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07.07.26 - 18:06
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Big tech′s lofty climate goals wrecked by energy-hungry AI (The Guardian)
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Net-zero pledges of Google and Amazon slip out of reach, and struggling Meta makes frantic movesHello, and welcome to TechScape. I'm your host, Blake Montgomery, the Guardian's US tech editor, writing to you after a rodeo in rural Texas, where I celebrated Independence Day. Today in tech, we're discussing how tech giants' investments in AI are hindering their pledges of climate neutrality, Meta's frantic search for new lines of business, and Americans' anger at tech's political influence.Revealed: landmark Scottish AI project has no prospect of meeting renewables promiseUS residents angry at datacenters 'being shoved down our throats' are recalling officialsAmericans disgusted at Trump earning $1bn from crypto as president: 'Obviously a grift'Tesla sales surpass expectations for second quarter as Musk backlash seems to cool3,000% bonuses but a growing wealth divide: South Korea grapples with its AI chip boomChina wants to solve the hardest problem in robotics – making handsWhat are Britain's...
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07.07.26 - 10:08
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Energie: Erneuerbare im Aufwind, Emissionen im Plus (SG)
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Der jährliche Statistical Review des Energy Institute zeigt für 2025 ein gemischtes Bild der globalen Energieversorgung: Einerseits schreitet der Ausbau neuer Energietechnologien mit hohem Tempo voran, andererseits steigt die weltweite Energienachfrage weiter. Der globale Energieverbrauch legte 2025 um 1,7% auf mehr als 600 Exajoule (rund 167.000 TWh) zu, die energiebedingten CO2-Emissionen stiegen um 1,1% auf 35,8 Gigatonnen. Trotz des kräftigen Ausbaus erneuerbarer Energien machen fossile Energieträger weiterhin rund 86% im globalen Energiemix aus.. --- Rechenzentren und KI-Anwendungen wurden erstmals separat ausgewiesen; ihr Stromverbrauch sprang um 20% nach oben und entspricht inzwischen 2,4% des globalen Stromverbrauchs.. --- Europa deckte rund 48% seines Gasbedarfs über LNG, wovon 52% aus den USA stammten. Vollständig beendet ist die Abhängigkeit von Russland damit aber nicht, denn zusätzlich importierte Europa weiterhin 20,3 Mrd. Kubikmeter russisches Gas in Form von LNG
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06.07.26 - 08:09
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More Defense Spending, More Climate Redistribution: The EU Spins A $2.2 Trillion Wealth Transfer Machine (ZeroHedge)
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More Defense Spending, More Climate Redistribution: The EU Spins A $2.2 Trillion Wealth Transfer Machine
Submitted By Thomas Kolbe
Negotiations over the European Commission's next seven-year budget are entering their decisive phase. Should Ursula von der Leyen and her allies succeed with their plans, Germany will once again shoulder a substantial financial burden. By now, however, Germans have become accustomed to that reality.
Across the world, public debt levels are approaching dangerous flood marks. The global economy is effectively drowning in debt, with total public liabilities now exceeding 95% of global GDP. It is therefore only a matter of time before bond markets bring the debt party to an end, pushing interest rates—and with them debt-servicing costs—to levels governments can no longer afford. Such a reckoning would merely represent the logical consequence of political irresponsibility, contempt for taxpayers, and the megalomania of a political culture that continues expanding g...
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04.07.26 - 18:21
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Klingbeil will Finanzhilfen im Klimafonds kürzen (DPA-AFX)
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BERLIN (dpa-AFX) - Die Bundesregierung plant zur Konsolidierung des Haushalts den Abbau von Finanzhilfen - das könnte auch Kürzungen bei der Heizungsförderung zur Folge haben. Es solle bei Finanzhilfen aber keine Förderstopps geben, hieß es aus dem Finanzministerium....
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03.07.26 - 10:33
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Europe′s Climate-First Policies Fuel Resistance To Air Conditioning As More Than 1,300 Die In Heat Waves (ZeroHedge)
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Europe's Climate-First Policies Fuel Resistance To Air Conditioning As More Than 1,300 Die In Heat Waves
Via American Greatness,
Europe continues to rely on alternatives to air conditioning even as deadly heat waves claim lives across the continent. Officials argue that expanding air conditioning is not a long-term solution.
France's record-breaking heat last week has been linked to about 1,000 deaths, most involving elderly people.
According to World Health Organization Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, Europe has recorded more than 1,300 excess heat-related deaths since June 21.
Despite experiencing fewer hot days than many other regions, it also records the highest number of heat-related deaths per capita.
A 2007 study found that air conditioning can reduce heat-related deaths by 75%. Even so, only about 20% of European homes have air conditioning, compared with roughly 90% of homes in the United States.
Rather than expanding air conditioning, many European officials have ...
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