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Europe embraces solar power in a revolutionary way

Inhabitant

Europe is accelerating its use of solar power, in part motivated by Russia’s war in Ukraine. In line with Europe’s pledge to half greenhouse gas emissions by 2030, the EU is installing solar panels and roof tiles just about everywhere.

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Solar-powered system converts plastic and greenhouse gases into sustainable fuels

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Researchers have developed a system that can transform plastic waste and greenhouse gases into sustainable fuels and other valuable products — using just the energy from the Sun. Read the full story from the University of Cambridge.

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Who pays and who benefits from a massive expansion of solar power?

Environmental News Bits

greenhouse gas emissions that drive climate change. For both of these reasons, the power sector is central to… Read more → by Felix Mormann (Texas A&M University) Electricity generation produces a quarter of U.S.

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Scientist use "miracle material" to make sustainable fuel

Inhabitant

University of Cambridge researchers have developed a new solar-powered system to convert greenhouse gases and plastic waste into sustainable fuels. The new solar-powered reactor could have applications for many industries.

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Progress Possible at COP 28 Despite Fossil Fuel Industry Deception

Union of Concerned Scientists

Global net anthropogenic greenhouse gas emissions 1990–2019. Global net anthropogenic greenhouse gas emissions include carbon dioxide from fossil fuel combustion and industrial processes, net carbon dioxide from land use, land use change and forestry, methane, nitrous oxide, and fluorinated gases.

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EPA Hosting Online Investing In America - Climate Action Funding Fair Starting Aug. 7

PA Environment Daily

Attendees will gain a better understanding of the many funding opportunities available to reduce greenhouse gas emissions as well as how they may interact to achieve greater outcomes. After a welcome keynote, each of the 90 – 120 minute sessions will include agency-specific presentations, a panel discussion, and a Q&A session.

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By 2025 all new homes built in Tokyo must include solar panels 

A Greener Life

A solar power field in Kawasaki, near Tokyo. Last week, regulators in the local assembly of Tokyo , the capital of Japan , ruled that all new homes constructed by large-scale homebuilders after April 2025 must install solar panels to cut emissions. Poor solar uptake. Photo credit: Reuters / Toru Hanai. By Anders Lorenzen.

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