Earth’s oceans have reached the hottest and most acidic levels on record, UN says. Oceans reached their hottest and most acidic levels on record last year, the World Meteorological Organization said Wednesday, marking a major consequence of climate change from human-induced greenhouse gas emissions.

Earth's oceans have reached the hottest and most acidic levels on record, UN says

Earth’s oceans have reached the hottest and most acidic levels on record, UN says. Oceans reached their hottest and most acidic levels on record last year, the World Meteorological Organization said Wednesday, marking a major consequence of climate change from human-induced greenhouse gas emissions. Earth's oceans have reached the hottest and most acidic levels on record, UN says Rapid ocean warming has triggered a drop in global fish populations and has threatened communities and fishing economies. https://www.cnbc.com/2022/05/19/oceans-reached-record-heat-acidity-in-2021-un-report-.html

Cici Zhao

While #Artificial Intelligence generates tons of carbon emissions, it’s also better than humans in figuring out how to fight climate change, this piece argues.

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/features/2025-04-17/ai-generates-loads-of-carbon-emissions-it-s-starting-to-cut-them-too?sref=CrGXSfHu&ref=platformer.news

Artificial Intelligence

While #Artificial Intelligence generates tons of carbon emissions, it’s also better than humans in figuring out how to fight climate change, this piece argues.  https://www.bloomberg.com/news/features/2025-04-17/ai-generates-loads-of-carbon-emissions-it-s-starting-to-cut-them-too?sref=CrGXSfHu&ref=platformer.news

Shrinking the world’s carbon footprint will require poring over vast datasets to spot solutions — something computers do better and faster than humans.

AI Generates Loads of Carbon Emissions. It’s Starting to Cut Them, Too

California-based Aetherflux landed $50M to launch its first space solar demo. “We have made this transformative progress of going from humans not having power from space to, for the very first time, there being power from space for humans,” the founder says.

 #Science is awesome 🧬🦾🚀🤯 
 #Space law 


https://techcrunch.com/2025/04/02/space-solar-startup-aetherflux-raises-50m-to-launch-first-space-demo-in-2026/?utm_source=Iterable&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=newsletter-20250403

Science is awesome 🧬🦾🚀🤯

Space law

California-based Aetherflux landed $50M to launch its first space solar demo. “We have made this transformative progress of going from humans not having power from space to, for the very first time, there being power from space for humans,” the founder says.   #Science is awesome 🧬🦾🚀🤯   #Space law    https://techcrunch.com/2025/04/02/space-solar-startup-aetherflux-raises-50m-to-launch-first-space-demo-in-2026/?utm_source=Iterable&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=newsletter-20250403

Aetherflux, the space solar startup founded by Baiju Bhatt, the billionaire co-founder of Robinhood, has raised $50 million in a Series A round as it

Space solar startup Aetherflux raises $50M to launch first space demo in 2026 | TechCrunch

Todd Smith

Has to be said - China produces more CO2 than all developed nations combined, rendering all the preposterous sacrifices being imposed on you by the Net Zero agenda seem even more pointless than they already are.  If they turn it around though, it will give them a moral superiority on the west.  

 #Data is beautiful

Data is beautiful

Has to be said - China produces more CO2 than all developed nations combined, rendering all the preposterous sacrifices being imposed on you by the Net Zero agenda seem even more pointless than they already are.  If they turn it around though, it will give them a moral superiority on the west.     #Data is beautiful

Bobby

Unintended consequences of Trump's Tariffs?  The new aluminum tariff (25% on all steel and aluminum imports) is going to lead to far more plastic.  For example:
“If aluminum cans become more expensive, we can put more emphasis on PET [plastic] bottles,” Coke CEO James Quincey said on the company’s earnings call Tuesday.

In its most recent environmental update in 2023, Coke said about 26% of its drinks were sold in aluminum or steel containers, compared to about 48% for plastics. In December, the company scaled back its sustainable packaging goals.

A study last year found that Coca-Cola is responsible for 11% of all global branded plastic pollution.

https://thehill.com/homenews/nexstar_media_wire/5138672-could-soda-beer-prices-rise-amid-aluminum-tariffs/

Unintended consequences of Trump's Tariffs?  The new aluminum tariff (25% on all steel and aluminum imports) is going to lead to far more plastic.  For example: “If aluminum cans become more expensive, we can put more emphasis on PET [plastic] bottles,” Coke CEO James Quincey said on the company’s earnings call Tuesday.  In its most recent environmental update in 2023, Coke said about 26% of its drinks were sold in aluminum or steel containers, compared to about 48% for plastics. In December, the company scaled back its sustainable packaging goals.  A study last year found that Coca-Cola is responsible for 11% of all global branded plastic pollution.  https://thehill.com/homenews/nexstar_media_wire/5138672-could-soda-beer-prices-rise-amid-aluminum-tariffs/

One major company has already warned higher prices could be required in the face of the new tariffs.

Could soda, beer prices rise amid aluminum tariffs?

Sam Mendoza

Sandy and mostly devoid of life, the Kubuqi Desert in Inner Mongolia once had a reputation for being a “sea of death.” More recently, its dune fields have become a sea of photovoltaic possibility, transformed by a surge of newly installed solar panels. The construction is part of China’s multiyear plan to build a “solar great wall” designed to generate enough energy to power Beijing.

The project, expected to be finished in 2030, will be 400 kilometers (250 miles) long, 5 kilometers (3 miles) wide, and achieve a maximum generating capacity of 100 gigawatts. So far, Chinese officials say they have installed about 5.4 gigawatts.

https://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/images/153759/building-a-great-solar-wall-in-china

 #A Glance of China 行摄中国 
 #Science is awesome 🧬🦾🚀🤯

A Glance of China 行摄中国

It's tragic that in the US many people are actively fighting against implementation of these technologies, a good chunk of which was pioneered here in the US. Too many people in my country are devoid of vision and fearful of inevitable change. 

https://medium.com/the-future-is-electric/wind-water-solar-continue-to-vastly-outpace-nuclear-in-china-f3cea33fad24
#ScholER 
#A Glance of China 行摄中国

ScholER

It's tragic that in the US many people are actively fighting against implementation of these technologies, a good chunk of which was pioneered here in the US. Too many people in my country are devoid of vision and fearful of inevitable change.   https://medium.com/the-future-is-electric/wind-water-solar-continue-to-vastly-outpace-nuclear-in-china-f3cea33fad24 #ScholER  #A Glance of China 行摄中国

The natural experiment on scalability of low-carbon electrical generation in China has a very clear result

Wind, Water & Solar Continue To Vastly Outpace Nuclear In China

Sandy and mostly devoid of life, the Kubuqi Desert in Inner Mongolia once had a reputation for being a “sea of death.” More recently, its dune fields have become a sea of photovoltaic possibility, transformed by a surge of newly installed solar panels. The construction is part of China’s multiyear plan to build a “solar great wall” designed to generate enough energy to power Beijing.  The project, expected to be finished in 2030, will be 400 kilometers (250 miles) long, 5 kilometers (3 miles) wide, and achieve a maximum generating capacity of 100 gigawatts. So far, Chinese officials say they have installed about 5.4 gigawatts.  https://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/images/153759/building-a-great-solar-wall-in-china   #A Glance of China 行摄中国   #Science is awesome 🧬🦾🚀🤯

A surge of newly installed solar panels is transforming the Kubuqi Desert in Inner Mongolia.

Cici Zhao

A group of likeminded people in ScholER are talking about this.