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Business leaders face green ‘investment paralysis’ as concerns clash with climate targets
Business leaders in the UK are anxious about sustainability, with efforts to go green hampered by a lack of sustainable investment. That’s according to research from BT, with three-quarters (72%) of surveyed business leaders saying they feel stress over sustainability targets. With the UK government pushing towards climate targets — including an 81% reduction in emissions compared to 1990 levels…
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Why climate perks should factor in your employee benefits package
New research from Deloitte shows that 72% of Gen Z and 71% of millennial workers take into account an employer’s environmental impact and policies before accepting a job from them. Furthermore, 54% of Gen Z and 48% of millennials are asking their employers to take more action on climate change. They would be willing to leave their job, and even…
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‘We’re not going to hit the climate goals anyway’: Eric Schmidt has a plan to drive sustainable data center and AI development – and it involves more AI
Ex-Google CEO Eric Schmidt has aired his feelings on AI sustainability, minimizing the place of conservation as part of a fireside chat at a US think tank. After listing some of the potential remedies to data center power consumption – better battery materials and reductions in power line losses, for example – Schmidt said sustainable objectives may end up taking…
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Microsoft vowed to fight climate change — then genAI came along – Computerworld
Then there’s what might be nuclear power’s biggest problem. The same technology used to make fuel for nuclear plants can be used to make nuclear weapons — and nuclear plants are notably insecure. The Union of Concerned Scientists warns: “The NRC [Nuclear Regulatory Commission] has regularly downplayed the threat of nuclear terrorism, relaxing its requirements for security exercises in response to…
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Zillow will now show climate risks for property listings in the US
Zillow has announced that its real estate property listings in the US will soon feature details about climate risks, including the potential for wildfires, flooding, extreme temperatures, high winds, and poor air quality. Buyers will also see what types of insurance are required or recommended for a property. The climate risk data, provided through a partnership with First Street, which…
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