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Why AI Consumes So Much Energy and What Might Be Done About It
number of AI bot users has grown to one and a half billion. Yet, for the U ... time. AI is energy-intensive, and its expansion is putting additional ... mixture of carbon-free and fossil fuels–is required to support its growth
Unilateral Incentives to Self-Impose Emission Limits: Is There a Case for Pennsylvania and RGGI
, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New York, Rhode Island, and Vermont. For these states, an annual cap on CO2 emissions is set, and this determines the ... ), and participants can also buy and sell in secondary markets
Water Rights, Droughts and Climate Change on the Future of the American Southwest
decade on urban growth, economic activity and energy usage patterns in ... seniority and drought conditions this project will study the impact of water availability on cities and towns in California. Under drought conditions, some
COP27 Dispatch: Why Loss and Damage Finance Is Critical to Small Island States
and insights into key issues under negotiation. Stacy ... House, provides a brief history of loss and damage finance in global climate negotiations, and why the issue has taken so long to become an
How Deep Is Oil and Gas Industry Commitment To Cut Methane Leaks?
to everything from coastal infrastructure to agricultural land and ... , which makes their precise value impossible to pinpoint. And, while we know ... recent estimates of the value of damages linked the production and burning
Insights from the Political Economy of Climate Change and the Environment 2024 Mini-Conference
) mini-conference on the Political Economy of Climate Change and the ... , and opportunities to connect on urgent issues in the environmental and ... conference participants, offering reflections, research insights, and
Can the FERC Be Made Accountable to Communities and the Environment?
cleaner and more sustainable energy system. As the regulator of the nation’s natural gas and electricity networks, the FERC’s job includes the review of applications for new gas pipelines and electric transmission, and
Kleinman Visiting Scholar and Penn Professor Develop Solution for Nuclear Waste Storage
Kleinman Visiting Scholar Katherine Smith and Penn Professor Reto ... for the Australian government in Vienna and Washington D.C., and was a ... ’s Department of Earth and Environmental Science, to develop materials that will
Could the World’s Highest Court Bolster Calls for Loss and Damage Funding?
conference and tune into a special podcast series from Energy Policy Now ... rights and environmental protection. Vanuatu released the initiative amidst widespread demands to establish a new, independent loss and damage
Your Uber Has Arrived: How Ridesharing Expands Access, Increases Emissions, and Changes Cities
, allowing riders to access locations with affordable and customizable point ... sources have reported that ridesharing companies are rapidly expanding and ... , Fischer-Baum and Mehta 2015). These services both compete with, and