Month: July 2020

Apple promises to become fully carbon-neutral by 2030

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Apple has pledged to become a carbon-neutral operation by 2030, a commitment that covers its entire supply chain and the lifecycle of all its products, including the electricity consumed in their use. The company is aiming to achieve the goal by means including: Low-carbon product design, using recycled materials where possible, and developing new techniques such as a carbon-free aluminium smelting process. Use of renewable energy, including projects funded by and built for Apple directly, which in total provide 1GW of capacity to the company’s corporate operations. Carbon removal, through forest…

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First active leak of sea-bed methane discovered in Antarctica

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The first active leak of methane from the sea floor in Antarctica has been revealed by scientists. The researchers also found microbes that normally consume the potent greenhouse gas before it reaches the atmosphere had only arrived in small numbers after five years, allowing the gas to escape. Vast quantities of methane are thought to be stored under the sea floor around Antarctica. The gas could start to leak as the climate crisis warms the oceans, a prospect the researchers said was “incredibly concerning”. The reason for the emergence of…

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After 40 years, researchers finally see Earth’s climate destiny more clearly

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It seems like such a simple question: How hot is Earth going to get? Yet for 40 years, climate scientists have repeated the same unsatisfying answer: If humans double atmospheric carbon dioxide (CO2) from preindustrial levels, the planet will eventually warm between 1.5°C and 4.5°C—a temperature range that encompasses everything from a merely troubling rise to a catastrophic one. Now, in a landmark effort, a team of 25 scientists has significantly narrowed the bounds on this critical factor, known as climate sensitivity. The assessment, conducted under the World Climate Research…

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Revolutionary Breakthrough Makes Solar Cells a Lot Cheaper & More Efficient

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Scientists have achieved two major breakthroughs in terms of solar energy which could significantly increase efficiencies and reduce the cost of generating energy from the sun. The study on these two breakthroughs was published in Nature Energy and Nature Photonics. UpconvertingThe first breakthrough describes how scientists were able to transform low energy, non-visible light into high energy light and successfully harvesting more electricity from the same amount of sunlight. Scientists are calling this, “upconverting”. The research team from the University of Kentucky in the US, RMIT University and UNSW University…

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SBP enhances financing limit to Rs2 billion for renewable energy schemes

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According to a statement issued on Wednesday, the central bank said it had enhanced the scope of its Refinance Scheme for Renewable Energy by allowing financing under category III of the scheme to solar and wind based energy sale companies. In light of the feedback received from stakeholders, the size of the project established by vendor/ supplier/ energy sale company has been enhanced from 1 MW to 5 MW. Accordingly, the cumulative financing limit has also been increased from Rs.1 billion to Rs.2 billion. SBP Financing Scheme for Renewable Energy…

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