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Why we can’t afford to dismiss carbon offsetting in a climate crisis (WEF)

Bronson Griscom We have 10 years to prevent irreversible damage to the planet due to climate change https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2021/04/carbon-offsetting-climate-crisis/

How AI can solve manufacturing’s waste problem (WEF)

Stephen Pratt Industrial waste makes up at least 50% of global waste https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2021/04/how-ai-can-cut-waste-in-manufacturing/

We need to replace the world’s most potent greenhouse gas. Here’s how (WEF)

Amina Hamidi Sulfur hexafluoride is 23,500 times more powerful than CO2 as a greenhouse gas https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2021/04/we-need-to-replace-the-worlds-most-potent-greenhouse-gas/

Earth Day 2021: A turning point for climate action (WEF)

Dominic Kailash Nath Waughray US President Biden committed the US to halve greenhouse gases by 2030 compared to 2005 at his Leaders Summit on Climate https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2021/04/earth-day-2021-biden-climate-summit-turning-point-for-climate-action/

Azerbaijan – Azerbaijan Embarks on Construction of Nakhchivan Railway (Part Three) (The Jamestown Foundation)

Vasif Huseynov The Zangezur corridor between mainland Azerbaijan and Nakhchivan across southern Armenia, if re-opened, will carry greater economic significance for the connected states than...

Ukraine/Qatar – Ukraine Teams up With Qatar in the Gas Sector (The Jamestown Foundation)

Mateusz Kubiak On April 5, Ukraine’s acting minister of energy, Yuriy Vitrenko, and his Qatari counterpart, Saad Sherida Al-Kaabi, signed a bilateral memorandum of understanding...

Moscow Forming First Robotic Military Units (The Jamestown Foundation)

Roger McDermott Russia’s Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu has confirmed plans to create the country’s first robotic military unit. These plans draw on existing research and...

With $30M extension, BigID boosts Series D to $100M at $1.25B valuation (TechCrunch)

Ron Miller When we last heard from BigID at the end of 2020, the company was announcing a $70 million Series D at a $1 billion valuation. Today, it...

Tiger Global backs Indian crypto startup Coinswitch Kuber at over $500M valuation (TechCrunch)

Manish Singh Coinswitch Kuber, a startup that allows young users in India to invest in cryptocurrencies, said on Thursday it has raised $25 million in...

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