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2019 C.E. October 28
Diesel and petrol-fuelled cars banned in Brussels by 2035
The government of the Brussels-Capital Region has approved its far-reaching climate plan, which includes a complete ban on cars that run on diesel or petrol by 2035.
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2019 C.E. October 28
Colombia’s capital city of Bogota elects first female mayor
Claudia López won the race for mayor of Bogota on a platform promising to combat corruption and advance equal rights for minority communities.
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2019 C.E. October 25
Pledges for global climate fund reach $9.8 billion
Governments of 27 countries across the world have pledged $9.8 billion to the Green Climate Fund to help poor nations tackle climate change.
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2019 C.E. October 24
New Jersey becomes first state in the U.S. to provide universal access to arts education
Universal access means all public schools provide some form of arts education and every student has the opportunity to participate in arts education programs as part of the regular school day.
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2019 C.E. October 24
India cancels plans for huge coal power stations as solar energy prices hit record low
India has cancelled plans to build nearly 14 gigawatts of coal-fired power stations – about the same as the total amount in the U.K. – with the price for solar electricity “free falling” to levels once considered impossible.
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2019 C.E. October 23
Murder rate in India drops steadily to lowest since 1963
The murder rate in India in 2017 was the lowest it has been in the last 54 years. With the exception of 1963, it has never been lower since 1957, the earliest year for which data on this rate is available.
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2019 C.E. October 23
California plans to end ‘lunch shaming’ with a new bill that guarantees meals for all students
SB 265 will require that all public school students have a "state reimbursable" meal provided by the school "even if their parent or guardian has unpaid meal fees."
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2019 C.E. October 22
McDonald’s tests plant-based burger in Canada
McDonald’s and Beyond Meat have teamed up to bring a new plant-based burger to North America. Announced in September, McDonald’s is conducting a 12-week test of their new plant-based burger called the P.L.T.
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2019 C.E. October 22
Macy’s will stop selling fur by end of 2020 fiscal year
Macy's and Bloomingdale's will stop selling the animal product by the end of the 2020 fiscal year, including its "off-price" stores" — Macy's Backstage and Bloomingdale's The Outlet.
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2019 C.E. October 22
JPMorgan to hire more people with criminal backgrounds
"When someone cannot get their foot in the door to compete for a job, it is bad for business and bad for communities that need access to economic opportunity," said JPMorgan CEO Jamie Dimon.
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2019 C.E. December 18
Hawaii’s state bird, the nene, is no longer an endangered species
Thanks to recovery efforts—including native captive breeding, rigorous habitat restoration and active management strategies—population numbers rose from 30 in 1960 to about 2,800 today.
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2019 C.E. December 17
Oxford City Council sets £19 million budget for climate crisis
Oxford City Council will set a Climate Emergency Budget that commits over £1 million additional operational funding and £18 million of capital investment to address the climate emergency.
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2019 C.E. December 17
Sprint to go 100% carbon neutral and 100% renewable electricity by 2025
The company has committed to source 100% renewable electricity across the company’s entire operations — all retail stores, offices, call centers, and network sites.
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2019 C.E. December 16
Goldman Sachs will end funding for Arctic drilling
The multinational investment bank has updated their energy policy for the first time since 2015, stating that they will end financing for new drilling or exploration in the Arctic.
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2019 C.E. December 16
Los Angeles libraries will stop collecting late fees for overdue books
The city will stop collecting fines for past-due books and other materials this spring, part of a larger effort to make the 73-branch library system more welcoming to the city’s neediest residents.
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2019 C.E. December 13
Over 500 B Corps commit to being net zero by 2030
Over 500 companies have committed to to reach the net zero target by the year 2030 - 20 years ahead of the 2050 targets set in the Paris Agreement.
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2019 C.E. December 13
Cambodia to teach LGBT+ issues in schools to tackle discrimination
Children in Cambodia will receive lessons on LGBT+ issues from 2020 in a bid to wipe out bullying and discrimination in the socially conservative country.
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2019 C.E. December 12
‘World’s first’ fully-electric commercial flight takes off
An all-electric powered seaplane has taken flight in Vancouver, Canada, in what the operators describe as a "world first" for the aviation industry.
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2019 C.E. December 12
World’s first community of 3D printed homes is set to house poor families in Mexico
The 50 built-to-last homes located in rural Tabasco, Mexico will be granted to local families currently living in extreme poverty and makeshift, unsafe shelter.
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2019 C.E. December 11
IKEA to present path to become ‘climate positive’ at COP25
“Becoming climate positive and a fully sustainable business means a transformational change for IKEA. It means rethinking every aspect of how we do business."