A new Carbon Master Report examines CO2 emissions and finds that just 57 companies accounted for 80% of global CO2 emissions between 2016 and 2022. ExxonMobil tops the list of U.S. companies, accounting for 1.4% of all global CO2 emissions. It has a net-zero emissions target.
Nearly 200 parties adopted the 2015 Paris Agreement, pledging to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. However, 58 of the 100 state- and investor-owned companies in the Carbon Expert database have since increased production.
The International Energy Agency found that coal consumption increased by 8% in the past seven years to 8.3 billion tons, a record high. State-run Coal India is one of the three largest producers of carbon dioxide. Russian state energy company Gazprom and state oil company Saudi Aramco are also included in the group.
— Matt Smith
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When you apply sports logic to music festivals.
YouTube is heavily promoting exclusive Coachella streaming coverage starting next week. Headlining features the platform’s multi-view experience (something sports fans will already be familiar with) – but who wants to watch up to four segments simultaneously, one of which has audio. This is…a music festival. Coachella takes place April 12-14 and April 19-21.
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If you want a 4K 200Hz display, it’ll cost you an extra $1,700 and some time.
Finally, after being announced at CES, the 2024 version of the Razor Blade 18 will be priced at $3,099. The base system comes with an i9-14900HX processor, 32GB RAM, 1TB SSD storage, Wi-Fi 7, a three-fan cooling system, and a six-speaker array with THX spatial audio support. You can equip the laptop with up to an NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 (the base model comes with a 4070 graphics card). Razer claims this is the first laptop to feature Thunderbolt 5 connectivity, but only if you choose the 4080 or 4090 GPU.
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Eight offices in Santa Clara, Calif., are affected by the layoffs.
More than 700 Apple employees recently lost their jobs, mostly in its Santa Clara office. The company’s locations responsible for electric vehicle projects have lost 371 employees. New home robot projects may not have enough space.
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