Hawaii on Thursday agreed to take action to decarbonize its transportation system by 2045 to settle a lawsuit by 13 young people alleging the U.S. state was violating their rights under its constitution with infrastructure that contributes to greenhouse gas emissions and climate change.
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Introduction – SITUATIONAL AWARENESS: The Decade Ahead
Leopold Aschenbrenner, June 2024 You can see the future first in San Francisco. Over the past year, the talk of the town has shifted from $10 billion compute clusters to $100 billion clusters to trillion-dollar clusters. Every six months another zero is added to the boardroom plans. Behind the scenes, there’s a fierce scramble to
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Government announces plans to phase out traditional building material due to damaging effects: ‘A significant milestone’
The Irish government just announced new rules around cement usage, mandating that more planet-friendly materials be used.
— Read on www.thecooldown.com/green-business/planet-friendly-cement-ireland-government-mandate/
New study finds concerning link between microplastic ingestion and dementia — here’s what we know
Researchers discovered that exposure to microplastics led to a decline in mental behaviors and increased anxiety in older mice.
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Global warming surpassed 1.5 degrees Celsius for an entire year – The Washington Post
Temperatures surpassed the 1.5-degree Celsius warming threshold over the past year, and scientists warn they will again soon.
— Read on www.washingtonpost.com/weather/2024/06/05/global-temperatures-1-5-celsius-record-year/