Environment
Data centers powering artificial intelligence could use more electricity than entire cities
An Amazon Web Services data center in Ashburn, Virginia, US, on Sunday, July 28, 2024. Nathan Howard | Bloomberg | Getty Images The power needs of artificial intelligence and cloud computing are growing so large that individual data center campuses could soon use more electricity than some cities, and even entire U.S. states, according to […]
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Wealthy countries’ $300 billion offer seeks to end COP29 stalemate
People walk past the logotype at the venue for the 2024 United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP29) in Baku on November 11, 2024. Alexander Nemenov | Afp | Getty Images The European Union, U.S. and other wealthy countries at the COP29 summit have agreed to raise their offer to $300 billion per year by 2035 […]
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Why the U.S. is growing less food
The United States’ fruit and vegetable production, as well as the number of farms in the country, has been declining for decades while it increasingly relies on other countries to fill in the gap, according to the United States Department of Agriculture. “We have nearly a billion acres of farmland, we have a population of […]
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See some of the best photos from National Geographic’s ‘Pictures of the Year’
National Geographic released its annual “Pictures of the Year” issue this week, showcasing 20 photographs — out of some 2.3 million in contention — that depict striking scenes of nature, wildlife and human connection to the world. Here are CNBC’s picks of the best of the best. A leap of faith A young emperor penguin […]
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Stellantis delays Ram electric pickup trucks until 2025
Stellantis’ Ram 1500 Revolution battery-electric concept pickup truck is introduced during a keynote address by Stellantis CEO Carlos Tavaras during CES 2023 at The Venetian Resort Las Vegas on January 05, 2023 in Las Vegas, Nevada. Ethan Miller | Getty Images DETROIT — Stellantis is delaying the launch of its Ram electric pickup trucks from […]
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European SpaceX rival raises $160 million for reusable capsule to carry astronauts, cargo to space
The Space Exploration develops a product called Nyx, a reusable capsule that can be launched from rockets into space carrying passengers and cargo. The Exploration Company (TEC) announced Monday it has raised $160 million to fuel development of its capsule that is designed to take astronauts and cargo to space stations. Venture capital firms Balderton […]
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‘Political malpractice’ if Trump undoes climate-geared Biden projects, outgoing U.S. energy secretary says
U.S. Secretary of Energy Jennifer Granholm speaks to the media on day five at the UNFCCC COP29 Climate Conference on November 15, 2024 in Baku, Azerbaijan. Sean Gallup | Getty Images News | Getty Images A potential decision by Donald Trump to walk back the Biden administration’s climate-geared projects would impact jobs in areas governed […]
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Trump may cede global climate leadership to China
President Donald Trump meets with China’s President Xi Jinping at the start of their bilateral meeting at the G20 leaders summit in Osaka, Japan, June 29, 2019. Kevin Lemarque | Reuters After a campaign featuring promises to slash landmark climate legislation, and a first term record that included pulling the U.S. out of the Paris […]
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Business leaders weigh the U.S.’ role in climate policy as Trump transitions to White House
Participants walk by the entrance of the U.N. COP29 climate conference at the Baku Olympic Stadium. Sopa Images | Lightrocket | Getty Images BAKU, Azerbaijan — Dubbed the “climate financing COP,” the 29th iteration of the U.N.’s annual climate summit in Baku, Azerbaijan, has hosted talks focused on unlocking crucial funds to combat environmental change […]
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UK’s Starmer sets out new 2035 climate goal
Britain’s Prime Minister Keir Starmer speaks at a press conference, during his visit to the European Commission headquarters on October 2, 2024 in Brussels, Belgium. Pool | Getty Images News | Getty Images Prime Minister Keir Starmer said Britain would cut greenhouse gas emissions by 81% by 2035 as he committed the country to a […]
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