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SolarWinds: US and UK blame Russian intelligence service hackers for major cyberattack (ZD Net)

Danny Palmer US agencies NSA, FBI and CISA, along with the UK's NCSC, accuse 'Cozy Bear' Russian APT group of campaigns against SolarWinds. Organisations are...

1Doc3, a Colombian telemedicine startup, raises $3 million (TechCrunch)

Marcella McCarthy The pandemic has made telemedicine video visits in the U.S. almost commonplace, but in Latin America, where broadband isn’t widely available, 1Doc3 is...

Medtronic partners with cybersecurity startup Sternum to protect its pacemakers from hackers (TechCrunch)

Marcella McCarthy If you think cyberattacks are scary, what if those attacks were directed at your cardiac pacemaker? https://techcrunch.com/2021/04/16/medtronic-partners-with-sternum-iot-cybersecurity-startup-to-protect-its-pacemakers-from-hackers/

Carbon tax could help Asian countries hit climate targets -IMF (Reuters)

Andrea Shalal A carbon price that starts low and rises steadily could help Asian countries reach their targets under the Paris climate accord over the...

‘A poor man’s rainforest’: why we need to stop treating soil like dirt (The Guardian)

Phoebe Weston The mysterious world under our feet is under threat. Protecting it is as vital as tackling the climate crisis, scientists warn https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2021/apr/16/poor-mans-rainforest-stop-treating-soil-like-dirt-aoe?utm_campaign=Carbon%20Brief%20Daily%20Briefing&utm_content=20210416&utm_medium=email&utm_source=Revue%20Daily

Climate change: £40m emissions cut plan from industry in south Wales (BBC News)

Steffan Messenger Major industries across south Wales have joined forces to work out how to slash their carbon emissions over the next 20 years. https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-wales-56748785

How one of Europe’s dirtiest utilities is planning to decarbonize (S&P Global Market Intelligence)

Yannic Rack Bełchatów Power Plant, located near its namesake town in central Poland, about 100 miles southeast of Warsaw, is a structure of superlatives. https://www.spglobal.com/marketintelligence/en/news-insights/latest-news-headlines/how-one-of-europe-s-dirtiest-utilities-is-planning-to-decarbonize-63031072

Solar geoengineering: views from the Asia Pacific (China Dialogue)

Two leading scientists share insights on the current state of research, China’s role, and the need for more international collaboration https://chinadialogue.net/en/climate/solar-geoengineering-views-from-the-asia-pacific/?utm_campaign=Carbon%20Brief%20Daily%20Briefing&utm_content=20210416&utm_medium=email&utm_source=Revue%20Daily

Youth Leaders for Climate Justice Say, ‘We Are Ready to Work’ (Scientific American)

Mark Fischetti Inspiring individuals from Argentina, Colombia and Kuwait lay out actions that can improve people’s lives https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/youth-leaders-for-climate-justice-say-we-are-ready-to-work/?utm_campaign=Feed%3A%20energy-and-sustainability%20%28Topic%3A%20Energy%20%26%20Sustainability%29&utm_content=20210416&utm_medium=feed&utm_source=feedburner

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