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Research and innovation investments in Norway

Open Access Government explores the importance of funding research and innovation investments in Norway for the future of sustainability and technology.
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The public sector cannot underestimate computing’s environmental impact

With heat waves gripping 3 continents and global temperatures reaching record highs this summer, perhaps we need to pay closer attention to 'the cloud' and computing's environmental impact.

UK pledges £3 billion to support green growth in Zambia

Foreign Secretary James Cleverly announces a new partnership for green growth in Zambia, with ambitious targets.
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Mounting water scarcity: A complex challenge requiring nuanced solutions

A sufficient freshwater supply is essential to ecosystems, societies, and economies. Given the continuous increase in global population, improved living standards and rampant economic growth, there is an ever-growing worry about water scarcity.
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The role of microbial diversity in microbial electrosynthesis

Bacteria are often painted as the enemy of humanity. Before the discovery of antibiotics, a wound getting infected was frequently a death sentence.
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California’s troubled high-speed train goes solar-powered

California's ambitious high-speed train, spanning 1287.5 kilometers and linking the US west coast to Canada and Las Vegas, faces significant hurdles in its development

Funding of €3.6 billion for clean technology projects by EU innovation fund

The European Commission has announced allocating over €3.6 billion to 41 large-scale clean technology projects as part of the EU innovation fund.
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Everything you need to know about Horizon Europe: The research and innovation funding programme

With a budget of €95.5 billion, Horizon Europe is one of the largest research and innovation programmes in the world, with its flagship research and innovation funding programme continuing until 2027.
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How artificial intelligence can aid urban development

Artificial intelligence can be a game-changer in the mission of modernizing urban development, especially when it comes to transportation infrastructure.
US President Joe Biden, right, shakes hands with Rishi Sunak, UK prime minister, ahead of their meeting at Downing Street in London, UK, on Monday, July 10, 2023.

UK and US strengthen partnership and discuss global issues

Prime Minister Rishi Sunak and President Biden discussed the Atlantic Declaration and progress in clean energy, minerals, and defence cooperation.
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Urban living laboratories: Opportunities for modelling sustainability transitions

Here, a group of academics present Urban Living Laboratories to study sustainable food production systems, using systems dynamic modelling to analyse policy alternatives.

Innovative process reduces Mercury emissions in sulphuric acid by over 90%

Researchers at Chalmers University of Technology in Sweden have developed a groundbreaking method to significantly decrease mercury emissions in Sulphuric acid.
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Working towards a future of zero-emission fleets

Robert Austin, Sector Lead for UK Power Networks Services, discusses the challenges of zero-emission fleets, including balancing a resilient energy supply, meeting capacity requirements and sustainability pressures.
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How to convert CO2 to bioplastics in the age of global warming

Arpita Bose, PhD, Associate Professor, describes how to convert CO2 to bioplastics through new bugs and novel tools with a focus on fighting global warming.
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Debunking electric vehicle myths: why EVs are the future of transport

Olivia Serrage, Group Marketing Manager at evec, looks to the future of transport, explaining why sustainability will be better achieved with the adoption of electric vehicles.

Space innovation ecosystem to harness the possibilities of space for Rwanda

The Rwanda Space Agency has partnered with The Research Institute for Innovation and Sustainability to transform the space innovation ecosystem.
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Capitalising on renewable heating and the power of heat pumps

Martin Fahey, Head of Sustainability for Mitsubishi Electric UK & Ireland, explains how we can efficiently enter the renewable heating market with heat pumps to reduce emissions.
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Net Zero industries and cities are within reach

Technological expertise and solutions for climate target response is already here, but to unlock the hidden potential in industries and cities, we need clear priority setting by politics, orchestrated deployment, and significant public funding (CAPEX and OPEX) backed by an eased regulatory framework.
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Microbial electrosynthesis: Transitioning towards a bioeconomy

Aarthi JanakiRaman, Research Director of Chemicals and Advanced Materials TechVision at Frost & Sullivan, discusses the broad potential of microbial electrosynthesis in supporting the green-energy transition and circular economy.
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Supporting Europe’s transition to climate-neutral farming

We hear from ClieNFarms, an Innovation Action project funded by the European Commission to support the European Green Deal and achieve climate-neutral farming across Europe’s agricultural industry by 2050.

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