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Delegates agreed to safeguard plant and animal life in a historic deal at the UN biodiversity summit in Montreal. It is what’s known as the ‘30 by 30’ plan. Indigenous and traditional lands will count as part of this 30%. The COP15 deal also aims to restore 30% of degraded areas by 2030, up from an earlier target of 20%, cut food waste in half, and defend areas that are especially rich in species. Here’s more about the COP15 deal. #unitednations #cop15 #biodiversity #30by30 #restoration #foodwaste #biodiversity #ocean #unep

Experts say this is a remarkably high rate of attrition for the region, especially in the face of a looming recession. This trend is widening the existing skills gap in Europe. 3% of positions in the EU were unfilled in June this year. That’s almost double the 1.6% rate recorded in June 2020. McKinsey surveyed more than 16,000 workers in 9 EU countries. Just over 40% of workers planning to quit jobs cited inadequate pay. Here are more reasons for workers quitting jobs and what employers can do about it. #work #workfromhome #quit #skills #recession #mckinsey #workers #eu #flexiblework

Women are 3 times more likely to be asked to make hot drinks at work. This connection between women and emotional labor is highlighted by a Samsung survey of 2,000 UK workers. Women are three times more likely to be asked to make hot drinks at work and twice as likely to be asked to do menial tasks. A quarter of women say gender bias at work makes them feel dismissed. Many women say they do the extra tasks for fear of appearing 'difficult'. Managing your own discomfort in this way is known as ‘emotional labor’, and women do it more often. Emotional labor is also more likely to be performed by people of color. It also extends to the home, where women perform more domestic chores. But how do we rebalance the burden of emotional labor? Watch to learn more. #technology #Samsung #WorldEconomicForum #uk #work #genderequality #genderbias #emotionallabour #bipoc #organisation #microaggressions

In this video, we're going to take a look at the Airbus Giant Plane, which was fuelled by cooking oil. This is a truly sustainable fuel, and it's amazing how this technology has evolved over the years. If you're interested in aviation, or you just want to learn more about sustainable fuels, then this video is for you! We'll take a look at the Airbus Giant Plane and discuss how cooking oil was used to power it. This is a fascinating and innovative technology, and I'm sure you'll enjoy learning about it! Airbus Giant Plane A380 was Fuelled by Cooking Oil, Sustainable aviation Fuel (SAF) process could sustainably fuel planes, ships and road haulage. Sustainable aviation fuels are a key part of the industry’s plans to decarbonize. Scientists have developed a way to make carbon-neutral jet fuel for hard-to-electrify heavy transport using sunlight and air. #airbus #fuel #sustainable #a380 #zeroemissions #innovation

how can open AI (Artificial intelligent ) helps ? OpenAI conducts research in artificial intelligence and shares its findings with the broader scientific community in order to advance the field of AI and improve our understanding of how it can be used to benefit society. Some specific ways in which OpenAI's research and efforts may be able to help include: 1. Developing AI technologies that can be used to solve practical problems and improve people's lives 2. Conducting research that helps to improve the capabilities of AI systems and make them more reliable and trustworthy 3. Sharing research and findings with the scientific community, which can help to accelerate the pace of progress in the field 4. Collaborating with other organizations and researchers to help drive the development of AI in a responsible and ethical manner Overall, OpenAI's goal is to help advance the field of artificial intelligence in a way that benefits society and helps to shape the future development of AI in a positive direction. here is example .. if your are looking online money making ideas in 2023. What products and services cost over $10,000 that average people purchase often? There are many products and services that cost over $10,000 that average people purchase on a regular basis. Some examples include: 1. Luxury vehicles such as high-end cars, SUVs, and sports cars 2 . Boats, yachts, and other recreational watercraft 3. Luxury watches, jewelry, and other high-end accessories 4. High-end home appliances and home entertainment systems 5. Luxury furniture and home decor items 6. Premium travel packages and vacations 7. High-end musical instruments and audio equipment 8. Collectible items such as art, antiques, and rare coins 9. Home renovations and remodeling projects While these types of products and services may be out of reach for many people, there are certainly individuals who are willing and able to spend large sums of money on these types of items. #chatgpt #artificialintelligence #chatbot #aitools #makemoneyonline #makemoney how to make money with chat gpt,ai,artificial intelligence,chatgpt explained,how to use chatgpt. (how to make money using chat gp). Tutorial . complete video. define . leanrn chatgpt. aichatgpt, chatgptai, chat gpt to make money,chat gpt explained, how to use chat gpt,chatgpt to make money,using chat gpt to make money. openai chatbot gpt,ai chatbot,gpt3. what is chatgpt, what is open ai. 2023 learning tutorial by innovated store. please subscribe for upcoming video and comments your thoughts. chatgpt3

Portugal just built this huge floating solar park.It's the size of 4 football pitches. Portugal set to start up Europe's largest floating solar park. Portugal is preparing to start up Europe's largest floating solar park, with over 12,000 solar panels. Long hours of sunshine and fast Atlantic winds have helped Portugal accelerate its shift to renewables. Floating panels don’t require costly real estate and those on reservoirs used for hydropower are particularly cost effective as they can hook up to existing links to the power grid. They have been installed in places from California to polluted industrial ponds in China, in the fight to cut CO2 emissions. Two tugboats have moved a vast array of 12,000 solar panels, the size of four soccer pitches, to their mooring on Portugal's Alqueva reservoir in preparation to start up Europe's largest floating solar park in July. EDP's floating solar farm in Portugal: the largest in Europe Built by the country's main utility EDP on Western Europe's biggest artificial lake, the shiny floating island is part of Portugal's plan to cut reliance on imported fossil fuels whose prices have surged since Russia's invasion of Ukraine. Blessed by long hours of sunshine and Atlantic winds, Portugal has accelerated its shift to renewables. But even though Portugal uses almost no Russian hydrocarbons, its gas-fired power plants still feel the squeeze of rising fuel prices. Miguel Patena, EDP group director in charge of the solar project, said when the tugboats moved the panels into position that electricity produced from the floating park, with installed capacity of 5 megawatts (MW), would cost a third of that produced from a gas-fired plant. The panels on the Alqueva reservoir, which is used to generate hydropower, would produce 7.5 gigawatt/hours (GWh) of electricity a year, and would be complemented by lithium batteries to store 2 GWh. The solar panels will supply 1,500 families with power or a third of the needs of the nearby towns of Moura and Portel. "This project is the biggest floating solar park in a hydro dam in Europe, it is a very good benchmark," Patena said. Solar panels mounted on pontoons on lakes or at sea have been installed in range of places from California to polluted industrial ponds in China, in the fight to cut CO2 emissions. Floating panels do not require valuable real estate and those on reservoirs used for hydropower are particularly cost effective as they can hook up to existing links to the power grid. Excess power generated on sunny days can pump water up into the lake to be stored for use on cloudy days or at night. #portugal #europe #floatingsolar #solarenergy #renewables #project #batteries

One of the world’s most congested cities has opened its first metro.Bangladesh’s new metro system is expected to transport 60,000 passengers an hour. Green mobility solutions became the transport of choice for many during the pandemic. As office workers return to cities, and mass-transit services resume operation, congestion is increasing. We outline three key ways to encourage new mobility options for the long-term, without reducing mass-transit ridership. Make long-term green mobility plans and stick to them To work effectively, measures to promote new modes of green mobility need to be part of a wider plan. Cities such as Paris are already implementing these strategies. The French capital announced in 2020 that it would become a “15-minute city” – one in which residents can easily reach essential services in that time by bike or on foot. Amsterdam, which regularly scores highly for urban mobility, announced in 2019 that it would remove 11,000 parking spaces by 2025 to make the city greener and more accessible. It combined this with other strategies, such as getting people to exchange their cars for a shared-mobility budget for one or two months. But the politics of implementing these plans are often tricky. Some motorists become disgruntled when parking spots are reduced. Brussels, for example, is struggling to extend its network of bike paths in the face of complaints that cheap, on-street parking places will be lost. Some Paris shopkeepers said plans to build 110 miles (180 kms) of permanent segregated bike paths between 2021 and 2026 could ruin their businesses. That makes it essential to frame new green mobility policies in positive terms and not in opposition to cars. Each measure needs to show a clear improvement in affordability, urban environment and travel from point A to B. Ultimately, cities need a long-term strategy that has clear objectives and does not depend on election cycles, which are too short for significant improvements in infrastructure – and for these to yield results. #dhaka #bangladesh #metro #greeentransport #transportsolutions #congested

Pipebots could stop water leaks.Pipebots patrolling UK’s water network next 5 years. #waterleakage. These smart mini-robots could soon clean and inspect pipes. The maze of pipes underneath our homes and cities are tricky to access and therefore expensive to maintain. A mini-robot, called Joey, has been developed that can independently find its way through underground pipes. The robot is cheap to produce, smart, small and light – allowing it to move through pipes despite the challenging terrain it's faced with. Researchers from the University of Leeds have developed the first mini-robot, called Joey, that can find its own way independently through networks of narrow pipes underground, to inspect any damage or leaks. Joeys are cheap to produce, smart, small, and light, and can move through pipes inclined at a slope or over slippery or muddy sediment at the bottom of the pipes. Future versions of Joey will operate in swarms, with their mobile base on a larger ‘mother’ robot Kanga, which will be equipped with arms and tools for repairs to the pipes. Beneath our streets lies a maze of pipes, conduits for water, sewage, and gas. Regular inspection of these pipes for leaks, or repair, normally requires these to be dug up. The latter is not only onerous and expensive – with an estimated annual cost of £5.5bn in the UK alone – but causes disruption to traffic as well as nuisance to people living nearby, not to mention damage to the environment. Now imagine a robot that can find its way through the narrowest of pipe networks and relay images of damage or obstructions to human operators. This isn’t a pipedream anymore, shows a new study in Frontiers in Robotics and AI by a team of researchers from the University of Leeds. “Here we present Joey – a new miniature robot – and show that Joeys can explore real pipe networks completely on their own, without even needing a camera to navigate,” said Dr Netta Cohen, a professor at the University of Leeds and the final author on the study. Joey is the first to be able to navigate all by itself through mazes of pipes as narrow as 7.5 cm across. Weighing just 70 g, it’s small enough to fit in the palm of your hand. Pipebots project The present work forms part of the ‘Pipebots’ project of the universities of Sheffield, Bristol, Birmingham, and Leeds, in collaboration with UK utility companies and other international academic and industrial partners. First author Dr Thanh Luan Nguyen, a postdoctoral scientist at the University of Leeds who developed Joey’s control algorithms (or ‘brain’), said: “Underground water and sewer networks are some of the least hospitable environments, not only for humans, but also for robots. Sat Nav is not accessible undergound. And Joeys are tiny, so have to function with very simple motors, sensors, and computers that take little space, while the small batteries must be able to operate for long enough.” Joey moves on 3D-printed ‘wheel-legs’ that roll through straight sections and walk over small obstacles. It is equipped with a range of energy-efficient sensors that measure its distance to walls, junctions, and corners, navigational tools, a microphone, and a camera and ‘spot lights’ to film faults in the pipe network and save the images. The prototype cost only £300 to produce. Mud and slippery slopes The team showed that Joey is able to find its way, without any instructions from human operators, through an experimental network of pipes including a T-junction, a left and right corner, a dead-end, an obstacle, and three straight sections. On average, Joey managed to explore about one meter of pipe network in just over 45 seconds. To make life more difficult for the robot, the researchers verified that the robot easily moves up and down inclined pipes with realistic slopes. And to test Joey’s ability to navigate through muddy or slippery tubes, they also added sand and gooey gel (actually dishwashing liquid) to the pipes – again with success. Importantly, the sensors are enough to allow Joey to navigate without the need to turn on the camera or use power-hungry computer vision. This saves energy and extends Joey’s current battery life. Whenever the battery runs low, Joey will return to its point of origin, to ‘feed’ on power. Currently, Joeys have one weakness: they can’t right themselves if they inadvertently turn on their back, like an upside-down tortoise. The authors suggest that the next prototype will be able to overcome this challenge. Future generations of Joey should also be waterproof, to operate underwater in pipes entirely filled with liquid. #innovation #robots #leaks #uk #watersolutions #drainagesystem #pipes

start-up 3D prints solar-powered bionic arms.bionic arms are affordable, lightweight and can be ready within a week. This is solar powered bionic. Lightweight. charge wirelessly by solar power. it can be printed and ready within a week. As compare to otherproviders can take months and charge $1000,000. more than 30 million people need prosthetics. only 5% have access to them or affor them. children often have to wait until they fully grown. 95 % children with a disability dont complete school . 90 or 80 of people with disabilities in developing counries are unemployed . cure bionics arm are available for cildren aged 8 and up #solarpower #bionics #artificialbody #healthcare #medicalsolution

This Indian farmer is pioneering a mobile solar plant to irrigate his crops. Farmers around the world are finding ingenious ways to harness solar power. Stay tuned for more on UpLink's upcoming Food System Challenges: Sustainable Development Goal 2: Zero Hunger We need to fundamentally transform our food systems to provide all humanity with affordable, nutritious, and healthy food within the limits of nature by 2030, in line with the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and the Paris Climate Agreement. Multiple threats have pushed the global food system into shock in recent years. Nearly 10% of the global population – an estimated 768 million people – were undernourished in 2020, and over 30% - 2.37 billion people – did not have access to adequate food, as the COVID-19 pandemic disrupted economies, job markets, and supply chains. The impact of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine - a major global food supplier - on the prices of grains, cooking oil, fuel, and fertilizer has pushed ever more people into acute hunger, even those living many times zones away from active battlefields. The challenge in numbers: · 828 million people are hungry worldwide; · 2.3 billion are moderately or severely food insecure; · 3.1 billion people cannot afford a healthy diet; · 149 million children are stunted, lacking appropriate nutrients for their cognitive and physical development with low height; · 45 million children suffer wasting, children lacking sufficient food to live and develop and are of low weight; · 700 million people would be displaced by drought by 2030; · 90% of fishers are employed in small-scale fisheries, hit already by overfishing, acidification, plastic, pollution; · 70% of freshwater withdrawal are used in food systems; · 13.3% of the world’s food is lost between harvesting, transport, storage and processing (which all the phases emit CO2 emissions); · 17% of the world’s food is wasted throughout retailers, markets, households and restaurants (which results in methane emissions); · 1/5 of Earth’s land area is covered by deserts, and 1 billion people inhabit them; · 75% of agriculture and food-technology investments occur in developed countries (unequal access in developing countries); · 75% of the agricultural added value comes from developing countries; · 25% of global greenhouse gas emissions are due to food systems; · 25% of crop yields are threatened by climate change; #solarplant #india #agriculture #innovations #solarpower #food

These 3D-printed tiles could help save Hong Kong's coral. How 3D printing could help save Hong Kong's coral. Archireef, Ocean ecosystem restoration with 3D printed reefs Archireef provides eco-engineering solutions for ocean ecosystem restoration. It aims to restore degraded ecosystems and mobilize blue carbon (organic carbon captured and stored by the world's oceanic and coastal ecosystems) to achieve carbon neutrality. #3dprinting #engineering #archireef #ecosystem #ocean #restoration #hongkong #coral

Do you know what friendshoring is? Hare are 4 global trade buzzwords explained #offshoring #reshoring #nearshoring # Here are 4 global trade buzzwords that you need to know in 2023. Trade can benefit climate action, says this major report The 2022 edition of the World Trade Organization's World Trade Report explores the complex interlinkages between climate change, international trade and climate and trade policies. The World Trade Report argues that, although trade can generate greenhouse gas emissions that cause climate change, it can also serve as a force multiplier for climate actions. Greater trade cooperation is essential to decarbonise supply chains and make them more resilient to climate shocks and to promote secure and sustainable food systems. Trade lowers the cost of climate mitigation The past decade has witnessed an astonishing reduction in price and a vast improvement in the performance of low-carbon technologies, making renewables a more affordable option than their fossil fuel counterparts. The price of solar power has fallen by almost 90% since 2010, while the efficiency of solar panels has doubled since 1980. Likewise, the cost of electricity from onshore wind fell by nearly 70% in ten years (see Figure 1). The fundamental driver of this change is improvements in technology and production, which are, in part, driven by learning-by-doing and economies of scale enabled by trade and global value chains. #supplychains #climatechange

Europe is sending the first person with a disability into space. John McFall will be the world’s first ever ‘parastronaut’ as part of its new generation of 17 trainees the first recruits since2009. Mc fall won bronxe in the 100 meters at the bejing paralympic games in 2008. He lost right leg in a motorbike accident when he was 19 years old . #spaceexploration #disability #mcfall #europe #johnmcfall #Parastronaut

A third of the world will go into recession in 2023, says the IMF. 2023 will be ‘a difficult year for the world', warns IMF head. Here's how Europe can support Ukrainian refugees, according to the IMF The war in Ukraine has created Europe's largest refugee wave since World War II as almost 8 million people have been forced to flee the country, the IMF reports. They can boost economic growth and tax revenue in European countries while helping to ease labour market tightness, it says. However, host nations need to do more to support refugees, from providing affordable care services to increasing local government funding. Almost 8 million refugees have fled Ukraine since Russia’s invasion in February, Europe’s largest refugee wave since World War II, with the majority of those now in the European Union. These figures will increase depending on the war’s duration and severity. Creating conditions in which refugees can return home once war ends and reconstruction starts is the overarching objective. However, refugees may stay in their adopted homelands for some time. With the right policies in place, this could be positive for host countries, not least because of labor shortages and aging populations. Many of those who have fled have a different demographic profile than those in past refugee waves, with surveys in Germany, Moldova and Poland showing that most arrivals are children and women under 40. Europe reacted with swift and decisive support, and 4.8 million people from Ukraine are registered for temporary protection in the EU or in similar national programs. The EU has removed many barriers refugees typically face by offering residency rights, work permits, and access to health care, schools, housing and banking services. Supporting refugees comes with some short-term fiscal costs. Across the EU, these could reach 30 billion euros to 37 billion euros in the first year, or about 0.2 percent of gross domestic product, as we noted in our latest Regional Economic Outlook, published in October. Countries with the largest shares of refugees, including the Czech Republic, Estonia, Moldova, and Poland, could incur fiscal costs this year equal to about 1 percent of GDP. The larger share of women and children will result in more spending on childcare, education, and health care services. Over the medium term, however, refugees could boost economic growth and tax revenue while helping ease current labor market tightness in some parts of Europe. We estimate that Ukrainian refugees could raise the size of Europe’s labor force by some 0.6 percent by the end of 2022, and by 2.7 percent in the countries with the largest numbers of arrivals, where Ukrainian refugees will ease labor shortages. #recession #imf #war #ukrine #russia #europe #refugee #funding #tax

This UK company is cutting plastic by leasing reusable smart bottles. You use only the contents of the bottle - again and again and again. Learn more about the entrepreneurs helping to save our planet on. A circular packaging solution to reduce plastic waste. Re’s whole-system approach drives circularity and reduces plastic waste. Retailers sell products in smart, returnable packaging that can be returned for reuse or for in-store refills. Brands switch from single-use packaging to leased returnable packaging... Targeted Challenges and Focus Areas Innovating Products & Production Re provides circular and smart packaging design, refill stations, return stations, and integrated bottle washing that uses smart packaging information. It integrates a data-rich process innovation to track a bottle’s history and plan its future use. Recovering Value As a closed loop reuse programme, Re ensures that even caps and pumps are designed for reuse or the recovery of raw materials. Transforming Consumption ReBottle offers brands and retailers a product-as-service model using a whole-system approach so that consumers have access at scale. This includes bottle collection, washing, and re-leasing instead of single-use packaging #packagingdesign #future #innovation #smartsolutions #recycling #plasticfree #entrepreneurs

Canada could build a fully electric ultra-fast hyperloop train.It’s faster than a plane and could save 636,000 tonnes of CO2 emissions per year. The International Energy Authority estimates that half of the emissions reductions necessary to reach net-zero will come from technologies that are too nascent to be used commercially today. Yet now is precisely when they need to be deployed, given that the U.N. Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) says limiting global temperature rises to 1.5 degrees Celsius depends on cutting emissions by 45% in the next eight years. One of the big announcements at the United National Climate Change Conference COP26 last November was from the U.S. Special Presidential Envoy for Climate, John Kerry. He unveiled a new platform with the World Economic Forum that will speed up the adoption of new technologies in the hard-to-abate sectors of steel, trucking, shipping, aviation, cement, aluminium and chemicals. The 34 members of the First Movers Coalition (FMC), who represent almost $6 trillion in market value, commit to buy products such as low-carbon cement and steel, zero emissions heavy duty trucks, sustainable aviation fuels and direct air capture, despite their high price tags, with the idea of driving up demand and eventually bringing down costs. At COP26 the FMC set out specific purchasing commitments by 2030 in steel, trucking, shipping and aviation fuel, with the remaining sectors set to launch their purchasing commitments this year. The U.S. is also doing its bit to help. The White House has announced a multi-agency “Buy Clean Task Force” to speed up U.S. government purchases of greener products, including steel and concrete. The U.S. government buys goods and services worth more than $650 billion each year. First Mover members include Amazon, Apple, Scania, Boeing, Bank of America, Holcim, Trane Technologies, Delta Air Lines, Engie, Fortescue, A.P. Moller-Maersk and DP DHL. In the case of shipping, carriers set a target that at least 5% of their deep-sea vessels will be powered by zero-emission fuels by 2030, while cargo owners commit to at least 10% of the volume of their goods shipped internationally being on ships using zero-emission fuels by 2030, on the way to 100% by 2040. COP26 saw the birth of the First Movers Coalition, whose 34 members commit to buy low-carbon products such zero-emissions heavy duty trucks and sustainable aviation fuels. The idea is that this will drive up demand for such goods, which will eventually bring down costs. The companies involved include Amazon, Apple, Scania, Boeing, Bank of America, Holcim, Trane Technologies, Delta Air Lines, Engie, Fortescue, A.P. Moller-Maersk and DP DHL. #hyperloop #climatechange #ultrafast #canada #transportsolutions #fastesttrain

This programme empowers women of low-income and teenagers to access the care they need throughout their pregnancy. life-changing pregnancy care to 50,000 women & teen . The 'Global Innovation Hub for Value in Healthcare' is a platform for partnerships, networking and knowledge curation among early adopters in value-based healthcare. Our aim is to accelerate the pace of VBHC transformation in healthcare systems around the world through partnerships and a shared cross-industry learning journey. We aim to transform healthcare systems by sharing how, together, we can bring value-based healthcare systems to scale. Discover Join the learning journey by attending events, workshops and learnings from evidence-based best-in-class VBHC initiatives during monthly peer-to-peer sessions. Codify best practices within knowledge exchange events & workshops. Connect Connect with a global community of leaders in VBHC to curate opportunities and contribute to driving forward the healthcare around the globe. Collaborate and develop new partnerships on an open knowledge platform #innovation #opportunities #healthcare #transformation

This storm-proof buoy captures a surprising amount of wave energy. This storm-proof buoy is harnessing the power of wave energy ‘Wind and Solar Are Proving Themselves’: Renewables Met Rise in Electricity Demand During First Half of 2022 Increased fossil fuel exploration is an unnecessary and environmentally detrimental solution to the energy crisis, says think tank. Growth in global electricity demand during the first half of 2022 was met by renewable energy, its data shows. This prevented a 4% increase in fossil generation and avoided $40 billion in fuel costs and 230 Mt CO2 in emissions, according to a report. Wind and solar power are homegrown, cheap and already cutting bills and emissions fast to help combat the climate crisis, the authors say. The energy crisis has some companies and politicians calling for an increase in fossil fuel exploration, but new data shows that this solution is unnecessary as well as detrimental to avoiding the worst impacts of the climate crisis. All of the increased electricity demand during the first half of 2022 was met by renewable energy, data released Wednesday from the energy think tank Ember has shown. “Wind and solar are proving themselves during the energy crisis,” Ember Senior Electricity Analyst Malgorzata Wiatros-Motyka wrote in the report. “The first step to ending the grip of expensive and polluting fossil fuels is to build enough clean power to meet the world’s growing appetite for electricity.” NEW | Global Electricity Insights from the first half of 2022 The findings came as part of Ember’s “Global Electricity Mid-Year Insights” for 2022. During the first six months of the year, electricity demand increased by 389 terawatt hours, or three percent compared to the first six months of 2021. This coincided with Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in February, which helped precipitate a global energy crisis. However, during this same time period, renewable energy generation increased by 416 terawatt hours. This means renewable sources actually met 107 percent of demand, The Independent reported. Seventy-seven percent of the increased demand was met by new wind and solar, with hydropower filling in the gap, according to the report. This isn’t just a good sign for the future. It meant that fossil fuels weren’t being burned instead. NEW | Global Electricity Insights from the first half of 2022 ⚡️Global electricity demand rose 3% ✅Renewables entirely met the rise in demand, so... 🏭No increase in coal and gas worldwide 🇺🇸 In the US, in the first half of 2022, the growth in wind and solar generation met 81% of its electricity demand rise. #renewableenergy #wavesenergy As a result, overall fossil fuels only rose by 1% - but while coal fell (-7%), gas increased (+6%) #wavesenergy #renewableenergy #buoy #innovation #energysolutions

Want to LiVE longer read a BOOK. Novel you're reading really is book of life #reading #novel Could a bit of light reading every day add years to your life? A new study by Yale University found that reading books was positively correlated with increased lifespan -- people who read books lived for around two years longer than those who didn’t. Adding a few more pages In the study, published in the journal Social Science and Medicine, researchers evaluated data on 3,635 Americans aged over 50. Respondents were separated into those who read for 3.5 hours or more a week, those who read for up to 3.5 hours a week, and those who didn’t read at all, controlling for factors such as gender, race and education. The researchers discovered that those who read for more than 3.5 hours a week were 23% less likely to die within 12 years, while those who read for up to 3.5 hours a week were 17% less likely to die within that period. Co-author of the study, Becca R. Levy, Professor of Epidemiology at Yale University, told the New York Times, “People who report as little as a half-hour a day of book reading had a significant survival advantage over those who did not read.” The other benefits The researchers found that people who read books showed stronger cognitive abilities, such as recall and counting backwards. However, reading magazines or newspapers didn’t have the same effect unless readers spent more than seven hours on the activity each week. This was associated with an 11% reduction in mortality. It is not clear why there is such a strong association between reading and longevity although previous studies have suggested that people who read books tend to be healthier, richer, and better educated in general, all of which could contribute to a longer life. A separate survey of 4,164 adults in the UK, including both those who read and those who don’t, found that adults who read for just 20 minutes a week are 20% more likely to feel satisfied with their lives. By contrast, non-readers were 28% more likely to report feelings of depression than those who read regularly for pleasure. One in five readers said that reading helps them to feel less lonely. Josie Billington, Senior Lecturer and Deputy Director of the Centre for Research into Reading, University of Liverpool, helped to conduct this research. She explains that reading can help to improve well-being: "Reading not only helps to introduce or reconnect readers to wider life systems and more broadly shared meanings. It can also remind people of activities or occupations they once pursued, or knowledge and skills they still possess, helping to restore their sense of having a place and purpose in the world," she writes. "It can also remind people of activities or occupations they once pursued, or knowledge and skills they still possess, helping to restore their sense of having a place and purpose in the world." #education #research

3 ways to improve mental well-being at work in 2023. From wellness Wednesdays to walk and talk meetings. Here's how workplaces can boost employee mental health: How can workplaces effectively support mental health? The World Health Organization (WHO) has published its first ever guidelines on mental health at work, funded by Wellcome. Together with Wellcome and the World Economic Forum, WHO is urging employers to use these guidelines to inform their workplace mental health strategy. Employers can also play a critical role in working with researchers to fill crucial gaps in the evidence base. With depression and anxiety estimated to cost the global economy over $1 trillion per year in lost productivity, policymakers and employers have long debated how workplaces can most effectively support mental health. Now, for the first time, WHO is publishing evidence-based guidelines which can start to answer this question. Workplaces can play an important role in mental health. Research from Edelman, across seven countries, found that 78% of employees trust their employers, making employers a potentially powerful source of support for mental health. Work can help protect and promote good mental health, but it can also contribute to potential harm. However, despite growing interest and investment in workplace mental health, particularly during the COVID-19 pandemic, we still know very little about the most effective approaches. New guidelines to address workplace mental health To address this, WHO developed guidelines on mental health at work, with funding from Wellcome. Working with experts all over the world, WHO identified a huge volume of evidence. Based on a smaller subset of the most up-to-date, relevant and robust studies, the guidelines set out how employers can use organisational, managerial, and individual interventions to support and manage mental health at work. They also provide recommendations on how employers can support both those returning to work after a mental health related absence and those with mental health conditions looking to gain employment. Where next for businesses wanting to support workplace mental health? WHO’s guidelines, published alongside a Policy Brief co-authored with the International Labour Organization, should be the go-to resource for any employer looking to enhance their approach to supporting workplace mental health. We now need employers to take forward these findings, implement the recommendations and share their lessons learned. The WHO guidelines are a starting point, which mark an important moment in our understanding of workplace mental health. However, WHO’s research identified significant gaps in the current evidence base and a critical need to improve the quality of the research. #mentalhealth #wellness #productivity #workculture #improvement

Japan’s health policy sets an example to the world For more than 50 years, Japan has offered healthcare without restrictions. Mainstreaming universal health, with Japan at the helm as a long-lived nation. Japan's early adoption of universal health coverage has attracted attention from around the world. It is seen in may quarters as one of the foundations of an equitable society. The key challenge is to ensure the funding and HR requirements are in place to make this approach sustainable. Japan's early adoption of Universal Health Coverage (UHC) has attracted worldwide attention, as it is the country with the longest healthy life expectancy in the world. One of the reasons for this is that for more than half a century Japan has maintained a health insurance system that all permanent residents of Japan for more than three months are required to join, allowing people living in Japan to access appropriate healthcare services at a cost they can afford. This is characterized by a free-access system that allows patients to choose any healthcare provider, from small clinics to large hospitals with the latest medical facilities, and all medical services are provided at a uniform price anywhere in Japan. In addition, the Japanese government has increased the number of medical schools, especially in rural areas, in order to increase the number of physicians under the One Prefecture, One Medical School policy approved by the Cabinet in 1973. This has also contributed to the high quality of healthcare services in the country. Japan’s initiative for global health With such a history and system of insured health care, Japan issued the Basic Policy for Peace and Health in 2015, and based on its own experience, has shown a commitment to strengthen the necessary support for mainstreaming universal health coverage in the international community. At the G7 Ise-Shima Summit and G7 Kobe Health Ministers' Meeting held in 2016, Japan became the first G7 country to set the promotion of UHC as a major theme at the summit-level meeting. Japan expressed its commitment to play a leading role in international discussions by supporting the establishment of universal health coverage in Africa, Asia, and other regions in cooperation with the international community and organizations. Subsequently, in 2017, Japan co-hosted the high-level forum on UHC with the World Bank, the World Health Organization (WHO), and the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF). Government leaders from over 30 countries, as well as representatives and experts from international organizations, gathered to discuss how to promote universal health coverage in their countries, and adopted the Tokyo Declaration on UHC, which includes a commitment to accelerate efforts to achieve UHC by 2030. #health #sustainable #africa #funding #medical

7 inventions you probably didn't know came from Latin America Latin America has produced some of the most ingenious inventions of our lifetime. And yet, according to a 2013 report by the OECD, the future of innovation in the Latin America region is in danger due to low levels of investment and research. Research and development in Latin America is sluggish. Contrary to other regions, such as the United States, where knowledge-intensive sectors represent 60% of manufacturing value and experience rapid growth, in Latin America natural resource and labour-intensive sectors account for the majority of manufacturing value. Today, however, things are starting to look up: innovative start-ups are gaining momentum, initiatives are addressing the innovation gap (such as the World Economic Forum's Competitiveness Lab) and creative entrepreneurs are leading the way on technologies that have a social impact. With the promise of a bright future for innovation in Latin America, let's take a look at some of the region's greatest past inventions: 1. The colour TV. Born in Guadalajara Mexico, Guillermo Gonzalez Camarena was an electrical engineer credited with the invention of a colour-wheel type of television. His was the first colour TV patented in the US and Mexico, and is still used by NASA today. 2. Neonatal artificial bubble. Born in Perú, Claudio Castillón Lévano invented the "neonatal artificial bubble", designed to improve the intensive medical care of high-risk newborns 3. The contraceptive pill. Mexican chemist Luis E. Miramontes co-invented the first oral contraceptive pill in 1956 4. The electric brake. Victor Ochoa was a Mexican inventor and revolutionary who patented the electric brake in 1907. It uses magnetic attraction to make it easier for trains to slow down. Ochoa is also known for inventing the ochoaplane, an adjustable wrench, and a pen and pencil clip, among other inventions. 5. Photography. Hércules Florence, a French-Brazilian inventor, is considered one of the pioneers of photography, developing a photograph some three years before Louis Daguerre. 6. The Mondragón rifle. Manuel Mondragón was an officer in the Mexican Army who designed a gun capable of reloading a new bullet without the shooter having to manually eject the spent cartridge. It was used during World War I and the in the Mexican Revolution. 7. The ballpoint pen. László József Biró, Argentinian by naturalization and Hungarian by birth, was a journalist and inventor. He designed a pen with oil-based ink and a tungsten ball that allowed the ink to roll smoothly on to paper. 8. The artificial heart. Dr Domingo Liotta was born in Argentina, the son of Italian immigrants. In 1969, he created the first artificial heart to be successfully transplanted into a human being. His creation is on display at the Smithsonian Museum. #innovation #development #medical #photography

A spinach leaf has been transformed into beating human heart tissue.WPI transformed leaf into heart. This working heart tissue is made from spinach.Researchers from the Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI) have transformed a spinach leaf into functional heart tissue. The team’s goal was to recreate human organ tissue down to the fragile vascular networks of blood vessels it can’t survive without. Scientists had previously attempted to 3D print intricate vascular networks without success. This breakthrough could mean that the delicate vascular systems of plants are the key. To create the heart tissue, the scientists at WPI revealed the leaf’s cellulose frame by stripping away the plant cells. Then, they “seeded” the frame with human cells, causing tissue growth on the frame. Finally, they were able to pump microbeads and fluids through the veins to illustrate the functioning concept. Repairing Damage, Creating Replacements Although other scientists have been able to create small-scale artificial samples of human tissue, those samples required integration with existing blood vessels. The large-scale creation of working tissue infused with the vascular vessels critical to tissue health had proven impossible. Because the technique could help people grow layers of stronger, healthier heart muscle, the team suggests that it could eventually be used to treat heart attack patients or others whose hearts have difficulty contracting. The researchers have also experimented with parsley, peanut hairy roots, and sweet wormwood as they believe the technique could make use of different kinds of plants to repair other types of tissues. For example, wood cellulose frames could one day help us repair human bones. “We have a lot more work to do, but so far this is very promising,” Glenn Gaudette, a professor of biomedical engineering at WPI, told The Telegraph. “Adapting abundant plants that farmers have been cultivating for thousands of years for use in tissue engineering could solve a host of problems limiting the field.” #engineering #growth #success #healthcare

Norway produces 98% of its electricity from renewable sources.It's been using hydropower since the 19th century. #greenenergy #norway #electricity #greencity #environmentfriendly

5 youngest CEOs of Fortune 500 companies. Mark Zuckerberg,Keith Cozza, Stefan Larsson,Larry Page These five CEOs prove that you don’t necessarily need decades of experience to run a successful company. Among the bosses of Fortune 500 companies, the biggest corporations in the United States, the average age is a venerable 58. But the youngest CEO, Facebook's Mark Zuckerberg, is just 32. International Youth Day, held every year on 12 August, highlights the potential of young people the world over to make as much of a difference as their elders and betters. This year, the day's theme is focused on the United Nations Global Goals and the “leading role of young people in ensuring poverty eradication and achieving sustainable development”. These are the five youngest Fortune 500 CEOs, according to Fortune. Mark Zuckerberg, CEO and Chairman of Facebook: 32 Zuckerberg has been CEO of the social media giant since 2004, having founded the company while still a student at Harvard. Keith Cozza, President, CEO and Director of Icahn Enterprises LP: 37 Cozza has been CEO of Icahn, a New York-based conglomerate company with investments in everything from energy and metals to food packaging and real estate, since 2014. Stefan Larsson, President, CEO and Director of Ralph Lauren: 41 Previously at H&M and Old Navy, Larsson was handed the reins to the company by Ralph Lauren himself, after nearly 50 years of running the company. Larry Page, CEO and Director of Alphabet Inc: 43 Page co-founded Google with Sergey Brin in 1998, when they were both Stanford PhD students. He was named CEO of Google’s parent company, Alphabet, when it was formed last year. Jeffrey J. Brown, CEO and Director of Ally Financial: 43 Made CEO of Ally Financial last year, Brown was previously at Bank of America. Ally Financial, formerly known as GMAC, is the US’s biggest auto lender. Mark Zuckerberg,Keith Cozza, Stefan Larsson,Larry Page #ceo #socialmedia