Greece is to introduce its first climate law, pledging to cut its reliance on coal within six years as part of a move to a carbon “net zero” economy by 2050. The law comes after the country suffered devastating wildfires this year when summer heat soared that was attributed partly to global warming. “The national…
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Boris Johnson has said energy companies must double down on efforts to restore power to tens of thousands of homes across England, Scotland and Wales which have been left without electricity for four days. The prime minister said on Tuesday power had been restored to 950,000 homes since Storm Arwen caused widespread damage to power…
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Texas company uses Bitcoin mines powered by renewables to stabilize the grid Home News Texas company uses Bitcoin mines powered by renewables to stabilize the grid No posts to display We use cookies to ensure that we give you the best experience on our website. If you continue to use this site we will assume…
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Boris Johnson has overruled the head of the UK’s public health watchdog after she told people to avoid unnecessary socialising in the run-up to Christmas. Jenny Harries, chief executive of the UK Health Security Agency, said on Tuesday morning that the public should “decrease our social contacts a little bit” to limit the spread of…
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Renewables account for 20% of U.S. electricity generation through Q3 2021 Home News Renewables account for 20% of U.S. electricity generation through Q3 2021 No posts to display We use cookies to ensure that we give you the best experience on our website. If you continue to use this site we will assume that you…
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The omicron variant was already in the Netherlands when South Africa alerted the World Health Organization about it last week, Dutch health authorities said Tuesday, adding to fear and confusion over the new version of the coronavirus in a weary world hoping it had left the worst of the pandemic behind. The Netherlands’ RIVM health…
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The UK competition regulator has told Meta, formerly known as Facebook, to sell online image platform Giphy, the first time the watchdog has demanded the unwinding of a completed Big Tech deal. Regulators were expected to reverse the deal in a move that is seen as an escalation of their assault on Big Tech, the…
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This article is an on-site version of our Trade Secrets newsletter. Sign up here to get the newsletter sent straight to your inbox every Monday to Thursday Hello from Singapore, which is feeling very quiet as many expats and residents take advantage of new travel lanes and flee the island city-state ahead of the holidays,…
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The chief executive of Moderna has predicted that existing vaccines will be much less effective at tackling Omicron than earlier strains of coronavirus and warned it would take months before pharmaceutical companies could manufacture new variant-specific jabs at scale. Stéphane Bancel said the high number of Omicron mutations on the spike protein, which the virus…
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Neobanks (regulated digital only) are hot right now with 5 already in the Fintech 50 Index, many more lining up to IPO and top tier investors (including Warren Buffet in Nubank) going all in on private equities. However with the public equity market demanding profits again and with many Neobanks getting revenue without lending, the…
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