A carbon footprint has historically been defined by Championne as "the total sets of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions caused by an organization, event, product or person. " However, calculating the total carbon footprint is impossible due to the large amount of data required and the fact that carbon dioxide can be produced by natural occurrences.
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Google's new trillion-parameter AI language model is almost 6 times bigger than GPT-3
A trio of researchers from the Google Brain team recently unveiled the next big thing in AI language models: a massive one ...
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How simple changes to city procurement can reduce CO2 emissions
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Astongate: Aston Martin exec behind 'PR firm' peddling bogus anti-EV study
A bogus anti-EV study appears to have been written by a sockpuppet PR company that's owned by an Aston Martin executive and ...
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These 3 companies are making the products you use everyday sustainable
You may be a recycling freak, have an array of solar panels decorating your roof, and only buy green label clothing — but ...
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How to check your Christmas tree’s carbon footprint
There’s no way around the fact that Christmas has a large carbon footprint, from the traveling we do to the presents we ...
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Dear Nissan, why won’t you replace this lovely Canadian's Leaf battery?
Clayton Brander loves his electric Nissan, but it's time to replace its battery and Nissan is giving him very little help. ...
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Oi, richy! If you’re going to buy a yacht, at least make it solar-powered
There are around 300 super yachts in the world. They have a yearly carbon footprint five times the size of Liechenstein's. ...
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How escooter firms Dott, Lime, and Tier got to stay in Paris
Winning what some called the “world’s biggest e-scooter tender,” the electric scooter players Lime, Dott, and Tier ...
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How Uber plans to become a global ‘zero-emission platform’... in 20 years
This article was originally published by Sarah Wray on Cities Today, the leading news platform on urban mobility and innovation, ...
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Are EVs too expensive? Here are 5 common myths, debunked
Every day, more people are ditching gasoline-powered automobiles for plug-in vehicles, with purchases set to rise exponentially ...
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The UK’s best and worst places to own an electric vehicle
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Microbes are cleaning up all your e-waste — here’s how
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Here’s why South Africa needs solar-powered EV charging stations
South Africa has the highest emission intensity in the G20 group of industrialized and developing countries. This threatens ...
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Here’s how much emissions you reduce by choosing an EV over a fossil fuel-powered car
Electric vehicles (EVs) seem very attractive at first sight. But when we look more closely, it becomes clear that they have ...
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Nearly 70% of light-duty EVs on US roads were also made there
In the US, a majority of light-duty plug-in electric vehicles (EVs that weigh less than 4,500 kg) on the roads in the country ...
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New bendable concrete could help buildings survive earthquakes
Bendable displays may be all the rage these days, but there's another material that could benefit from some added flexibility: ...
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Alphabet's AI-powered camera system will help fish live their best lives
Google parent company Alphabet has launched Tidal, a project that uses underwater cameras connected to computer vision software ...
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9 green technologies small business should consider
Small businesses have options when it comes to embracing green technologies. Here are some approaches of note.
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How supermarkets can reduce packaging to save the planet from drowning in garbage
It was inspiring to read about the launch of Waitrose’s trial in Oxford offering consumers a range of products free of ...
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Analyst: Renewable energy will be 'effectively free' by 2030
Analysts at Swiss investment bank UBS believe that by 2030, we could all be living without much of a carbon footprint -- ...
