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Climate Chaos ‘Could Disrupt Half of Global Chipmaking by 2050’
Asia Financial
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July 8, 2025
Climate change could disrupt at a least a third of the world’s chip production by 2035, and more than half by 2050, particularly by hurting the industry’s copper supply, advisory firm PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) said in a report for business...
Epiroc wins large order in Chile for mine trucks
Canadian Mining Journal
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July 8, 2025
Epiroc AB – a leading productivity and sustainability partner for the mining and infrastructure industries – has secured a large order from Sociedad Punta del Cobre SA (Pucobre), a mining company in Chile, for an extensive fleet of underground...
Drought and climate change could put one-third of global chip supply at risk by 2035
E&T
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July 8, 2025
One-third (32%) of global semiconductor production could be at risk within a decade unless industry adapts to climate change, according to a PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) report. Copper’s superior ability to conduct electricity makes it a critical...
Chilean environmental court withdraws environmental permit for Australis grow-out center
SeafoodSource
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An environmental court in Chile has annulled an environmental permit for salmon-farming firm Australis to operate its Obstrucción grow-out center in the Magallanes region, finding the permit’s evaluation process had deficiencies. Through the...
Scientists Just Turned Dusty Navy Photos Into a Climate Time Bomb
SciTechDaily
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July 8, 2025
Wordie before and after collapse 1966-2022. Credit: Mads Domgaard A long-lost photo snapped from a Navy plane in 1966 has become the unlikely key to understanding how Antarctica’s ice shelves collapse—and what it means for rising seas around the...
Bayer AG taps Toyin Saraki for sustainability council on climate, health goals
The Guardian (Nigeria)
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July 8, 2025
Bayer AG has announced the appointment of H.E. Mrs. Toyin Ojora Saraki, Founder and President of the Wellbeing Foundation Africa, as a member of its Sustainability Council. Mrs. Saraki joins a distinguished group of global experts tasked with...
Alex Gimarc: Sustainable aquaculture in Alaska?
Must Read Alaska
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July 8, 2025
By ALEX GIMARC I received a heads up last week from Craig Medred, announcing a World Bank publication that spoke in glowing terms about the role aquaculture is going to play in feeding a growing worldwide population. It predicts as many as 22...
Climate change could disrupt copper production – and that spells bad news for global chip supplies
IT Pro
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July 8, 2025
Climate change could have a major impact on global semiconductor supply chains, new research warns, with production across key markets facing disruptions due to changing conditions. Analysis from PwC shows that nearly one-third (32%) of global...
Recognizing and supporting the transformative role of women in Latin America and the Caribbean in facing the climate crisis
Latinoamerica21
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July 8, 2025
In recent years, the effects of weather and climate phenomena in Latin America and the Caribbean have rippled across the region—from the Andes to Patagonia, from cities to coastal towns—causing deep socio-economic and environmental disruptions....
PwC: Climate change threatens one-third of global semiconductor supply
Tech Informed
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July 8, 2025
Climate change could disrupt up to one-third of the global semiconductor supply within the next decade unless the industry rapidly adapts, according to a new report by PwC. The analysis, published as part of PwC’s Protecting People & Prosperity...
Melting glaciers may trigger more volcanic eruptions, new research warns
Environmental Health News
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July 9, 2025
As ice sheets thin in volcanic regions, scientists warn that eruptions could increase, potentially speeding up climate change and ice melt in a dangerous feedback loop. Bob Berwyn reports for Inside Climate News. In short: New research in the...
Albemarle's Commitment to Sustainability Shines in New Report
Investing News Network
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July 7, 2025
As global demand for critical minerals intensifies, Albemarle (NYSE:ALB) continues to position itself as a global leader not only in lithium production but also in sustainable practices. In its newly released 2024 sustainability report, titled...
Cyber Tatanka gives network defense specialists opportunity to refine their skills in safe yet realistic virtual environment
DVIDS - Georgia
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July 8, 2025
LINCOLN, Neb. – “You are the frontlines of this new data war.” That’s how Maj. Gen. Craig Strong, Nebraska National Guard adjutant general, addressed military, public and private industry cyber protection specialists, June 12, during the two-week...
Scorched in Greece, Frozen in South America: How a Swinging Climate Is Rewriting the Planet’s Extremes
LatinAmerican Post
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July 8, 2025
As wildfires tear across Greece and freezing winds snap power lines in Argentina, the world is witnessing two distinct versions of climate shock unfolding in opposite directions. Scientists say these extremes aren’t contradictory—they’re...
Epiroc wins large order in Chile for mine trucks and digital solutions
Global Mining Review
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July 8, 2025
Epiroc AB has won a large order from mining company Sociedad Punta del Cobre SA (Pucobre) in Chile for a significant fleet of underground mine trucks, as well as digital solutions. The equipment and solutions will strengthen Pucobre’s...
Copec launches new public transport charging terminal in Chile
Petrol Plaza
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July 8, 2025
Facility in the Biobío region powers 16 electric buses, marking a major step in regional e-mobility and sustainable public transport.Copec Voltex, the e-mobility subsidiary of Copec, has inaugurated a new charging terminal in the city of Penco, in...
Alejandra Parra’s Zero Waste battle in southern Chile
Latin American Bureau
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July 8, 2025
Environmental defender Alejandra Parra continues to oppose a waste-to-energy incinerator in the south of Chile, despite rising danger for activists. Lautaro has all the makings of a tourist hotspot. Nestled among emerald lakes, ancient forests,...
A third of chip supply threatened by climate change by 2035: PwC
South China Morning Post
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July 8, 2025
Climate change could disrupt a third of the world’s semiconductor supply by 2035, as severe drought threatens the mining of copper – a critical material used in chip production – according to a new report from PwC released on Tuesday. The...
Enhancing engagement in the World Heritage Reactive Monitoring process
IUCN
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Preamble The 7th edition of the World Heritage Site Managers’ Forum was organised by the UNESCO World Heritage Centre, ICCROM and IUCN, through the World Heritage Leadership Programme. The Forum brought together 18 professionals responsible for...
How plants build the microbiome they need to survive in a tough environment
EurekAlert!
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New research from Northern Arizona University points to the idea that under some conditions plants can “curate” their microbiomes—selecting good microbes and suppressing harmful ones—to adapt to their environments. The findings have significant...