthy wetlands and forests are examples of sustainable biological systems. For humans, sustainability is the potential for long-term maintenance of well being, which has ecological, economic, political and cultural dimensions.
Europe’s on fire. The continent. Fires stretch from France, through Spain and Portugal, to Greece. The temperature’s hit 45 degrees Celsius. Weary firefighters are trying to put out the blazes…
Alfa Laval is the only supplier of bloc-type heat exchangers with more than eight decades of experience developing heat transfer technology. All of that expertise has gone into making Compabloc the unrivalled champion of heat exchange – with unique innovations that set it apart from the rest.
Remaining sustainable, shifting attention towards health and wellness-related value propositions and accessing talent from across the globe were among the megatrends which Chandrasekaran listed at CII's 'Being Future Ready' session.
Imperial researchers have developed a new hydrogen fuel cell that uses iron instead of rare and costly platinum, enabling greater use of the technology. Hydrogen fuel cells convert hydrogen to electricity with just water vapor as a byproduct, making them an appealing green alternative for portabl
In this unedited conversation, Elon Musk — the head of Tesla, SpaceX, Neuralink and The Boring Company — digs into the recent news around his bid to purchase Twitter and gets honest about the biggest regret of his career, how his brain works, the future he envisions for the world and a lot more. (This conversation with head of TED Chris Anderson was recorded live at TED2022 on April 14, 2022)
Watch another exclusive interview with Elon Musk, recorded at the Tesla Texas Gigafactory on April 6, 2022: https://youtu.be/YRvf00NooN8
1:22 Tesla Texas Gigafactory interview clip 11:34 Elon Musk live at TED2022 11:48 Twitter, free speech and open-sourcing the algorithm 27:40 Tesla and short sellers 32:02 If you could go back in time and change one thing, what would it be? 33:44 Electric vehicles, manufacturing and sleeping on the floor of the Tesla factory 38:04 "At this point I think I know more about manufacturing than anyone currently alive on Earth." 39:15 Elon's "Master Plan" and accelerating a sustainable energy economy 42:36 SNL, Asperger's, childhood and how Elon's brain works 46:48 "I was absolutely obsessed with truth." 49:23 Philosophy, the meaning of life and the "why" of things 51:43 What the future will look like 52:37 "We want to do our absolute best to make sure the future is ... something you can look forward to and not feel sad about."
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Former Japanese prime ministers Junichiro Koizumi and Naoto Kan call on the European Union to pursue a path toward zero nuclear power, with the bloc planning to designate it as a form of "green" energy in achieving net-zero emissions by midcentury.
Modern value chains constitute complex systems that require unified governance. Let's see how national value chains can align with global food systems.
Full 30-minute interview - On the same day Edmonton's Mayor Don Iveson was awarded a national Clean 50 Award and city council passed its landmark international lauded 1.5-degree Energy Transition Plan. We sit down with Mayor Don Iveson to talk about what it will take for a City like Edmonton to reduce its emissions, diversify the economy and build a sustainable economy in Edmonton. "We need to aim for 1.5 [degrees]. We need to look at what it would take to get to 1.5. And it's a steeper climb or actually a steeper descent, carbon wise on the graphs to do our part to limit to 1.5 degrees - it's going to be tough." "We're we're talking about reductions from 19 tons per capita to three tons per capita within the next several years, and on a course to people are talking about net zero by 2050. That [00:03:03] We're we're talking about reductions from, you know, 19 tons per capita to three tons per capita, uh, within the next, uh, uh, several years. And on a course – people are talking about net zero by 2050." Edmonton's updated plan addresses pretty much everything: transportation, buildings, industry and energy. The good news is the tide appears to be turning, but as the Mayor says it's a really big job to reduce emissions and transition and that the cities success depends on it. See detailed story on Edmonton's Energy Transition plan in our blog at Green Energy Futures: https://www.greenenergyfutures.ca/episode/edmontons-energy-transition-plan-targets-1-5-degrees-an-interview-with-mayor-don-iveson
Bitumen from Alberta’s oil sands can be repurposed to create a new industry based on advanced materials, and can significantly reduce greenhouse gas emissions, a new paper released by Alberta Innovates has confirmed.
The Climate Implications of Computing and Communications workshop at MIT highlighted how new approaches to computing can save energy and help the planet.
Overhauling Canada's entire energy infrastructure in a short amount of time represents an unprecedented technical challenge that will cost hundreds of billions of dollars, experts say.
The B.C. Supreme Court has found the B.C. government infringed the Blueberry River First Nation’s treaty rights by allowing decades of industrial development in their traditional territory.
The University of Alberta has been named one of the world’s top 100 universities making an impact toward achieving the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals for 2030, in recognition of its efforts on campus, in the community and around the world.
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