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Produced from organic matter or waste, biofuels play an important role in reducing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and are one of the largest sources of renewable energy in use today. Most of Europe's renewable transport target is currently met with land-based biofuels. However, many of the feedstocks like corn and alfalfa used to produce such biofuels aren't economically and environmentally sustainable. Compared with fossil fuels, they do provide energy security and reduce air pollution. But the fact remains that they lead to more intensive use of resources, reduced biodiversity and even higher GHG emissions through land use change.

A crucial part of modern life, steel is indispensable for construction, infrastructure, machinery and household goods, but it also has a massive carbon footprint. According to a position paper by the World Steel Association, 1.83 t of CO2 on average were emitted for every t of steel produced in 2017. "The steel industry generates between 7 and 9 percent of direct emissions from the global use of fossil fuel."

Developments in and out of this world that we’re still thinking about at year’s end.

Soil and water below ground contain a vast reservoir of thermal energy. Geothermal heating systems recover this energy and convert it to heat that can be utilized in greenhouses and other buildings. Geothermal heat resources can be classified into three categories: low, medium, and high temperature.

Two senior aides to Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman were cleared of wrongdoing.

GERMANY and Russia are on a collision course with the US after President Donald Trump approved sanctions against a controversial gas pipeline between the two European nations.

Samsung's next Galaxy flagship phone is coming, setting the pace for 2020 phones.

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Neither the Eagles nor Cowboys should get a home playoff game. The Bills are the team no one wants to face. It's time to overreact to Week 16.

Can it fly? Yes. Is it practical? Not in the slightest.

SoftBank's $9.5 billion bailout of WeWork has hit a hurdle. The Japanese tech conglomerate wants to partly finance the rescue deal by borrowing ...

While the Eagles are in position to win the NFC East after defeating the Cowboys, the Steelers damaged their NFL playoff hopes against the Jets.

Lighting fires in the space can be especially challenging. Perhaps for this reason, Jessica Meir opted for a picture wearing the socks.

Several technology champions such as Elon Musk for long have been sceptical about the strides made in Artificial Intelligence, as the new-age gadgets and robots if equipped with independent thinking capability, may harm humans in the future. While others counter it by saying that the machine learning-powered AI will unburden people of menial tasks.

Tesla broke ground on the factory in January and has started producing vehicles from its Shanghai plant. It aims to build at least 1,000 Model 3 cars a week by the end of this year.

For the first time, LEGO has been cooled to the lowest temperature possible in an experiment which reveals a new use for the popular toy.

The New Zealand volcano death toll rises as crews search for victims, holiday gift shipping deadlines are here and more to start your Monday.

Its economy is sputtering and its young are frustrated, but with America and Europe in tumult, Russia and its leader of two decades are on a roll.

Japan's economy and industry ministry proposed on Monday the gradual release or evaporation of massive amounts of treated but still radioactive water being stored at the tsunami-wrecked Fukushima nuclear plant.

The personal data for thousands of owners of the Ring camera was reportedly compromised this week, exposing information such as login names and passwords.