18Mar/23

Green Hydrogen: IDTechEx Asks if It Can Be Cost Competitive

March 18, 2023InnovationArticles, Chemistry, Emerging technologies, Hydrogen, Hydrogen economy, Hydrogen station, Hydrogen technologies, Hydrogen vehicle, Low-carbon economy, Physical sciences, Sustainable technologies, Wateradmin

The clean hydrogen market is poised for growth, driven by decarbonization efforts and concerns around energy security. A number of ambitious targets and roadmaps are being set out by different governments and regions. Clean hydrogen can refer to a number of routes for producing hydrogen, but the primary among them are green and blue hydrogen. Blue hydrogen refers to hydrogen produced from natural gas or coal but with carbon emissions captured. Green hydrogen refers to the splitting of water via electrolyzers powered by renewable power sources. IDTechEx forecasts that the water electrolyzer market will grow to over US$120B by 2033. Continue reading

18Mar/23

This Week in Transportation News: 12 Stories You Need to See

March 18, 2023TransportArticles, Humans, News, News agency, News media, PR Newswire, Press release, Sourceadmin

With thousands of press releases published each week, it can be difficult to keep up with everything on PR Newswire. To help journalists covering the auto and transportation industries stay on top of the week’s most newsworthy and popular releases, here’s a roundup of stories from the week that shouldn’t be missed. Continue reading

18Mar/23

This Week in People & Culture News: 10 Stories You Need to See

March 18, 2023Human InterestArticles, Humans, News, News media, PR Newswire, Press release, Sourceadmin

With thousands of press releases published each week, it can be difficult to keep up with everything on PR Newswire. To help journalists covering different cultural groups stay on top of the week’s most newsworthy and popular releases, here’s a roundup of stories from the week that shouldn’t be missed. Continue reading

18Mar/23

CGTN’S The Legacy of War Documentary Investigates Lasting Legacy of Iraq War, 20 Years On

March 18, 2023Conflict and WarCGTN, China Global Television Network, Documentary film, Gulf War, Iraq, Iraq War, Iraq–United States relations, Man-made disasters, Military, Military history by country, Proxy warsadmin

China Global Television Network (CGTN) is marking the 20th anniversary of the start of the Iraq War with the release of a three-part documentary, “The Legacy of War”, premiering on March 17th. The documentary presents an objective account of the war and its aftermath through the stories of ordinary people. It highlights the impact the war is still having on people in Iraq. Continue reading

18Mar/23

Iraq 20 years on: researchers assess how US invasion shapes lives today – podcast

March 18, 2023Conflict and WarAli al -, Ali Al-Baroodi, Baghdad, Creative Commons, Eloise Stevens, Inna Rudolf, Invasion of Iraq, Iraq, Iraq War, Iraq–United States relations, Jaafar, Man-made disasters, Mend Mariwany, Military history, Military history by country, Nehal El-Hadi, Occupation of Iraq, Politics of Iraq, Presidency of George W. Bush, Sana Murrani, United Kingdom, United States, Zeinabadmin

Mend Mariwany and Nehal El-Hadi, The Conversation

On March 19, 2003, the United States led an unlawful invasion into Iraq — at the time, the reason given was the search for weapons of mass destruction. The U.S. occupation of Iraq lasted over eight years, until the official withdrawal of troops throughout 2011.

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16Mar/23

Reminder: 2Gather: London

March 16, 2023Innovation.google, Alphabet Inc., Artificial intelligence, Bruno Aziza, Calendar, Digital media, Financial technology, Internet search engines, London, Online advertising, Websites, World Wide Web, Yahooadmin

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Date & time

Thu, Mar 16, 4:00 PM (GMT)Add to Google · Outlook · iCal · Yahoo

Address

Now Online Only – . ., .

Virtual event URL

https://events.c2cglobal.com/j/87t64eqf3xqat/

About this event

*Note: Due to the continuing changes with the rail strike in and around London, we have made the decision to change the 2Gather: London event that will take place on March 16th to an all virtual event.*

For this special financial services and fintech event, we’re excited to have Bruno Aziza, Head of Data & Analytics, Google Cloud over from sunny California to lead conversations with customers sharing their stories about Google Cloud and the value it brings to their businesses.

Come to this virtual event to:

Ask questions of Bruno Aziza and key participants as they present a “fireside chat” on the challenges the financial services industry currently faces.
Participate in sessions with our partners.

See you there!

Questions?

14Mar/23

Climate ‘danger zone’

March 14, 2023EnvironmentArticles, Bangladesh, Brazil, Climate change, Dhamrai, Freddy, Global warming, H&M, Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, Lula, Malawi, Mosabber Hussain, Mozambique, Natural environment, Nature, Nepal, Physical geography, Saleemul Huq, Saudi Aramco, Senegal, Shefali Akter, Sweden, Tahmid Zami, Thomson Reuters Foundation, Trinidad and Tobago, Vanessa Nakate, Vanuatu, Zambeziaadmin

By Megan Rowling | Just Transition Editor

Climate scientists and government officials are gathered in Switzerland this week to agree the final summary for policymakers in the latest blockbuster series of reports from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) on global warming and how to keep it in check.

Coming before an important review of global progress on climate goals at the end of this year, it doesn’t take a PhD to work out that the key message will be along the lines of “must do better”.
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14Mar/23

Budget 2023: government needs to show it can jack up growth to regain economic credibility

March 14, 2023EconomyAcademic disciplines, Ant Clausen, Creative Commons, Deficit reduction in the United States, Economics, Economy, Inflation, Jeremy Hunt, Rishi Sunak, Steve Schifferes, Tax, Unemployment, United Kingdom, United States federal budget, Universal Creditadmin

Steve Schifferes, City, University of London

UK chancellor Jeremy Hunt’s spring budget is a tricky one in terms of timing. Having announced a set of steadying measures in the autumn statement after the Truss/Kwarteng debacle, this budget is likely to be the last but one before a 2024 general election. This makes it a little early for eye-catching tax cuts or business boosts.

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14Mar/23

IQAir World Air Quality Report 2022 Finds Only 5% of Countries Meet WHO PM2.5 Air Pollution Guideline

March 14, 2023EnvironmentAir pollution, Pollutionadmin

The 5th Annual World Air Quality Report reveals alarming details of the world’s most polluted countries, territories, and regions in 2022. For this year’s report, data from more than 30,000 air quality monitoring stations across 7,323 locations in 131 countries, territories, and regions was analyzed by IQAir’s air quality scientists. Read more

14Mar/23

Silicon Valley Bank: how interest rates helped trigger its collapse and what central bankers should do next

March 14, 2023FinanceBank, Banking, Central bank, Charles Read, Creative Commons, Economic bubbles, Economy, Financial crisis of 2007–2008, Financial services, Harold Macmillan, Harold Wilson, Interest rate, Monetary policy, Money, New York, Signature Bank, Silicon Valley Bank, Stock market crashes, Systemic risk, The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, United Kingdom, United States, WASHINGTON MUTUALadmin

Charles Read, University of Cambridge

A former prime minister of Britain, Harold Wilson, is famous for remarking that a week is a long time in politics. But in the world of finance, it seems everything can change in just two days.

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