Disturbing long-term complications of Covid-19-Remote Work & Neurological Symptoms!

Leave a Comment / January 19, 2023 / COVID-19, Livelihoods / By

As we almost complete four years of Covid-19 restricted life, with many either following the remote work or hybrid model, one cannot help wondering what the long-term effects of the Coronavirus may be and how we shall continue to pay our dues to it. Research indicates that although the commute time has sharply declined in …

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Global Energy Emissions, Demand, Mix and Transition towards Sustainability

Leave a Comment / June 16, 2022 / Net Zero, Sustainability / By

How do we appear positioned at present to meet emissions reduction targets established by the Paris Agreement? In context, considering energy, a main contributor to emissions, topics of relevance: Current global demand for energy Projections for future demand Contours of an Energy transition Energy mix between fossil fuels and renewables View forward: uncertain business models, …

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Momentous SEC Climate Reporting Rules proposed: to take effect beginning with Filings in 2024

Leave a Comment / June 16, 2022 / Sustainability, Transparency / By

On March 21 this year, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) proposed rule changes requiring registrants to include material climate-related disclosures in their registration documents and periodic filings. The comment period for the proposed rules ends May 20, 2022, after which it will likely take the rest of the year before the SEC finalizes the …

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Now or Never: AR6 WG III Report by IPCC on Climate Change Mitigation

Leave a Comment / June 15, 2022 / Net Zero, Sustainability / By

The latest report from the Intergovernmental Panel for Climate Change (IPCC) released on April 4, 2022 calls for fast action to stabilize the climate, listing a broad range of opportunities enabling compliance with the commitments made in the 2015 Paris agreement. Each successive assessment report from the IPCC since the first one in 1990 has …

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Ready for a Coronavirus breath test?

1 Comment / April 15, 2022 / COVID-19, Health / By

The words ‘Breath test’ immediately bring to mind the image of being pulled over by the police and asked for a driver’s license followed by the breath test, where you have to blow as hard as you can. Well, that association is going to change with the recent emergency approval of ‘InspectIR Covid-19 Breathalyzer’ by …

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Covid at all Time Low: – Kudos, Everyone!

Leave a Comment / April 7, 2022 / COVID-19, Health / By

The first week of April 2022 has become historical as we hear the much-awaited news that hospitalization due to Covid-19 in the United States is at its all-time low now. Numbers collected by the US Department of Health & Human Services, which started tracking the information in July 2020, indicate that as of Tuesday, March …

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Are you Ready for a fourth shot of Coronavirus Vaccine?

Leave a Comment / March 31, 2022 / COVID-19, Health / By

As the last booster shot for the majority of Americans appears to be either more than six months or nearing six months’ time frame, many wonder if they still retain immunity against the Coronavirus. One question that I have been asked multiple times at social gatherings is ‘Am I done with vaccination for Covid-19?’. The …

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And here comes a new variant of Coronavirus! Highly-Transmissible Omicron BA.2

Leave a Comment / March 31, 2022 / COVID-19, Health / By

Researchers and scientists have been keeping a close watch on any further Coronavirus mutation giving rise to a new variant without taking a break. All possible tools are being used, varying from rapid antigen testing and polymerase chain reaction (PCR) diagnostic tests to even testing of sewage water for early diagnosis of positive possible variant …

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Covid-19 Pandemic Second Anniversary marking once-incredible milestone

4 Comments / March 11, 2022 / COVID-19, Health / By

Today, Friday March 11, 2022, marks the second anniversary of the Covid-19 pandemic and for everyone it is a solemn moment of reflection of where we are today. March 11, 2020, was when Americans received news of the World Health Organization declaring Covid-19 outbreak a global pandemic. Majority of the working class went home with …

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Is it really time to let your guard down?

1 Comment / March 11, 2022 / COVID-19, Health, Risk / By

After the Centers of Disease Control announced a mask less policy, based on the number of hospitalizations, vaccination status and prevalence of positive cases, people were overjoyed. Public places opened doors to welcome eager visitors who are out to have fun and put the pandemic behind them. The message read on everyone face is ‘Covid …

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