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into words after his wife and two daughters were killed in an attack. a 26—year—old man was arrested on three counts of murder. anticipation is building for their euros 2a final in berlin.
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working out what is melting and where is important. appear nearly three and a half thousand metres
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above sea level, we've come to the high art that you'd research centre overlooking the glacier in the alps. switzerland is home to m00 glaciers.
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these techniques are still in the experimental stage. these techniques are still in the experimentalstage. if the these techniques are still in the experimental stage. if the teams can improve their methods, then they will no doubt prove invaluable in monitoring how the warming climate is changing snow cover around the world. in is changing snow cover around the world. , . ., ., world. in greenland, we have a huge area where — world. in greenland, we have a huge area where we _ world. in greenland, we have a huge area where we are _ world. in greenland, we have a huge area where we are looking _ world. in greenland, we have a huge area where we are looking for- world. in greenland, we have a huge area where we are looking for legs . area where we are looking for legs beneath_ area where we are looking for legs beneath the snow. the amount that
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there _ beneath the snow. the amount that there is_ beneath the snow. the amount that there is no— beneath the snow. the amount that there is no build—up. in winter, where — there is no build—up. in winter, where you _ there is no build—up. in winter, where you have an accumulation of snow, _ where you have an accumulation of show. you — where you have an accumulation of snow, you can still save.
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these martian —like landscapes are found in iceland. it could almost be seen from them. seemingly, in the middle of nowhere, these towering machines are guzzling up carbon dioxide, globalwarming machines are guzzling up carbon dioxide, global warming gas. machines are guzzling up carbon dioxide, globalwarming gas. so, could this much hyped technology help us fight the climate crisis? mammoth is the world largest direct capture storage facility. when the plant is fully operational, will actually have 72 around the plant. that is tonnes of c02 every year. it that is tonnes of c02 every year. [it works that is tonnes of c02 every year. works like a that is tonnes of c02 every year. it works like a giant vacuum. each of these units is the size of a
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shipping container. it has a dozen powerful funds shipping container. it has a dozen powerfulfunds sucking in shipping container. it has a dozen powerful funds sucking in the surrounding air. they pull in an olympic swimming pools worth of air 0lympic swimming pools worth of air every a0 seconds. and then, inside, the filter separates the sing as well. in the atmosphere, its concentration is very dire loot. capturing even small amounts requires lots of energy. mammoth gets both power and hot waterfrom the nearby geothermal plant. for gets both power and hot water from the nearby geothermal plant. for us to do direct — the nearby geothermal plant. for us to do direct capture, _ the nearby geothermal plant. for us to do direct capture, effectively - to do direct capture, effectively and efficiently, we want to make sure that — and efficiently, we want to make sure that we are using energy that has a _ sure that we are using energy that has a low— sure that we are using energy that has a low carbon footprint. some would look _ has a low carbon footprint. some would look at _ has a low carbon footprint. some would look at this _ has a low carbon footprint. some would look at this and _ has a low carbon footprint. some would look at this and say, - has a low carbon footprint. some would look at this and say, hang | has a low carbon footprint. ”he would look at this and say, hang on, where is the industry? would it not be more efficient to have one of these next to a factory that is actually making the pollution? carbon dioxide tends to just disperse _ carbon dioxide tends to just disperse in diffusing the air. the effectiveness of direct air capture
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is not _ effectiveness of direct air capture is not dependent on being located close _ is not dependent on being located close to _ is not dependent on being located close to in — is not dependent on being located close to in industrial emitters. gk, close to in industrial emitters. 0k, let ou close to in industrial emitters. 0k, let you show _ close to in industrial emitters. 0k, let you show me — close to in industrial emitters. (iii, let you show me where it close to in industrial emitters. lg, let you show me where it is. close to in industrial emitters. 0k, let you show me where it is. that i let you show me where it is. that lowest line _ let you show me where it is. that lowest line here _ let you show me where it is. that lowest line here is _ let you show me where it is. that lowest line here is actually the c02 that is _ lowest line here is actually the c02 that is coming from the 12 containers outside. these two balloons — containers outside. these two balloons are really good visual representation of work, in total, one tonne — representation of work, in total, one tonne of c02 looks like. this tower then _ one tonne of c02 looks like. this tower then works _ one tonne of c02 looks like. this tower then works a _ one tonne of c02 looks like. try 3 tower then works a bit like a soda stream dissolving the pure c02 and water. ~ g, stream dissolving the pure c02 and water. ~ ., _, ., , stream dissolving the pure c02 and water. ~ ., ., , ~ stream dissolving the pure c02 and water. , . . , ~ . water. water coming in, a bit like a shower. water. water coming in, a bit like a shower- if— water. water coming in, a bit like a shower. if you're _ water. water coming in, a bit like a shower. if you're making _ water. water coming in, a bit like a shower. if you're making sparkling | shower. if you're making sparkling water, _ shower. if you're making sparkling water, is _ shower. if you're making sparkling water, is the — shower. if you're making sparkling water, is the same _ shower. if you're making sparkling water, is the same idea. _ shower. if you're making sparkling water, is the same idea. that- shower. if you're making sparkling water, is the same idea.— water, is the same idea. that fizzy water, is the same idea. that fizzy water is sent _ water, is the same idea. that fizzy water is sent to _ water, is the same idea. that fizzy water is sent to these _ water, is the same idea. that fizzy water is sent to these igloo -like l water is sent to these igloo —like domes. water is sent to these igloo -like domes. ,, water is sent to these igloo -like domes. ., ., ., ., ., domes. here we have one of our own units. domes. here we have one of our own units- please — domes. here we have one of our own units. please come _ domes. here we have one of our own units. please come inside. _ domes. here we have one of our own units. please come inside. this - domes. here we have one of our own units. please come inside. this well. units. please come inside. this well is going _ units. please come inside. this well is going 700 — units. please come inside. this well is going 700 metres— units. please come inside. this well is going 700 metres down— units. please come inside. this well is going 700 metres down into - units. please come inside. this well is going 700 metres down into the i is going 700 metres down into the ground _ is going 700 metres down into the ground here — is going 700 metres down into the ground here. the— is going 700 metres down into the ground here-— is going 700 metres down into the round here. , , , ,
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ground here. the c02 is pumped deep into the basalt _ ground here. the c02 is pumped deep into the basalt bedrock— ground here. the c02 is pumped deep into the basalt bedrock where - ground here. the c02 is pumped deep into the basalt bedrock where it - into the basalt bedrock where it reacts and turned into stone. i've been geologist so i brought rocks. this is a fresh basalt here, actually, from one of the last volcanic eruptions here in iceland. you can see there's a lot of porosity in here. here you can see there's a lot of these pores now filled with whitish specks. some of these contain the mineralised c02. and carbfix says that happens pretty quickly. we're not talking about millions or tens of thousands of years. around about 95% of the c02 was mineralised here within two years in the pilot project. this is incredibly fast, geologically speaking. mammoth is climeworks' second commercial plant and almost ten times bigger than the last one, collecting 36,000 tonnes of c02 annually, about the same amount as taking 8,000 petrol cars off the road. but it costs a whopping $1,000 to remove just one tonne. what do we mean by removing emissions?
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among its customers are microsoft, h&m and lego. worldwide, more plants like these are on the way, though they'll still only remove a fraction of what's needed. and despite calls to slash our emissions, the c02 we churn out continues to grow. do you think direct air capture can be an effective tool for removing carbon? we release about a0 billion tonnes of carbon dioxide to the atmosphere every year, so this won't make a dent into the big problem. but i think you should use all methods and methodologies to fight this problem. what's it going to take to scale it up, bring costs down and make it really impactful?
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by the end of the decade, we want to be at a cost of capture of $300—aoo. technology improvements will help drive down costs. a second lever will be scale. the team says this is just the beginning. mammoth will soon be dwarfed by another, much bigger plant, project cypress in the united states, which will eventually capture a million tonnes of c02 each year. from mammoth to cypress, we're now looking to break that hundreds of thousands of tonnes of capture capacity a year. i really do believe direct air capture and other engineered solutions are going to be able to get us to the point that we need to to help fight climate change.
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there is not a huge amount of cons that be why d is continuing to expand abroad reaching $1 billion deal to build a manufacturing plant in turkey. it dealto build a manufacturing plant in turke . , , , in turkey. it will be be way deeper is mexican — in turkey. it will be be way deeper is mexican factory _ in turkey. it will be be way deeper is mexican factory in _ in turkey. it will be be way deeper is mexican factory in the _ in turkey. it will be be way deeper is mexican factory in the europeanj is mexican factory in the european region with the first being in hungary. have you ever wondered where to recycle your rubbish? google has teamed up with swedish start—up power to produce an ai powered recycling app. just load it up powered recycling app. just load it up on your smartphone, point your camera at the object you want to recycle like a bottle or newspaper.
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the apple will recognise it and then tell you how best to of it. to try and help answer that question. in a speech opening the event, former prime minister tony blair made it clear he believes ai is key to the uk's economic success. it will change everything and positively if we embrace it with the spirit of innovation not introspection.- spirit of innovation not introspection. spirit of innovation not introsection. �* g, introspection. and new health secretary wes _ introspection. and new health secretary wes treating - introspection. and new health secretary wes treating says i introspection. and new health l secretary wes treating says that introspection. and new health - secretary wes treating says that al can play a role in the nhs. {t
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secretary wes treating says that al can play a role in the nhs.- can play a role in the nhs. ct and mri scanners _ can play a role in the nhs. ct and mri scanners and _ can play a role in the nhs. ct and mri scanners and not _ can play a role in the nhs. ct and mri scanners and not more - can play a role in the nhs. ct and i mri scanners and not more scanners but ai _ mri scanners and not more scanners but ai enabled scanners, there is a massive _ but ai enabled scanners, there is a massive productivity games. google deep mind, said dennis his service has been _ deep mind, said dennis his service has been developing ai for health care, _ has been developing ai for health care, scientific research and consumer— care, scientific research and consumer use long before it was fashionable. what does he think the labour government should do to make the best of— government should do to make the best of artificial intelligence? | best of artificial intelligence? i think best of artificial intelligence? think it's best of artificial intelligence? i think it's an opportunity to best of artificial intelligence? l think it's an opportunity to embrace the economic epic opportunities that are going to come with aland scientific possibilities. helping with health care, drug design, but also climate. the with health care, drug design, but also climate-— also climate. the new labour government _ also climate. the new labour government has _ also climate. the new labour government has said - also climate. the new labour government has said that - also climate. the new labour government has said that it l also climate. the new labour - government has said that it wants to be a green superpower. we know at
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the moment that this technology, at a potential intelligence is

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