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Climate change impacts observed on Mount Everest

Researchers analyse the mass glacier declines on Mount Everest to discover the effects of human-induced climate change Melting and sublimation of ice on Mount Everest’s highest glacier have reached the point that several decades of snow accumulation are now being lost annually, due to human-induced climate change. This research was revealed by a University of…

New approach to enable global leadership of EU standards promoting values and a resilient, green and digital Single Market

This new Strategy aims to strengthen the EU's global competitiveness, to enable a resilient, green and digital economy and to enshrine democratic values in technology applications The Commission is presenting a new Standardisation Strategy outlining our approach to standards within the Single Market as well as globally. The Strategy is accompanied by a proposal for an amendment to the…

New solar energy law will reduce electricity bills for thousands of Brazilians

According to ABSOLAR’s analysis, the rule adds legal certainty by maintaining the current net metering scheme until 2045 for pioneers and new systems witch orders connection in the next 12 months. The Brazilian government published the long-anticipated Law about the distributed generation of solar PV energy and other renewable sources. The publication introduced clear rules…

Data 4.0 – Rethinking rules for a data-driven economy

Companies will need to institutionalize data at a human level, meet the rise new challenges and must promote a data-driven economy to deliver change for good. While much of daily life and economic activities came to a grinding halt at some point during the pandemic, the digital, technological transformation did not stop. Moore’s Law—an oracle…

Rostelecom to Test 5G in the Metro of Moscow, St. Petersburg and Kazan

The company itself says that they are ready to test all radio frequency resources suitable for use in fifth-generation networks Rostelecom has submitted two applications to the State Commission for Radio Frequencies (GRFC) for the allocation of frequencies for testing 5G in the metro. To test the technology at underground metro stations in Moscow, St.…

Dubai Chamber of Digital Economy approves strategy to position the country as a global hub for digital business

The strategy aims to attract up to 300 digital startups in two years and proposes regulatory changes to support the digital economy. The Board of Directors of Dubai Chamber of Digital Economy held its first meeting of 2022 recently, where members approved its strategy for the 2022-2024 period to enhance digital business infrastructure and support…

Prize for communities to remove drugs and pollutants from water

AcceliGOV competition to offer pilot of Pharem Biotech’s award-winning solution. With only 1% of the world’s water available for human consumption, the threat of pollutants entering our water supplies is dangerous to human health and the environment. Leading Cities, a global non-profit organization that drives resilience and sustainability in communities around the world, opened applications…

5 circular economy business models that offer a competitive advantage

Companies must start adopting circular economy business models now to remain competitive in the future. Throughout history, many leading companies have failed to adapt to a changing competitive landscape and adopt new superior business models. Author Nicolas Carr describes how smart manufacturers at the end of the 19th century saw that one of the great advantages of…

The source of -painted- life

In the Polish city Bydgoszcz, -painted- plants, rivers, and technological energy systems also contribute to the natural function. Plants and water are our sources of life. Nature provides us with oxygen and absorbs the nitrogen dioxide gases that could kill us. Water keeps us alive. In the Polish city Bydgoszcz, -painted- plants, rivers, and technological…

Here’s what’s driving Latin America’s rank as the world’s fastest-growing region for venture funding

In just the first two weeks of this year, Latin American startups pulled in over $450 million. For Latin American startups, 2021 was an extraordinary year on the funding front. Venture and technology growth investors poured an estimated $19.5 billion into the region, per Crunchbase data. That’s more than triple prior-year levels, which were themselves…