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Published in Climate Change Solutions

·Updated Oct 26, 2021

Pioneering The Bus Rapid Transit

A small Brazilian city, Curitiba, where more than 70% of people happily travel by bus. — Factors Leading to the Adoption of the Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) Until 1940, Curitiba was a sleepy Brazilian city in the state of Paraná marked with a shortage of electricity, paved streets, and sewer lines. Changes in microeconomic factors led to migration towards the city and Curitiba quickly started growing, so much so that more than half of its population now…

Climate Change

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Pioneering The Bus Rapid Transit
Pioneering The Bus Rapid Transit
Climate Change

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Published in Climate Change Solutions

·Oct 20, 2021

Reducing Deforestation with Bamboo Charcoal

Charcoal demand is a big driver of deforestation. Bamboo can effectively meet the demand while providing many other climate benefits. — What is charcoal? Charcoal is the fine black powder made by burning wood or other carbon-rich substances in the minimum presence of air. This charcoal finds its uses in many areas like metallurgy, construction, healthcare, industrial filter, etc. When further heated at very high temperatures, we get activated charcoal. …

Deforestation

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Reducing Deforestation with Bamboo Charcoal
Reducing Deforestation with Bamboo Charcoal
Deforestation

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Published in Climate Change Solutions

·Oct 15, 2021

The Empire State Building Retrofit Project

An experiment that showed that by spending ~2% of its GDP on energy efficiency, New York City could lower its emissions by almost 35%. — What is the problem with big buildings? Big buildings, unsurprisingly, use a lot of resources to accommodate the large number of people that live or work inside. They use a lot of electricity, gas, water, space, and whatnot. The problem is, that with the usage of that magnitude it also becomes easy to waste. …

New York City

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The Empire State Building Retrofit Project
The Empire State Building Retrofit Project
New York City

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Published in Climate Conscious

·Feb 5, 2021

The Role Of Laughing Gas In Climate Change

Carbon dioxide is essential, but laughing gas can roast us pretty quickly — It’s well established that greenhouse gases trap heat and are responsible for the global warming we are seeing today. But despite carbon dioxide winning the popularity contest, there are other types of greenhouse gases — some many times more powerful than carbon dioxide. The focus of this post will be…

Climate Change

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The Role Of Laughing Gas In Climate Change
The Role Of Laughing Gas In Climate Change
Climate Change

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Published in Climate Conscious

·Jan 17, 2021

Can Railways Be Fully Solar-Powered?

On a large scale, probably no. But there are ways solar can immensely help the rail infrastructure. — Trains are the most efficient mode of transportation we have. Despite carrying 9% of global passengers and 7% of global cargo, they make up just 3% of global transportation energy use. Around the world, about 75% of trains are electrified with the rest running on diesel. This makes them the…

Climate Change

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Can Railways Be Fully Solar-Powered?
Can Railways Be Fully Solar-Powered?
Climate Change

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Published in Climate Conscious

·Dec 24, 2020

This Changes Everything: Capitalism vs. the Climate

5 takeaways from the book by Naomi Klein — Importing a pen from halfway across the globe doesn't raise an eyelid, but the idea of helping a poor island in sustainable growth seems preposterous. The book explains how climate change is not a problem but a symptom of a much larger problem called Capitalism. …

Climate Change

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This Changes Everything: Capitalism vs. the Climate
This Changes Everything: Capitalism vs. the Climate
Climate Change

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Published in Age of Awareness

·Dec 4, 2020

Climate Change Is Affecting The Food We Eat

And vice versa. — The food we eat shares a close relationship with the quality of the land on which it is grown and the air around it. This results in the climate impacting all of our food, and currently, the relationship is not a desirable one. With agriculture, the impact of climate…

Climate Change

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Climate Change Is Affecting The Food We Eat
Climate Change Is Affecting The Food We Eat
Climate Change

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Published in Dialogue & Discourse

·Nov 12, 2020

What Is Jeff Bezos Doing For The World?

Amazon has a massive carbon footprint. What is Bezos doing about it? — Jeff Bezos is the richest person in the world. With great money comes great power, and comes great responsibility. What is that responsibility? Let’s start with Bezos’ business, then look at what he is doing, and then finally at what he should be doing. Amazon's Impact on the Climate Amazon is the world's largest online…

Philanthropy

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What Is Jeff Bezos Doing For The World?
What Is Jeff Bezos Doing For The World?
Philanthropy

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Published in The Kernel

·Oct 30, 2020

How AI Will Make Nuclear Energy More Affordable

AI can eliminate many manual and tedious tasks and bring down design, operation, and waste management costs. — Nuclear power is one of the cheapest forms of generating carbon-free energy but is instead known for being the opposite. While constructing a nuclear plant is expensive and recent projects in the US and EU have suffered from overruns, operating it is cheaper than many other energy sources. It also…

Nuclear Energy

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How AI Will Make Nuclear Energy More Affordable
How AI Will Make Nuclear Energy More Affordable
Nuclear Energy

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Published in The Startup

·Oct 6, 2020

How a Successful Youtube Campaign Raised $20M to Plant 20M Trees

Using influencer marketing to save the world—one tree at a time. — Jimmy Donaldson is a 22 years old young man from North Carolina who makes youtube videos. In 2019, he was going to hit an important milestone, and he wanted to have a special celebration. Jimmy, also known as Mr. Beast, was going to hit 20 million subscribers. He posed the…

You Tube

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How a Successful Youtube Campaign Raised $20M to Plant 20M Trees
How a Successful Youtube Campaign Raised $20M to Plant 20M Trees
You Tube

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