Johannes Koch – Karma https://karmaimpact.com Advancing people, planet and profit. Thu, 16 Jul 2020 03:59:19 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=5.3.2 Quantum Computers, Harnessed to Solve Climate Change, May Be on the Horizon /quantum-computers-harnessed-to-solve-climate-change-may-be-on-the-horizon/ /quantum-computers-harnessed-to-solve-climate-change-may-be-on-the-horizon/#respond Thu, 16 Jul 2020 10:00:00 +0000 /?p=17048 Quantum computers will help the chemicals industry discover new fertilizer production chemicals to replace a 100-year-old process and lower CO2 emissions.  New quantum-generated chemicals to synthesize fertilizers will cut 3%-5% of the world’s natural gas consumption and reduce CO2 emissions, expert tells panel.  Classical computer modeling can’t develop energy-efficient catalysts, which have great CO2 reduction […]

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]]> /quantum-computers-harnessed-to-solve-climate-change-may-be-on-the-horizon/feed/ 0 U.K.’s Plastic Energy Envisions Fuel in Heaps of Plastic Waste, and a Market Worth Billions /u-k-s-plastic-energy-envisions-fuel-in-heaps-of-plastic-waste-and-a-market-worth-billions/ /u-k-s-plastic-energy-envisions-fuel-in-heaps-of-plastic-waste-and-a-market-worth-billions/#respond Thu, 21 Nov 2019 19:13:16 +0000 /?p=13836 Key Takeaway: Europe’s drive to deal with plastic waste recycling may be a billion-dollar boon for an emerging chemical recycling technology that turns old plastic into high-grade material that can be used again in food packaging. Where one person sees trash, Spanish entrepreneur and engineer Carlos Monreal envisions a potential market worth billions — giving […]

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]]> /u-k-s-plastic-energy-envisions-fuel-in-heaps-of-plastic-waste-and-a-market-worth-billions/feed/ 0 Algo-Shaming: Google, Facebook Expand Power With Crackdown on Creators Seeking Clicks /algo-shaming-google-facebook-expand-power-with-crackdown-on-creators-seeking-clicks/ /algo-shaming-google-facebook-expand-power-with-crackdown-on-creators-seeking-clicks/#respond Wed, 06 Nov 2019 19:57:05 +0000 /?p=13485 As advertisers, influencers, and journalists feverishly maneuver for eyeballs and likes, employing an arsenal of tactics to boost their views, social media giants have taken to criticizing them for gaming the system. While it looks like moralizing on the part of Facebook and Google, such shaming hides a wider effort: the big online players are […]

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]]> /algo-shaming-google-facebook-expand-power-with-crackdown-on-creators-seeking-clicks/feed/ 0 Boiling Frogs and Smokestack Emissions: EU Experts Warn Corporations to Report Better CO2 Data /boiling-frogs-and-smokestack-emissions-eu-experts-warn-corporations-to-report-better-co2-data/ /boiling-frogs-and-smokestack-emissions-eu-experts-warn-corporations-to-report-better-co2-data/#respond Tue, 05 Nov 2019 21:17:41 +0000 /?p=13394 When climate experts start with the boiling frog comparisons, the news isn’t going to be good. Such was the case this week when Andreas Hoepner, a sustainable finance expert, joined European Commission experts, professors and financial pros for an EU-focused discussion online about the failure of corporations to report carbon emissions. “We are equivalent to […]

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