The Essential Role of Incentives and Taxes in Climate Action

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By their nature, incentives can guide the decisions of businesses and individuals to focus less on short-term gains and more on long-term value.

ISN Receives "Engaged for Ocean" Label at the 2024 Nice Climate Summit

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The need to actively safeguard our ocean has never been more crucial.

Big lithium plans for Imperial Valley, one of California's poorest regions, raise a bigger question: Who should benefit?

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The traditional ways to extract lithium involve either hard rock mining, which generates lots of waste, or large evaporation ponds, which waste a lot of water.

Celebrating World Tourism Day with CWNYC Art Videos & Short Films

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This article is the fourth and last article in a series of articles for Tired Earth about the inaugural New York Statewide celebrated Climate Week NYC September 22-29 (CWNYC Articles).

Lithium-ion battery fires are a growing public safety concern − here’s how to reduce the risk

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Battery-powered vehicles account for a small share of car fires, but controlling EV fires is difficult.

Celebrating The 50th Year of IMO Treaty with CWNYC Art Shows

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The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) employs a variety of strategies to monitor and reduce marine emissions.

Lithium in France: Future Opportunities and Challenges

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According to a report published in 2021 in Nature, the lithium-ion battery market will grow from $30 billion in 2017 to $100 billion in 2025. But what and how exactly is lithium.

EPA Releases Hudson River & Chesapeake Bay Progress Reports

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September 22 also marks the opening day of Climate Week NYC (CWNYC) which is celebrated New York State wide for the first time this year.

France: In Search of the Lithium

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How do French companies invest in the lithium mining industry in Latin America?

A Lithium Almost "Made in France"?

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To produce electric cars, you need lithium batteries. But could we soon see lithium that’s "Made in France"?

Lithium: Global Projects and Policies of Economic Powers

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Lithium, this light, silvery and highly reactive metal is a chemical element of the alkali metal family, symbolized by the letter "Li" in the periodic table.

The Oil of The 21st Century: Extraction and Refining

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The European EuGeLi project achieved the first production of lithium carbonate from European geothermal waters.

Where Are the Main Lithium Deposits in The World?

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Currently, China is leading at all stages of the electric vehicle production chain.

What Is the White Gold of the Fourth Industrial Revolution?

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From the smartphones we hold in our hands to laptops, fitness smartwatches, and even the growingly popular electric cars, all these seem to rely on a material in their batteries called lithium. But what is this lithium-this recently discovered material which some experts have dubbed "white gold"?

Climate Denial in American Politics: #ClimateBrawl

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Climate Denial in American Politics is a detailed examination of the rise within American politics of climate denialism, the counter movement which challenges the accepted science of climate change.

Protecting just 0.7% of world's land could help save a third of unique and endangered species

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Given the global importance of the biodiversity found within these regions, high-income countries must mobilize funding to facilitate sustainable development that can benefit both humans and nature.

EPA Releases Clean Air Progress Report Ahead of World Clean Air Days

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This article is part of a series of articles written for Tired Earth during September about the historic Climate Week NYC September 22-29 (CWNYC) that is celebrated New York State wide for wider reach for the first time.

Elephants use the tips of their trunks to grasp things with great precision – how this can help robotic design

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Electronic engineers who design robots have tried to mimic the flexibility and way in which natural biological tissue can twist or turn when it performs different tasks.

Transport choices can make a significant difference for climate change, researchers find

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It will be very hard to reach zero emissions in the transport sector in a timely fashion.

Scientists discover how starfish get 'legless'

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Researchers have made a groundbreaking discovery about how sea stars (commonly known as starfish) manage to survive predatory attacks by shedding their own limbs.