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have reached an all-time high of 12% of global electricity production. The report found that, comprising both renewable and nuclear power, totaled 39% of total global electricity production. The report also suggests that climate emissions may have peaked in 2022 and may begin to decline, though that said, emissions did reach an all-time high in 2022. In terms of, the report found that coal power grew only by 1.1% and gas power generation fell about 0.2%, the second decline in three years.
“2022 will be remembered as a turning point in the world’s transition to clean power,” the report’s authors wrote. “Russia’s invasion of Ukraine made many governments rethink their plans amid spiking fossil fuel prices and security concerns about relying on fossil fuel imports. It also accelerated electrification: more heat pumps, more electric vehicles, more electrolysers. These will drive reductions in emissions for other sectors, and will put more pressure to build clean power more quickly.
A typical semiconductor fab uses 10 million gallons of water a day, and in the process of making chips it contaminates that water with chemicals and other toxic materials. That’s a big cost for the factory and an environmental problem. In cleaning up industrial wastewater, and allowing it to be recycled for use, Boston-based Gradiant has built a fast-growing business.
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