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Google’s latest APIs focus on fighting climate change and its effects

Ryan Daws — Tue, 29 Aug 2023 13:06:58 +0000

In a bid to further its commitment to environmental sustainability, Google has announced the launch of a suite of new sustainability APIs at the Google Cloud Next event. The new APIs provide developers with real-time insights into solar potential, air quality, and pollen levels, aiming to collectively reduce carbon emissions by 1 gigaton annually by... Read more »

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Call for Code 2022 rallies developers to come up with climate change solutions

Ryan Daws — Tue, 26 Apr 2022 13:01:47 +0000

This year’s Call for Code hackathon will focus on climate change and rally developers to come up with innovative solutions to one of humanity’s biggest challenges. Call for Code was created by David Clark Cause in partnership with IBM. Other major partners include the UN Human Rights Office and the Linux Foundation. “Technology is the... Read more »

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Unity partners with the UN and Project Drawdown to help create a sustainable future

Ryan Daws — Thu, 15 Apr 2021 08:05:01 +0000

Unity is often used to create incredible worlds people use to take a break from reality, but a new collaboration uses the 3D content platform to tackle a real-world problem that impacts all of humanity. A new grant, the Unity For Humanity Environment and Sustainability Grant, has been launched in collaboration with the United Nations... Read more »

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