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The Biggest Sustainability Stories of 2019 (and what to watch for in 2020)

Andrew Winston

With that broad context, let’s look at 8 fascinating developments in sustainability from 2019. Beginning in late 2018 and stretching into 2019, she created a global movement, spoke truth to power , and collected more than 10 million followers on social media. Senate to pass common-sense gun laws. People are taking notice.

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AI doesn’t have to be a power hog

GreenBiz

At the current rate of AI adoption — with no changes in the underlying computer server hardware and software — the data centers needed to run those applications could claim 15 percent of that power load, semiconductor firm Applied Materials CEO Gary Dickerson predicted in August 2019.

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Brooklyn startup addresses gun violence with climate jobs

Business Green

To date, BlocPower and its contractor partners - which include Augmented Construction , Urban Energy , VRF Solutions , Super Cool HVAC and Ch! Even more important to BlocPower - which specialises in clean energy retrofits - is Local Law 97. per cent of construction workers and HVAC technicians.

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AI doesn't have to be a power hog

Business Green

At the current rate of AI adoption - with no changes in the underlying computer server hardware and software - the data centers needed to run those applications could claim 15 per cent of that power load, semiconductor firm Applied Materials CEO Gary Dickerson predicted in August 2019.

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New York Sustainability: Tax Credits, Grants and Green Funding

Green Business Bureau

For instance, in 2019 the state passed a new law named the Climate Leadership and Community Protection Act , which raised the 2030 target from 50% of electricity generated by renewables to 70%. According to a 2020 ACEE Scorecard , New York is ranked as one of the most energy-efficient cities in the U.S. followed by Boston and Seattle).

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AI doesn’t have to be a power hog

AGreenLiving

At the current rate of AI adoption — with no changes in the underlying computer server hardware and software — the data centers needed to run those applications could claim 15 percent of that power load, semiconductor firm Applied Materials CEO Gary Dickerson predicted in August 2019.

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Proposed Pipeline Expansion Could Upend Three States’ Climate Plans

DeSmogBlog

California, Oregon, and Washington have all passed laws and enacted policies that require utilities to dramatically cut carbon pollution over the next decade. But these plans conflict with state laws intended to slash fossil fuel use in buildings and the electric power sector. In Oregon, the story is similar.