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[co-authors: Michelle Fong, and Adrienne Peng] New Federal Developments Activity On April 15th, the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services (HHS) announced the renewal of the Public Health Emergency (PHE). The COVID-19 PHE will be renewed for another 90 days, beginning on April 21 (the date the PHE was previously scheduled to expire) and extending through July 21, 2021. This update enumerates the key regulatory flexibilities and funding sources that are linked to the PHE, as well as key emer...

Migration Impacts of the COVID-19 Crisis and the Post-Pandemic Future This report analyzes the labor migration trends in Asia and puts them in the context of economic and policy developments and the changes wrought by the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic. It examines the policy settings in the major origin and destination countries of labor migrants and the medium- and long-term factors that will shape the future ...

In context: If you had told me even just a few years back that Arm would be creating designs that could compete in high performance computing (HPC) and other super demanding applications, I probably wouldn’t have believed you. After all, Arm is primarily known for the power efficiency of its designs—hence it’s enormous success in smartphones and other battery-powered devices. Sure, the performance in Arm-based smartphone chips, such as Apple’s A series for iPhones, Qualcomm’s Snapdra...

Date Time UNESCO cautions ocean risks losing its ability to absorb carbon In absorbing carbon dioxide (CO2), the oceans play a crucial role in regulating the climate, a role yet to be fully understood. However, the oceans’ ability to contribute to climate regulation may decline and even be reversed in the future. The oceans that are now the blue lungs of our planet, could end up contributing to global warming. It presents a synthesis of the state of knowledge about the oceans’ role in the c...

Source: View Apart / Shutterstock.com Apple isn’t going to get knocked off its perch atop the consumer electronics sector anytime soon. The Silicon Valley leader’s strength is its ability to diversify its business into new areas even as it retains a dominant market share in the legacy businesses in which it competes. Now in its 12th generation, the iPhone remains the bestselling smartphone in the world even as Apple branches out into new areas such as TV and movie streaming, as well as onli...

An Analysis Of The Gene Therapy Viral Vector Landscape By Kyle M. O’Neil and Brendan J. Wang, Back Bay Life Science Advisors Over the last five years, multiple gene therapies have been approved by regulatory agencies and a bolus of late-stage pipeline assets are approaching the market. As the first few gene therapies realize their potential as transformative treatments for the genetic rare diseases, the space is seen as a crucial part of growth for the biopharmaceutical industry. However, as ...

Apr 19, 2021 2:30:pm Summary by: Daniel Graeber US LNG exporter NextDecade said April 19 that it had teamed up with environmental reporting group Project Canary to monitor the greenhouse gas intensity of LNG sold from th... Posted in:

(0) TOKYO, Apr 15, 2021 - (JCN Newswire) - NextDecade Corporation (NextDecade) (NASDAQ: NEXT) and Mitsubishi Heavy Industries America, Inc. (MHIA), part of Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) Group, have announced today that they have signed an engineering services agreement (ESA) for the design, license, and performance guarantee of the KM CDR ProcessTM, a post-combustion carbon capture technology to be applied at NextDecades Rio Grande LNG project in the Port of Brownsville, Texas. Last month, ...

NextDecade advances Texas CCS efforts Apr 14, 2021 2:35:pm Summary by: Daniel Graeber Posted in: NextDecade advances Texas CCS efforts US LNG company NextDecade said April 14 it had signed an engineering agreement with a division of Mitsubishi to develop post-combustion carbon capture technology for the Rio Grande LNG export facility in Texas. NextDecade signed an engineering services agreement with Mitsubishi Heavy Industries to utilise a proprietary process developed by the Japanese company t...

Canada Sees Surge in Green Jobs Despite COVID-19 Pandemic: Report The industry grew by 5%, offering a promising outlook on the future of employment. Why Global Citizens Should Care The United Nations’ Global Goal 8 calls for decent work and sustainable economic growth, and the need for investment in green jobs for young people is likely to play a big role in achieving that goal in the next decade. The climate crisis threatens economic stability and prosperity and will push more people into ex...