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WHERE DOES DAYLIGHT SAVING TIME APPEAR?

American Standard Time

With a few exceptions, the majority of the United States and Canada observe DST on the same dates. According to NASA, the only U.S. states that don't observe daylight saving time are Hawaii and Arizona, but the Navajo Nation, located in northeastern Arizona, does.

The Sunshine Protection Act(opens in new tab), which was passed by the Senate but is currently stuck in the house, was the subject of congressional debate in 2022. According to the National Conference of State Legislatures, state legislatures have debated at least 450 legislation to implement year-round daylight savings time (opens in new tab). Additionally, as of 2020, legislation to permanently replace DST with standard time had been proposed in at least 30 states. For instance, Florida's Senate and House passed the Sunshine Protection Act in 2018, which would have asked the U.S. Congress to exempt the state from the federal 1966 Uniform Time Act (a PDF of the proposal). Florida would continue to observe DST year-round if adopted. However, The New York Times reports that the United States Congress would need to change the Uniform Time Act (15 U.S.C. s. 260a) to permit states this allowance in order to permit Florida's year-round DST. The proposal has not yet been approved by Congress, according to the South Florida Sun Sentinel (opens in new tab). Similar steps have been taken by fifteen other states through legislation, initiatives, and resolutions. According to a statement from the office of U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio, these states are: Arkansas, Alabama, California, Delaware, Georgia, Idaho, Louisiana, Maine, Ohio, Oregon, South Carolina, Tennessee, Utah, Washington, and Wyoming (R–Fla.).

California voted in favor of Proposition 7, which sought to repeal the yearly clock adjustments, by a margin of 59% in the fall of 2018. With a two-thirds majority following that favorable vote, the state assembly might modify DST (the resulting change needs to meet federal law as well). The Sacramento Bee(opens in new tab) stated that as of November 2022, the state legislature has been slow to push through changes at the federal level.

Daylight Saving Time in Canada

The ten provinces of Canada observe daylight saving time. The Canadian provinces and territories that observe standard time throughout the year include: According to timeanddate.com, some areas of the provinces of British Columbia, Saskatchewan, northwest Ontario, and east Quebec (opens in new tab). DST becomes a permanent change in Yukon in 2020. In British Columbia, DST is not observed in Chetwynd, Creston, Dawson Creek, Fort Nelson, or Fort St. John; in Saskatchewan, it is only observed in Creighton and Denare Beach.

Europe participates in DST.

The majority of Europe presently observes daylight saving time, which started on March 27, 2022, at 1 a.m. GMT when Europeans set their clocks forward by one hour. The last Sunday in October, or October 29, 2022, marked the conclusion of daylight saving time (winter time), and the clocks were set back one hour. According to timeanddate.com, DST will resume on Sunday, March 26, 2023. (opens in new tab).

According to timeanddate.com, the majority of European nations observe DST with the exception of Russia, Iceland, and Belarus. DST is known as British Summer Time in the UK (BST).

In the following countries: Austria, France, Germany, Italy, Hungary, Norway, Poland, Spain, and Switzerland, DST is known as Central European Summer Time (CEST). In these nations, daylight saving time begins at 2 a.m. local time, when the clocks are advanced an hour to 3 a.m. Bulgaria, Estonia, Finland, Greece, Latvia, Lithuania, and Romania, which refer to DST as Eastern European Summer Time, observe the identical 2 a.m. clock shift (EEST).

Irish Standard Time (IST), also known as Daylight Saving Time (DST), is a seasonal time change that starts at 1 a.m. local time and ends at 2 a.m. The Canary Islands, the Faroe Islands, and Portugal, which refer to DST as Western European Summer Time, all experience the same time change (WEST). However, a recent study indicated that 84% of 4.6 million people surveyed said they wanted to abolish them, according to the Wall Street Journal, so even the European Union may suggest an end to clock adjustments. According to the WSJ, EU countries might choose to keep the EU in summertime or wintertime if parliament and member states reach an understanding.

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When does Daylight Saving 

Time begin in 2022?

Find out the background of daylight saving time and when it was implemented.

On Sunday, March 13, 2022, at 2 a.m. local time, the clocks advanced by an hour to signal the start of daylight saving time. This Sunday, Nov. 6, at 2 a.m. local time, the clocks will advance once more as daylight saving time, which is occasionally referred to incorrectly as daylight savings time, comes to an end for the year. Benjamin Franklin initiated a long tradition of changing the clocks in the fall and spring to preserve energy. The U.S. Senate unanimously approved legislation in 2022 to make daylight savings time permanent, but the house is presently blocking the measure.

In order to avoid missing a crucial meeting or losing out on an extra hour of sleep, here is a list of when daylight saving time begins and ends each year. Additionally, you'll discover some myths and fascinating information regarding the time shift, as well as the history of daylight saving time and its current implementation.

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According to the U.S. Naval Observatory, historically, daylight saving time (DST) started in the summer and ended just before winter, though the dates have altered over time as the U.S. government has implemented new laws (USNO).

When will the time change, then? Beginning in 2007, the second Sunday in March will mark the start of Daylight Saving Time (DST), when people will set their clocks ahead by an hour at 2 a.m. local standard time (so at 2 a.m. on that day, the clocks will then read 3 a.m. local daylight time). Then, on the first Sunday in November, clocks are turned back one hour at 2 a.m. local daylight time to mark the end of daylight saving time (so they will then read 1 a.m. local standard time).

On November 7 of 2021, when most Americans turned their clocks back one hour, DST came to an end in the US. The cycle will then start over again. The United States implemented daylight saving time on March 13, 2022, and it will conclude on November 6, 2022.

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Nuclear energy

 What's up with nuclear energy?

Recently, "I'm World" aired an episode on Aotearoa's objective of obtaining 100% renewable electricity.

It's interesting to note that neither fossil fuels nor renewable energy sources received the most comments. It dealt with nuclear energy.

One listener, Derek, commented: "Your essay was fascinating, but made no mention of nuclear fusion, [which] will be the ultimate solution to replace fossil fuel fired power generation for the entire world."

The same point was made by Andrew, another listener: "[Nuclear power] is the lowest carbon intensity, according to IPCC studies... but persona non grata in New Zealand?"

The idea of nuclear power is intriguing on a global scale, but less so for New Zealand.

Once a plant is open and running, its greenhouse gas emissions are actually very low (it's important to note that nuclear plants have significant 'overheads,' both financially and in terms of carbon emissions, as they need a lot of concrete and other materials).

Nuclear reactors reliably and economically produce the base level of electricity.

However, they are viewed as dangerous, which is somewhat understandable given that nuclear power was discovered in an effort to produce the most destructive weapon ever made and that Three Mile Island, Chernobyl, and Fukushima are still fresh in people's minds.

Recent fighting near the Ukrainian nuclear power plant in Zaporizhzhia frightened onlookers who thought a stray rocket could cause another nuclear meltdown.

When asked about the conflict in Ukraine, nuclear physicist David Krofcheck of the University of Auckland gives a full-on facepalm.

"My request to my Russian and Ukrainian friends is that you refrain from firing at the nuclear reactors."

But according to Krofcheck, the concerns that many people have about the threat that nuclear power poses are not always accurate predictions of the world in 2022.

"There is always a need to exercise caution, but when I consider all the energy that has been produced plus the diagnostic spinoffs, energy generation...

That, in my opinion, is more accurate than the justifiably frightening and terrifying occurrences involving the nuclear power facilities at Fukushima and Chernobyl.

The majority of people probably don't want to hear that, but in my opinion, those were the outliers and not the trend.

According to Krofcheck, nuclear energy is created when a heavy nucleus, such as uranium, is induced to split into two lighter pieces, releasing a significant amount of energy.

Water is heated by that energy, which causes it to boil and produce steam, which rotates a turbine and generates power.

According to Krofcheck, "Nuclear power is basically an enormously clever technique to boil water."

Of fact, nuclear facility mishaps can have catastrophic results: the Chernobyl disaster rendered more than 2500 square kilometers of land unusable and may be responsible for thousands of people's early deaths.

However, proponents of nuclear energy may legitimately point out that difficulties resulting from air pollution generated by burning fossil fuels result in the deaths of hundreds of thousands of people each year.

"In the two situations we're discussing, you construct a reactor a la the Soviet Union that has since been entirely shut down or extensively redesigned, and you have to be careful where you site them. Perhaps constructing a nuclear power plant in an earthquake prone area is not the best idea.

"I believe it is the price to be paid for the steady energy foundation that societies seek to have."

According to Krofcheck, nuclear power won't likely be required in New Zealand in the near future because there are plenty of ways for us to produce renewable electricity, including hydro, wind, and solar power, as well as large geothermal deposits.

Furthermore, building a large-scale nuclear power plant requires a significant financial investment and a genuine requirement for baseline generation.

There is also the matter of public opinion. New Zealand's nuclear-free policy is still vivid in people's minds and, in a way, contributes to our nation's independence on the international stage.

According to Krofcheck, this could change when nuclear reactors become smaller and more sophisticated methods of handling nuclear waste, which is now housed on-site in barrels, are developed.

But he thinks humanity cannot consider nuclear power as a be-all and end-all: it's a bridge, he argues, between the age of fossil fuels, and the energy paradise of renewables, which should be the ultimate objective.

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Energy : Work on a European Solar Photovoltaic Industry Alliance is started by the Commission.

 Energy

Work on a European Solar Photovoltaic Industry Alliance is started by the Commission.

In order to scale up manufacturing technologies for cutting-edge solar photovoltaic goods and components, the Commission today formally endorses a new Solar Photovoltaic Industry Alliance. This will help the EU's energy infrastructure become more resilient and speed up the implementation of solar energy there.

The Alliance is one of the specific projects of the EU Solar Energy Strategy, which was established in May 2022 as a component of the REPowerEU Plan and will assist the EU in achieving over 320 GW of newly installed solar photovoltaic capacity by 2025 and about 600 GW by 2030. With today's endorsement, a membership call for the Alliance can now be published in November.

The Single Market's commissioner, Thierry Breton, stated:

"To meet Europe's renewable energy objectives — and avoid replacing a dependency on Russian fossil fuels with new dependencies — we are launching an industrial alliance for solar energy. With the alliance's support, the EU could reach 30 Gigawatt of annual solar energy manufacturing capacity by 2025 across the full PV value chain. The alliance will foster an innovative and value-creating industry in Europe, which leads to job creation here. Europe's solar industry already created more than 357,000 jobs. We have the potential to double these figures by the end of the decade."

Once established, the Alliance will bring together commercial players, academic institutions, consumer advocacy groups, non-governmental organizations, and other parties with a stake in the solar PV industry. It will deliver an action plan for the European solar industry's value chain and interact with the EU and Member States on a variety of topics, including research and development, technology, the industrial supply chain, raw materials, financial accessibility, off-takers, international partnerships, and the resilience, circularity, sustainability, and skill levels of the world's supply chains. By the end of the year, the Solar Photovoltaic Industry Alliance is anticipated to launch. To develop it, the Commission will collaborate with EITInnoEnergy and build on the Batteries Alliance's proven track record of performance.

The Commission's strategy of using industrial coalitions has been extremely effective and serves as a template for the future. For instance, the Battery Alliance has been instrumental in assuring that by 2030, Europe will be able to generate up to 90% of the batteries it needs. The European Clean Hydrogen Alliance is increasing Europe's capacity to produce hydrogen.

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