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    • February 2023

    When it comes to climate change and global warming, the only yardstick is reducing carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases, and striving for net-zero emissions is the goal. Big pivots and shifting to alternative energy sources such as hydrogen, solar and wind are crucial and unavoidable—and everyone knows it. See how experts are reducing emissions and transitioning industries on the cover of the February issue. Also in this issue, read about which technologies are making manufacturing safer and more productive, and why instrumentation purchases should require FDI device packages.
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    To help implementers achieve success, it is crucial to ensure multi-vendor interoperability between controllers and instruments, and also across control systems.

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