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A new global carbon trading market could be held hostage by speculators

Our planet's future hangs in the balance due to the unabated greenhouse gas emissions from burning fossil fuels. Treating these emissions as something that can be owned and exchanged in a market has been touted as a solution since the early 1990s, wh.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgDec 8th, 2024

Why your personality might be affecting your salary, and how it shapes the gender pay gap

When we think about what affects wages, we often focus on education, work experience or even sheer luck. But what about personality traits? Are they simply part of who we are, or do they play a larger role in determining our labor market success?.....»»

Category: topSource:  marketingvoxRelated NewsDec 4th, 2024

Purple crabs clobber blue carbon: Study shows how they disrupt carbon cycling in salt marshes along US East Coast

Millions of purple marsh crabs are churning through salt marshes along the East Coast, significantly disrupting the storage of carbon within these ecosystems......»»

Category: topSource:  pcmagRelated NewsDec 4th, 2024

Stick to current climate change laws, US tells top UN court

The current United Nations framework for fighting climate change should be preserved, the United States told the International Court of Justice, which is working on drafting fresh global legal guidelines......»»

Category: topSource:  pcmagRelated NewsDec 4th, 2024

The Mac mini may finally have some real competition

The Snapdragon X Elite chip famous for powering the first lineup of Copilot+ laptops is coming to the mini PC market, according to this leak......»»

Category: topSource:  digitaltrendsRelated NewsDec 4th, 2024

A PC ‘recession’ could make hardware way more expensive, says researcher

Proposed tariffs on China and Mexico could lead to a PC market recession, according to a GPU market researcher......»»

Category: topSource:  digitaltrendsRelated NewsDec 4th, 2024

Approaching the unexplored "plasma phase-space" with data science

Fusion energy is being researched and developed as a new source of electric power that will contribute to the realization of a carbon-neutral society. At the National Institute for Fusion Science, research on magnetically confined plasma is being con.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsDec 4th, 2024

Ocean density identified as a key driver of carbon capture by marine plankton

New findings, published in Royal Society Open Science, have revealed that changes in ocean density have a significant impact on the rate at which marine plankton incorporate carbon into their shells. This has profound implications for carbon cycling.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsDec 4th, 2024

Team shows increase in food mass through photorespiratory bypass in elevated temperatures

A team from the University of Illinois has engineered potato to be more resilient to global warming, showing 30% increases in tuber mass under heat wave conditions. This adaptation may provide greater food security for families dependent on potatoes,.....»»

Category: topSource:  pcmagRelated NewsDec 4th, 2024

New catalyst can convert methane into useful polymers

Although it is less abundant than carbon dioxide, methane gas contributes disproportionately to global warming because it traps more heat in the atmosphere than carbon dioxide, due to its molecular structure......»»

Category: topSource:  informationweekRelated NewsDec 4th, 2024

FortiAppSec Cloud simplifies web application security management

Fortinet announced FortiAppSec Cloud, a new cloud-delivered platform that integrates key web application security and performance management tools into a single offering. The platform streamlines web and API security, advanced bot defense, and global.....»»

Category: securitySource:  netsecurityRelated NewsDec 4th, 2024

Apple’s head of accessibility talks AirPods Pro’s hearing aid features in interview

Apple recently aired an emotional new holiday season ad promoting the hearing aid features of the . Now, Sarah Herrlinger, Apple’s global head of accessibility, has shared more thoughts on the company’s efforts to create health features in an int.....»»

Category: topSource:  marketingvoxRelated NewsDec 4th, 2024

Gourds made by Indigenous women supplied the European luxury market in the 18th century, study finds

Household utensils or objects for ritual use, gourds are present in various cultural environments in Brazil, especially in Indigenous or riverside communities, but also in large cities in the Amazon region, such as Belém, capital of the state of Par.....»»

Category: topSource:  marketingvoxRelated NewsDec 3rd, 2024

Multinational enterprises are failing the world"s sustainability goals, says study

Multinational enterprises (MNEs) are not just falling short of global sustainability targets but are actively contributing to the very problems they claim to address, according to a new study from the University of Surrey. This study argues that ther.....»»

Category: topSource:  informationweekRelated NewsDec 3rd, 2024

Chemical structure"s carbon capture ability doubled by new research

Oregon State University scientists have found a way to more than double the uptake ability of a chemical structure that can be used for scrubbing carbon dioxide from factory flues......»»

Category: topSource:  informationweekRelated NewsDec 3rd, 2024

Q&A: What fossils reveal about ancient Australian forests and fire

Australia's forest ecosystems, renowned for their extraordinary diversity of rare plants and animals, also play a vital role in mitigating climate change by absorbing and storing carbon. However, fossils from these ancient forests are reshaping the u.....»»

Category: topSource:  informationweekRelated NewsDec 3rd, 2024

Panasonic TVs are back in the U.S., and the W95A is still on sale for Cyber Week

Panasonic re-enters the U.S. market with the W95A, one of two new TVs, and it's on sale for Cyber Week......»»

Category: topSource:  digitaltrendsRelated NewsDec 3rd, 2024

Plant ecosystems study questions common assumption about biodiversity

Plant species can fulfill different functions within an ecosystem, even if they are closely related to each other. This surprising conclusion was reached by a global analysis of around 1.7 million datasets on plant communities......»»

Category: topSource:  informationweekRelated NewsDec 3rd, 2024

Apple Vision Pro global rollout continues with Taiwan on December 17

Taiwan joins the short list of countries with Apple Vision Pro on December 17 after a round of pre-orders starting on December 5.Apple Vision Pro coming to TaiwanApple's first foray into spatial computing has seen a slow rollout since its launch in F.....»»

Category: appleSource:  appleinsiderRelated NewsDec 3rd, 2024

Apple’s foldable iPhone is expected to save a surprisingly declining market

A new report from DSCC highlights the struggles that foldable smartphones are facing in the market. They just endured their first year-over-year decline, and things are expected to get worse. The report notes one reason for optimism though: Apple’s.....»»

Category: topSource:  marketingvoxRelated NewsDec 2nd, 2024

The best-selling smartphones in the world are last year’s iPhones

The three best-selling smartphones in the world last quarter were all last year’s iPhones, with two older Samsung models taking 4th and 5th place, according to a new market intelligence report. The world’s best-selling smartphone in Q4 2024 wa.....»»

Category: topSource:  theglobeandmailRelated NewsDec 2nd, 2024