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2019 C.E. November 25
27 countries pledge $9.7 billion for climate action in the global South
Countries from around the world have pledged more than $9.7 billion to replenish the Green Climate Fund (GCF), which was established in 2010 by the 194 countries to serve as a key channel for delivering climate finance to developing countries.
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2019 C.E. November 25
Steyer, Bloomberg pledge $60 million to boost youth voter turnout in the U.S.
The progressive advocacy group NextGen America announced plans to spend $45 million in the next year to register and turn out people in 11 states that both the Democratic nominee and President Trump will be targeting.
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2019 C.E. November 22
France returns historical sword stolen in the 19th century back to Senegal
The French Prime Minister, Philippe said giving back Saidou Tall's saber was "the first step" in a project tailored at returning more west African artifacts that are currently in French museums.
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2019 C.E. November 22
Michigan bans cages for egg-laying hens
Michigan joins California, Washington, Oregon and Rhode Island in adopting a cage-free requirement.
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2019 C.E. November 21
EasyJet becomes world’s first carbon-neutral airline by offsetting all emissions
EasyJet will begin to offset emissions from its 331 planes immediately. It will become the world’s first major airline to operate net zero carbon flights across their entire network.
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2019 C.E. November 21
New ‘Sesame Street’ show aims to help refugee children
Sesame Workshop and the International Rescue Committee have joined forces to help Syrian refugee children through educational learning programs, including the launch of a new "Sesame Street" show in Arabic.
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2019 C.E. November 21
Humpback whales in the South Atlantic have recovered from near-extinction
A new count shows the population off Brazil went from about 450 in the 1950s to 25,000 now
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2019 C.E. November 21
Researchers create AI system that predicts epileptic seizures with 99.6% accuracy
The system will give people suffering from epilepsy warning that a seizure is imminent, enabling them to take medication—or alert a friend, relative or medical professional.
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2019 C.E. November 19
Heliogen, a clean energy startup, announces solar technology breakthrough
With their technology, concentrated solar energy can now create the extreme heat required to make cement, steel, glass and other industrial processes - replacing fossil fuels in a heavy carbon-emitting corner of the economy.
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2019 C.E. November 19
Kansas City bans gay conversion therapy
The city council on Thursday approved an ordinance banning the therapy, which tries to change a gay or transgender person’s sexual orientation or gender identity.
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2020 C.E. January 17
Microsoft pledges to be carbon negative by 2030
By 2030, Microsoft will be carbon negative. By 2050, they will remove from the environment all the carbon the company has emitted either directly or by electrical consumption since it was founded in 1975.
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2020 C.E. January 17
Amsterdam to buy out young people’s debt to offer ‘new start’
The debt-transfer project will start in February. Each person on the scheme will be given a coach with whom they will prepare a “guidance plan”.
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2020 C.E. January 16
HIV infections among gay and bi men fall by 71% in U.K. since 2012
The number of people diagnosed with HIV in the U.K. has dropped substantially since 2012. The drop has been attributed to a rise in the use of pre-exposure prophylaxis (Prep).
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2020 C.E. January 16
Florida moves to purchase land to protect Everglades from oil drilling
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) on Wednesday announced that the state plans to buy a 20,000-acre section of the Everglades to prevent oil drilling in the area, according to the Miami Herald.
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2020 C.E. January 15
Electric vehicles reach 25% market share in Iceland
Iceland now follows only Norway worldwide in the proportion of vehicles on the road that are fully electric.
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2020 C.E. January 15
Mexico releases Latin America’s first “feminist foreign policy”
The policy aims “to reduce and eliminate structural differences, gender gaps and inequalities, in order to build a more just and prosperous society.”
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2020 C.E. January 14
Half of U.K. universities have committed to divest from fossil fuel
Seventy-eight of the U.K.’s 154 public universities have joined the divestment campaign, either divesting or pledging to divest hundreds of millions from the fossil fuel industry.
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2020 C.E. January 14
JetBlue will be carbon neutral on all domestic flights by July 2020
The company said that it will offset up to 17 billion pounds of carbon by investing in projects focused on initiatives like forest conservation and renewable power.
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2020 C.E. January 13
Same-sex marriage now legal in Northern Ireland
From Monday, same-sex couples will be able to register to marry, meaning the first ceremonies will take place in February.
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2020 C.E. January 13
Peru to plant one million trees around Machu Picchu
President Vizcarra said the ambitious target of one million trees is "a commitment from the government, the region, the municipality and all the citizens who want to protect this world wonder."