All major markets gained today, with Bitcoin down marginally to $34,718, gold up marginally to $1,841, and WTI up marginally to $52.74.
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Mercedes To Take On Tesla With Fully Electric SUV Daimler AG s Mercedes-Benz rolled out its battery-powered EQA SUV as part of a plan to take on Tesla and Volkswagen. Mercedes-Benz s first fully-electric SUV will be available in the coming months.EQA s retail price will be set around47,541 euros ($57,734) and have a range of approximately486 kilometers (302 miles). Bloombergnotes unlike Tesla Inc. s Model 3 or Volkswagen AG s ID.3, Mercedes-Benz outfitted an existing combustion-engine vehicle with electric motors instead of developing one from scratch.
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IMAGE: The image of a female Asian elephant in a tea plantation on the fringes of Kaziranga
National Park in India, bordering the Eastern Himalaya biodiversity hotspot, exemplifies
potential impacts to endangered species. view more
Credit: Image courtesy of Sashanka Barbaruah-Wildlife Trust of India
Protected areas are critical to mitigating extinction of species; however, they may also be in
conflict with efforts to feed the growing human population. A new study shows that 6% of all
global terrestrial protected areas are already made up of cropland, a heavily modified habitat
that is often not suitable for supporting wildlife. Worse, 22% of this cropland occurs in areas
/PRNewswire/ H.S.H Prince Albert II of Monaco, Head of State, Principality of Monaco will deliver a keynote address at Abu Dhabi Sustainability Week (ADSW),.
Abu Dhabi Sustainability Week reimagined for 2021 to help set agenda for green recovery from COVID-19
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The ADSW Summit will broadcast online across different time zones to engage audiences from around the world
ABU DHABI, UAE, Jan. 13, 2021 /PRNewswire/ Abu Dhabi Sustainability Week (ADSW), the global platform for accelerating sustainable development, hosted by Masdar, will be held from 18 to 21 January 2021 and reimagined virtually.
ADSW 2021 will feature a series of high-level virtual events, including the ADSW Summit, IRENA Assembly, Abu Dhabi Sustainable Finance Forum, Atlantic Council Global Energy Forum, Youth 4 Sustainability Virtual Forums and the World Future Energy Summit Webinars.
His Excellency Dr. Sultan Ahmed Al Jaber,