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IRENA Report: Renewable energy employs 8.1 million people worldwide
2016-05-25 23:09:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Leader Call: The report, released Wednesday in Abu Dhabi, found that more than 8.1 million people worldwide are employed in renewable energy, an increase of more than five per cent over the previous year. "The continued job growth in the renewable-energy sector is significant because it stands in contrast to trends across the energy sector", said Adnan Amin, director-general of IRENA. It said last month that renewable energy capacity grew worldwide by a record 8.3 per cent to 1,985 gigawatts in 2015, adding...
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Microsoft kills the last remnants of Nokia, will lay off 1,850 people
2016-05-25 21:59:21| Extremetech
Microsoft announced today that it would lay off the last Nokia employees and take a $950 million hit to write down its Nokia purchase. RIP Windows 10 Mobile.
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Malawi says 8 million people need food relief due to drought
2016-05-25 12:18:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: More than half of Malawi's population is in need of food aid after an El Nino-induced drought decimated crops, the minister of agriculture said on Wednesday. The drought has ravaged much of southern Africa, but Malawi has been the worst-hit country with more almost half of its population of about 15 million affected. "The results of this rapid assessment showed that close to 8.4 million people will need food because they have partially or completely lost their crops through El Nino induced...
People power crucial for low-carbon future, new research shows
2016-05-24 20:32:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
ScienceDaily: Policy makers must harness the power of ordinary people if society is to transition to a low-carbon energy future, argues a leading technology historian. New research by Johan Schot, Director of SPRU (Science Policy Research Unit) at the University of Sussex, shows that viewing people as mere energy consumers means we risk losing a vast amount of potential in altering society and bringing about the substantive change we need to our existing energy system. Published in the May edition of the journal...
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Lake Mead helps provide water to 25 million people. And it just hit a record low
2016-05-24 16:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Vox: It's a good time to revisit the slow-motion water crunch in the American Southwest. Last week, Lake Mead -- a key reservoir that helps supply water for 25 million people in Nevada, Arizona, and California -- shrunk to its lowest level ever. And the question of how to grapple with water scarcity is making headlines yet again. Back in the 20th century, the United States built an army of dams across the West to tame rivers, generate electricity, and store water in reservoirs for cities and farms. This...
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