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2023 C.E. December 2The U.S. and six other nations commit to unabated coal phase-out
At the COP28 Climate Summit in Dubai, the U.S., Czech Republic, Cyprus, Dominican Republic, Iceland, Kosovo and Norway in formally joining the alliance, which was launched in 2017 by the U.K. and Canada. The new members have committed to not developing new unabated coal power plants and phasing out existing unabated coal plants in a bid to keep the goal of limiting global temperature increases to 1.5C within reach.
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2023 C.E. November 30Detroit becomes first city in the U.S. to install wireless-charging roadway
Initially, a Ford E-Transit fitted with a receiver will be used to gather data as part of a five-year pilot to perfect the technology in real-world settings and study potential public transport applications – though there are plans to open the electric road system to the public within the next few years.
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2023 C.E. November 29Nepal registers its historic first same-sex marriage
After years of legal wrangling, Nepal has just become the first South Asian country to recognize a same-sex marriage.
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2023 C.E. November 22U.S. Inflation Reduction Act has driven $92 billion investment in EV production and 84,000 jobs
Investment in new manufacturing capacity for zero-emissions vehicles, batteries, and critical minerals have jumped more than 250%, climbing from $14 billion in the year before Inflation Reduction Act’s passage to $51 billion in the year since its passage, according to the Clean Investment Monitor.
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2023 C.E. November 22Gulfstream completes first-ever transatlantic flight with 100% Sustainable Aviation Fuel
SAF is designed to cut aviation carbon emissions by using sources that rely much less on fossil fuels: include maize, seed oils, algae, animal fats, oils, greases, farm residues, and more. According to Gulfstream, SAF has the potential to reduce net carbon emissions by 70%.
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2023 C.E. November 21New Jersey to ban sales of gas-powered cars by 2035
Under the state Department of Environmental Protection’s “Advanced Clean Cars II” rule, manufacturers must ensure that 43% of new light-duty vehicles they make in 2027 are electric, with the percentage rising annually to 100% by 2035. Most consumer cars and pickup trucks are considered light-duty.
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2023 C.E. November 20Massachusetts becomes fifth state in nation to make prison calls free
In July, the Legislature passed a state budget that included a requirement for corrections officials to make phone calls free for incarcerated people, but Healey pushed back to give more time to implement the program. This week’s legislation also makes video and emails free.
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2023 C.E. November 17The United Arab Emirates opens the world’s largest single-site solar farm
The 2-gigawatt (GW) Al Dhafra solar farm is 22 miles (35 km) from Abu Dhabi and features almost 4 million bifacial solar panels. It will power nearly 200,000 homes and eliminate over 2.4 million tons of carbon emissions annually.
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2023 C.E. November 16For the first time, U.S. prisoners graduate from top university
Northwestern University's Prison Education Program has now welcomed its inaugural graduating class of incarcerated students. Around 100 students are enrolled in the Northwestern program across Stateville Correctional Center for men and the Logan Correctional Center for women.
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2023 C.E. November 15Heirloom Carbon Technologies opens first carbon capture facility in the U.S.
The team behind the project said their newly opened direct air capture (DAC) facility near San Francisco will be able to siphon CO2 out of the atmosphere and store it securely underground in concrete.
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2023 C.E. December 2The U.S. and six other nations commit to unabated coal phase-out
At the COP28 Climate Summit in Dubai, the U.S., Czech Republic, Cyprus, Dominican Republic, Iceland, Kosovo and Norway in formally joining the alliance, which was launched in 2017 by the U.K. and Canada. The new members have committed to not developing new unabated coal power plants and phasing out existing unabated coal plants in a bid to keep the goal of limiting global temperature increases to 1.5C within reach.
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2023 C.E. November 30Detroit becomes first city in the U.S. to install wireless-charging roadway
Initially, a Ford E-Transit fitted with a receiver will be used to gather data as part of a five-year pilot to perfect the technology in real-world settings and study potential public transport applications – though there are plans to open the electric road system to the public within the next few years.
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2023 C.E. November 29Nepal registers its historic first same-sex marriage
After years of legal wrangling, Nepal has just become the first South Asian country to recognize a same-sex marriage.
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2023 C.E. November 22U.S. Inflation Reduction Act has driven $92 billion investment in EV production and 84,000 jobs
Investment in new manufacturing capacity for zero-emissions vehicles, batteries, and critical minerals have jumped more than 250%, climbing from $14 billion in the year before Inflation Reduction Act’s passage to $51 billion in the year since its passage, according to the Clean Investment Monitor.
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2023 C.E. November 22Gulfstream completes first-ever transatlantic flight with 100% Sustainable Aviation Fuel
SAF is designed to cut aviation carbon emissions by using sources that rely much less on fossil fuels: include maize, seed oils, algae, animal fats, oils, greases, farm residues, and more. According to Gulfstream, SAF has the potential to reduce net carbon emissions by 70%.
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2023 C.E. November 21New Jersey to ban sales of gas-powered cars by 2035
Under the state Department of Environmental Protection’s “Advanced Clean Cars II” rule, manufacturers must ensure that 43% of new light-duty vehicles they make in 2027 are electric, with the percentage rising annually to 100% by 2035. Most consumer cars and pickup trucks are considered light-duty.
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2023 C.E. November 20Massachusetts becomes fifth state in nation to make prison calls free
In July, the Legislature passed a state budget that included a requirement for corrections officials to make phone calls free for incarcerated people, but Healey pushed back to give more time to implement the program. This week’s legislation also makes video and emails free.
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2023 C.E. November 17The United Arab Emirates opens the world’s largest single-site solar farm
The 2-gigawatt (GW) Al Dhafra solar farm is 22 miles (35 km) from Abu Dhabi and features almost 4 million bifacial solar panels. It will power nearly 200,000 homes and eliminate over 2.4 million tons of carbon emissions annually.
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2023 C.E. November 16For the first time, U.S. prisoners graduate from top university
Northwestern University's Prison Education Program has now welcomed its inaugural graduating class of incarcerated students. Around 100 students are enrolled in the Northwestern program across Stateville Correctional Center for men and the Logan Correctional Center for women.
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2023 C.E. November 15Heirloom Carbon Technologies opens first carbon capture facility in the U.S.
The team behind the project said their newly opened direct air capture (DAC) facility near San Francisco will be able to siphon CO2 out of the atmosphere and store it securely underground in concrete.