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  • Lake Pukaki, Tekapo, New Zealand
    2020 C.E. September 28

    New Zealand Prime Minister pledges to reach 100% renewable energy across nation by 2030

    New Zealand's Labour party has pledged that—if elected in the upcoming October 17 elections—all energy generation in the country will be 100% renewable by 2030. This ups a previous target of phasing out all non-renewable energy by 2035.


  • American flag
    2020 C.E. September 28

    Young Republicans push GOP on climate change

    A recent Pew Research Center survey shows Republicans 18 to 39 years old are more concerned about the climate than their elders. By a nearly two-to-one margin they are more likely to agree that "the federal government is doing too little to reduce the effects of climate change."


  • Quito
    2020 C.E. September 26

    Ecuador’s highest court will allow communities to vote on mining projects

    The decision follows a petition by the Ecuadorian city of Cuenca to allow a ballot referendum on mining near water sources, including near the Tomebamba, Machángara, Norcay, Yanuncay, and Tarqui rivers.


  • Smog in Shanghai
    2020 C.E. September 26

    China, top global emitter, aims to go carbon-neutral by 2060

    Citing the Paris Agreement that he and former U.S. President Barack Obama helped forge in 2015, Chinese President Xi Jinping said his country would raise its emissions reduction targets. “We aim to have CO2 emissions peak before 2030 and achieve carbon neutrality before 2060,” he said.


  • Walmart logo in a smartphone
    2020 C.E. September 26

    Walmart aims for zero emissions by 2040 without buying offsets

    To reach zero emissions without carbon offsets, Walmart says it will power its facilities with 100 percent renewable energy by 2035 while introducing zero-emission vehicles for all of its fleet, including long haul trucks by 2040.


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    2020 C.E. September 25

    Online tool helps mobilize Native American communities to go out and vote

    The website aims to help Native Americans navigate roadblocks to the ballot box, by supplying specific, scrupulous details for registering, voting in person, and voting by mail, in all relevant counties and Indian tribal lands in the US.


  • andrew roberts JvEjF tf unsplash
    2020 C.E. September 25

    California to ban the sale of new gas-powered cars by 2035

    The new legislation is part of a new package of policy changes that aim to reduce climate-warming emissions amidst another season of wildfires. As The Hill reports, the order also includes a provision to no longer issue new permits for oil and gas fracking by 2024.


  • Plant growing out of coins
    2020 C.E. September 25

    Vanguard, BlackRock add new climate-focused ETFs as demand soars

    Top asset managers Vanguard Group Inc and BlackRock Inc on Thursday introduced new exchange-traded funds that exclude oil companies, coal producers and other industries that a growing number of investors want to avoid.


  • Air pollution
    2020 C.E. September 23

    New Jersey passes bill to protect poor communities from pollution

    The New Jersey Law will require the state’s Department of Environmental Protection to deny permit applications for a new project if it determines it will have a disproportionate impact on a certain community already facing environmental or health stressors.


  • Bombardier Q400 in Air Berlin livery
    2020 C.E. September 23

    Universal Hydrogen and Magnix building world’s largest hydrogen plane

    A new LA-based fuel logistics startup, Universal Hydrogen, has embarked on a project to develop a retrofittable hydrogen powertrain for existing airliners, and will test it with a 40-seat De Havilland Canada DHC8-Q300, commonly known as the Dash-8, that will become the world's largest hydrogen-fueled commercial aircraft.



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