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2020 C.E. July 27
India to propose World Solar Bank and mobilize $50 billion in solar funding
India’s Ministry for New and Renewable Energy is likely to propose to the government to set up a World Solar Bank. The MNRE may propose that the World Solar Bank disburse $50 billion over the first ten years.
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2020 C.E. July 27
World’s largest hybrid timber tower to be built in Sydney
According to BVN, this tower is “is one of the most hopeful technologies in moving the construction industry toward real solutions to the global climate crisis.”
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2020 C.E. July 24
SolarTaxi’s electric motorcycles charge up Ghana’s on-demand delivery market
SolarTaxi offers all-electric bikes in Ghana under several models that help lower the traditional barriers to entry and helps accelerate adoption. These include a work and pay model and a rental service.
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2020 C.E. July 24
Renewables now E.U.’s biggest source of electricity
Fossil fuels fell by 18 percent, squeezed both by rising renewable generation and a seven-percent fall in electricity demand due to the coronavirus pandemic.
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2020 C.E. July 24
Senate passes veto-proof bill that removes Confederate names from Army bases
President Donald Trump has threatened to veto a version that renames the military bases, but that looks less likely after the Senate passed its version 86 to 14, well above the two-thirds majority needed to override a veto.
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2020 C.E. July 23
New SDGs Today platform offers open access to real-time SDG data
The portal provides a snapshot of the state of sustainable development around the world, enable users to obtain GIS training and resources, and teaches people around the world to use the data to drive action on the 2030 SDGs agenda.
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2020 C.E. July 23
Insurance company Zurich drops coverage for Trans Mountain oil pipeline
The Trans Mountain pipeline's annual liability insurance contract had shown Zurich was the lead insurer for the pipeline. The insurance, which provides $508 million of cover, runs to August 2020.
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2020 C.E. July 23
Apple pledges to become carbon neutral by 2030
To reach its goal of becoming carbon neutral by 2030, the tech giant will slash its greenhouse gas pollution by 75 percent and then find ways to draw down the remaining 25 percent of its heat-trapping emissions.
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2020 C.E. July 22
Electric car subsidies essentially make Renaults free in Germany
The state support is allowing Autohaus Koenig, a dealership chain with more than 50 locations across Germany, to advertise a lease for the battery-powered Renault Zoe that is entirely covered by subsidies.
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2020 C.E. July 22
Levi’s is using old jeans and wood pulp to create new, recyclable jeans
New Levi's jeans will be partially made from old, recycled jeans. They’re also fully circular: When they eventually wear out, they can be recycled again into new material for new jeans.
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2020 C.E. September 1
Sales of plant-based foods grew 29% over the past two years in the U.S.
Plant-based foods are a booming business. New SPINS retail sales data released March 3, 2020, shows that grocery sales of plant-based foods that directly replace animal products have grown 29% in the past two years to $5 billion.
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2020 C.E. September 1
Microdosing LSD leads to “remarkable” acute pain relief, according to new study
The researchers saw “remarkable” results for the 20 microgram dose compared to the placebo, comparable to those seen from many common opioid painkillers, such as morphine and oxycodone.
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2020 C.E. August 31
Panama cancels order for diesel buses, will purchase 195 electric buses instead
MiBus, which operates the Metrobús public transport system, has decided to cancel an order for 160 new diesel buses and purchase electric buses from BYD instead. In total, MiBus will spend $35 million to purchase 195 medium-size electric buses for use in Panama City.
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2020 C.E. August 31
Queensland becomes first Australian state to ban gay conversion therapy
Queensland has become the first state in Australia to criminalize gay conversion therapy, after state politicians voted to make the “highly destructive and unethical” practice illegal. Practitioners found guilty will now face up to 18 months in jail.
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2020 C.E. August 31
Google is offering affordable alternatives to college degrees
Google recently announced plans to launch a trio of certificate programs which it will treat as alternatives to college degrees. Google will be accepting 100,000 need-based scholarships for the new programs.
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2020 C.E. August 28
The Dow Jones just dropped its oldest member: Exxon Mobil
Exxon Mobil is an iconic blue-chip stock and the longest-tenured member of the index. Exxon’s exclusion represents a big drop from the days where oil companies were kings of the stock market.
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2020 C.E. August 28
New inkjet-printed ultrathin solar cells ditch rare minerals
Researchers in Saudi Arabia have developed thin, organic solar cells with a few advantages over others of their type. The new solar cells are more efficient, made using more common elements, and can be inkjet-printed onto surfaces, making them light and flexible enough to power wearable electronics.
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2020 C.E. August 28
The NBA and its players’ union announced a plan to use arenas as election polling places
The announcement came two days after N.B.A. players staged a dramatic work stoppage in response to the police shooting of Jacob Blake in Kenosha, Wis., on Sunday. Some staffers in the N.B.A.’s league office also chose not to work on Friday to spend time on social causes instead.
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2020 C.E. August 27
Kuwait relaxes book censorship laws
Kuwaiti state media reported that the country’s parliament had voted 40 to nine in favor of lifting the Ministry of Information’s control over books imported into the country. Previously, the ministry had blacklisted more than 4,000 books since 2014.
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2020 C.E. August 27
Mexico to phase out use of herbicide glyphosate by 2024
Mexico will gradually phase out use of the herbicide glyphosate by the time the current administration ends in late 2024, President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador said on Wednesday, following a ministerial spat over the product.