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6 Unrivaled IWC Ingenieur Watch Models You Can Buy Today

U.S. Green Technology

The International Watch Company or commonly termed as “IWC” was founded in 1868 on a solid foundation that fused exquisite Swiss precision and workmanship with technological advances. The IWC Ingenieur series pays homage to the scientific creativity of the 1950s, in keeping with IWC’s long-standing enthusiasm for engineering, research, and technological progress.

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Top 10 Building Material used in Construction in India

Econaur

There are many different types of building materials used in the construction industry including Concrete, Steel, Wood and Masonry. Every single material is varied with diverse properties like weight, strength, durability and cost making it suitable for certain types of applications. The choice of materials for construction is based on cost and effectiveness to resisting Continue reading.

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After Pouring Over $1 Trillion Into Fossil Fuel Finance, CEOs of 6 US Banks Testify Before Congress

DeSmogBlog

This week, the House and Senate called in the CEOs of six big banks for two wide-ranging hearings that lawmakers touted as efforts to hold “megabanks accountable,” the first time in roughly two years that the heads of major banks have collectively appeared before Congress. Combined, the six CEOs lead organizations that have poured over $1 trillion in financing into the fossil fuel industry since the Paris Agreement was signed in 2015, based on the numbers tallied in a 2021 report from Rainforest

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Coal Plant Explosion In Australia Shows Why Tesla Batteries & Renewables Are The Future Of Energy

CleanTechnica

A Tesla Powerpack recently stepped in to save the day when a coal-fired plant at the Callide Power Station in Queensland, Australia, exploded. Teslarati reported that the explosion resulted in mass power outages from the border of New South Wales to Cairns, with over 470,000 customers affected. The explosion also caused a cascading impact on […].

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Electrofuels Are the Future: The Driving Force to Decarbonizing Heavy Transport

Speaker: Ayesha Choudhury - Senior Vice President, Head of Capital Markets at Infinium

With the first wave of the energy transition, renewable energy sources (such as solar and wind) have begun replacing coal power generation. However, some sectors are lagging behind and struggling to decarbonize more than others, including large-scale transportation like commercial aviation, shipping, and rail transit. Electrofuels (aka eFuels) are the next generation of solutions to help the hardest-to-abate sectors pivot from their reliance on fossil fuels.

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Contrasting Experiences of Driving Electric in Portugal

CleanTechnica

The EV driving experience is not uniform across European countries that have electric vehicle charging infrastructure. When traveling to another country, it is therefore important to know your options and ensure your journey goes as planned. This story is about using an EV in Portugal on a daily basis. It includes two scenarios with different […].

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Nissan Officially Electrifies Philippine Car Market with the LEAF

CleanTechnica

Nissan introduced the LEAF to the Philippines on May 9, officially plugging the country into the electric vehicle era. Nissan Philippines Inc. (NPI), the local sales distribution unit which is partly owned by Nissan Motor Corp. of Japan, is focused on an ecosystem approach to LEAF sales and support. The priorities are not only vehicle […].

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GM Has A Plan To Encourage Australians To Switch To Electric Vehicles

CleanTechnica

General Motors may be having a bit of a challenge in Australia as it tries to convince its market there to make the switch to electric vehicles. The Brisbane Times notes that people are refusing to even sit in a Tesla that a coal-miner-turned-activist is using to help break down barriers around electric vehicles. Although […].

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Would Louisiana Voters Care If Climate Change Wiped Out South Louisiana?

CleanTechnica

In an opinion piece for NOLA.com, Bob Marshall recently pointed out that climate change would wipe out south Louisiana and pondered as to whether or not our voters cared. He shared a thought from Donald Boesch, a native New Orleanian who’s also one of the world’s leading authorities on the causes and solutions to Louisiana’s […].

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6 Global Banks Come Together to Decarbonize Steel

CleanTechnica

Originally published on RMI.org. Leading lenders to the global steel industry — Citi, Goldman Sachs, ING, Societe Generale, Standard Chartered, and UniCredit — are working together to develop a climate-aligned finance agreement to support steel sector decarbonization. Several top lenders to the steel sector — Citi, Goldman Sachs, ING, Societe Generale, Standard Chartered, and UniCredit — […].

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NRDC, 50+ Orgs Send Clear Message: It’s Time for FERC Reform

CleanTechnica

Courtesy of NRDC. By Gillian Giannetti NRDC, the Sustainable FERC Project, and more than 50 other organizations sent a clear message on May 26th to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission: FERC must reform how it reviews applications for new gas pipeline infrastructure. FERC has been reviewing its 22-year-old Certificate Policy Statement — its guiding document on how it […].

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AR/VR Simulations for Sustainable, Regenerative, Circular Cities

Speaker: Nik Gowing, Brenda Laurel, Sheridan Tatsuno, Archie Kasnet, and Bruce Armstrong Taylor

With 191 country signatories to the Paris Climate Agreement now hard at work in the race to zero carbon by 2050, much of the heavy lifting in ecosystem sustainability falls on the shoulders of the world's densely populated urban centers. This conversation considers how today's AI-enabled simulation media, such as AR/VR, can be effectively applied to accelerate learning, understanding, training, and solutions-modeling to sustainability planning and design.

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7 Ways Ford Did Everything Right With The F-150 Lightning

CleanTechnica

Is the Ford F-150 Lightning better or worse than the Tesla Cybertruck? That's not the question. These are very different vehicles for very different buyers, and Ford absolutely nailed the task at hand.