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Rising power demand has already delayed some coal-plant retirements and sparked a huge plan for the buildout of natural gas-fired plants, which usually have at least a 40-year lifespan.(Representational Image/Pixabay)
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AI power demand might actually turn out to be good for climate, here’s how

Big energy companies are making the case that skyrocketing electricity demand from data centers – and the need to build more power sources to meet…

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israel: Israel's judicial proposals prompt startups to relocate: government agency
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tech startups: Climate tech startups get growing share of muted global venture capital: PwC

Investment and grants in climate tech startups have fallen just over 40% over the last 12 months, but that plunge is less precipitous than the…

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Nearly 200 million people in US are under heat or flood advisories
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Nearly 200 million people in US are under heat or flood advisories

Dangerous heat is forecast to “engulf” much of the eastern half of the United States as extreme temperatures spread from the Midwest into the Northeast…

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Heat: Dangerous US heat wave pushes eastward, capping globe's record July
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Heat: Dangerous US heat wave pushes eastward, capping globe’s record July

CHICAGO: An intensifying heat wave descended on the eastern United States on Thursday, prompting warnings about the dangers presented by the sweltering heat and humidity…

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Extreme weather in July ‘virtually impossible’ without climate change: Study
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Extreme weather in July ‘virtually impossible’ without climate change: Study

Human-induced climate change has played an “absolutely overwhelming” role in the extreme heatwaves that have swept across North America, Europe and China this month, according…

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Temperatures: Record heatwaves sweep the world from US to Japan via Europe
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Temperatures: Record heatwaves sweep the world from US to Japan via Europe

ROME: Record heat is forecast around the world from the United States, where tens of millions are battling dangerously high temperatures, to Europe and Japan,…

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Asia: Climate change made Asia humid heatwave at least 30 times more likely: attribution study
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Asia: Climate change made Asia humid heatwave at least 30 times more likely: attribution study

BATHINDA: The human-caused climate change made humid heatwave in the month of April in India, Bangladesh, Laos and Thailand at least 30 times more likely,…

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Google: Google celebrates Earth Day with doodle on climate change
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Google: Google celebrates Earth Day with doodle on climate change

NEW DELHI: Google‘s doodle on Earth Day on Saturday highlighted how individuals and communities can work together in big and small ways to act against…

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Protesters not planning to disrupt London Marathon
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Protesters not planning to disrupt London Marathon

LONDON: Environmental protesters are not planning to disrupt the London Marathon on Sunday after two other big sporting events in Britain were targeted by activists…

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Germany tries to reassure homeowners on heating overhaul
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Germany tries to reassure homeowners on heating overhaul

BERLIN: The German government sought Wednesday to reassure homeowners that plans to phase out gas or oil heating systems will provide generous transition periods and…

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