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6 articles from CBC - Technology & Science News
The world is supposed to share the cost of fighting climate change. Here's how that works
One of the key tenets of the 2015 Paris Agreement was that richer countries such as Canada would provide financial assistance to developing countries to help them achieve their climate targets. We take a look at how the financing is supposed to work and how countries are doing in meeting the promised $100 billion US a year...
Hertz to buy 100,000 Teslas for its rental fleet by next year
Hertz announced Monday that it will buy 100,000 electric vehicles from Tesla, one of the largest purchases of battery-powered cars in...
New population estimate for right whales at its lowest in 20 years
Researchers said Monday that they estimate there are just 336 North Atlantic right whales left on the planet. Entanglements in fishing gear and vessel strikes are among the biggest threats to the endangered...
Deforestation of Amazon rainforest helps push greenhouse gases to record high
The World Meteorological Organization reported Monday that greenhouse gas concentrations hit a new record high last year and increased at a faster rate than the annual average for the last decade despite a temporary reduction during pandemic-related...
Developed world falls short of $100B commitment to help poorer countries fight climate change: report
The developed world has failed to deliver on its commitment to send some $100 billion a year to help poorer countries fight climate change and reduce greenhouse gas emissions, according to a new report jointly drafted by Canada and Germany ahead of the COP26...
University of Waterloo students race a driverless car on the Indianapolis Motor Speedway
University of Waterloo students Brian Mao and Ben Zhang were part of a team that competed in the Indy Autonomous Challenge this weekend. Their driverless race car drove itself around the track at up to 200...