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    AI helps drivers avoid idling at red lights and reduces carbon emissions
    Joseph Shavit
    • May 21

    AI helps drivers avoid idling at red lights and reduces carbon emissions

    No one likes sitting at a red light. But signalized intersections aren’t just a nuisance for drivers; vehicles consume fuel and emit gases.
    Are carbon offsets the key to green cryptocurrencies?
    Joseph Shavit
    • Mar 3

    Are carbon offsets the key to green cryptocurrencies?

    The massive energy consumption of mining cryptocurrencies and consequently their carbon footprint is a significant environmental concern.
    World’s Airlines Agree on Net-Zero Emissions by 2050
    Joseph Shavit
    • Oct 20, 2021

    World’s Airlines Agree on Net-Zero Emissions by 2050

    At its annual general meeting in Boston, the global air transport industry decided that it will achieve net-zero carbon emissions by 2050.
    Lunar samples solve mystery of the moon’s magnetic shield
    Joshua Shavit
    • Aug 8, 2021

    Lunar samples solve mystery of the moon’s magnetic shield

    The presence or absence of a shield matters because magnetic shields protect astronomical bodies from harmful solar radiation.
    Decline in CO2 cooled earth’s climate over 30 million years ago, scientists find
    Joshua Shavit
    • Aug 5, 2021

    Decline in CO2 cooled earth’s climate over 30 million years ago, scientists find

    New research demonstrates that a decline in the concentration of atmospheric CO2 played a major role in warming Earth's climate.
    Simple chemistry will enhance the sustainability of concrete production
    Joseph Shavit
    • Apr 14, 2021

    Simple chemistry will enhance the sustainability of concrete production

    Researchers at the Institute of Industrial Science, a part of The University of Tokyo, have developed a new method of producing concrete
    US power sector is halfway to zero carbon emissions
    Joseph Shavit
    • Apr 13, 2021

    US power sector is halfway to zero carbon emissions

    Concerns about climate change are driving a growing number of states, utilities, and corporations to set the goal of zeroing out power
    Ditching the car for walking or biking just one day a week cuts carbon footprint
    Joseph Shavit
    • Feb 8, 2021

    Ditching the car for walking or biking just one day a week cuts carbon footprint

    Swapping the car for walking, cycling and e-biking even just one day a week makes a significant impact on personal carbon emissions...
    Scientists look to soils to learn how forests affect air quality, climate change
    Joseph Shavit
    • Jan 29, 2021

    Scientists look to soils to learn how forests affect air quality, climate change

    Trees are often heralded as the heroes of environmental mitigation. They remove carbon dioxide from the atmosphere, which slows the pace...
    New research key to developing sturdier construction material and more climate efficient trees
    Joseph Shavit
    • Jan 28, 2021

    New research key to developing sturdier construction material and more climate efficient trees

    A genetic engineering method makes it possible to observe how woody cell walls are built in plants.
    Getting to net zero -- and even net negative -- is surprisingly feasible, and affordable
    Joseph Shavit
    • Jan 27, 2021

    Getting to net zero -- and even net negative -- is surprisingly feasible, and affordable

    Reaching zero net emissions of carbon dioxide from energy and industry by 2050 can be accomplished by rebuilding U.S. energy infrastructure

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