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From EVs and electric buses on the road, heat pumps warming homes and solar panels powering appliances, the shift to electrifying tech is already in full swing. But what exactly does 'electrification' mean?
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The heat is on Australia as chief negotiator at the COP31 UN climate conference to forge a path away from coal and gas, and to protect Pacific neighbors facing rising sea levels.
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Global carbon emissions are expected to fall slightly in 2026, but not because of major progress on climate action. Instead, it's high energy prices following the US attack on Iran that's driving the trend.
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As International Archaeology Day, observed annually on the third Saturday of October, comes around, my thoughts turn to our esteemed professor, Dr. Abdulrahman bin Mohammed Al-Tayeb Al-Ansary. He was far more than an archaeologist who led excavations at Qaryat Al-Faw or a university professor who helped establish the Department of Archaeology and Museums at King Saud University.
