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Written by Joe Myers Writer, Formative Content Global renewable energy capacity increased by 6% last year and is set to increase…
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Written by Stefan Ellerbeck Senior Writer, Formative Content Steel manufacturing produces more CO2 than any other heavy industry, comprising around 8%…
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Written by David Bailey, University of Birmingham and Phil Tomlinson, University of Bath Since 2011, the UK government has been…
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Written By Emmanuel Ladent Chief Executive Officer, CARBIOS Just 9% of the world’s plastics waste is recycled, yet plastics have a…
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Written by Winston Ma Chairman of Advisory Board, Open Mineral Tesla cars are already popular in China’s megacities, but rural areas…
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Crypto trading has been surfing turbulent waters since the beginning of the conflict in the Ukraine. Initially, cryptocurrencies tumbled, but…
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John Hammond, University of Reading and Yiorgos Gadanakis, University of Reading We are currently witnessing the beginning of a global…
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