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2018 C.E. May 17
Two thirds of E.U. cities have climate change plans
66% of EU cities have a mitigation or adaptation plan in place. The top countries were Poland -- where 97% of cities have mitigation plans -- Germany (81%), Ireland (80%), Finland (78%) and Sweden (77%).
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2018 C.E. May 17
National Geographic launches multiyear initiative to reduce single-use plastics
National Geographic has announced a new, global commitment to tackle the problem of single-use plastics with the launch of Planet or Plastic?, a multiyear initiative aimed to reduce single-use plastic entering the world's oceans.
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2018 C.E. May 16
Small minimum wage rises don’t cause job losses, Reserve Bank of Australia study finds
The study of increases in the minimum award wages is the first of its kind in Australia and provides a boost to unions' argument in the Fair Work Commission for a $50-a-week increase in the minimum wage.
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2018 C.E. May 16
E.U. bank to invest €300 million in Chinese climate projects
The €300 million investment, signed with the Export-Import Bank of China (Eximbank), will be used on a range of climate projects, including sustainable transport, energy efficiency, renewable energy, and water infrastructure.
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2018 C.E. May 15
Seattle passes new tax on city’s biggest companies to combat housing crisis
The tax will raise $45 million a year over the five-year life of the tax to build more affordable housing and support services for the homeless.
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2018 C.E. May 15
Maryland becomes 11th state to ban ‘gay conversion therapy’ for minors
Maryland Gov. Lawrence J. Hogan, a Republican, signed the Youth Mental Health Protection Act into law on Tuesday, making the state the 11th to ban gay conversion therapy for minors.
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2018 C.E. May 15
Brazil’s solar capacity expected increase by 358% in 2018
Brazil now has 320 MW of distributed solar generation, a sector which grew 270% in 2016, 304% in 2017, and is expected to increase by 358% in 2018.
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2018 C.E. May 15
America’s incarceration rate is at a two-decade low
The nation's incarceration rate has declined every year since 2006 and is now at its lowest point since 1996.
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2018 C.E. May 14
Lloyds Bank launches £2bn green business lending drive
The company said its aim is to deliver the "most inclusive" green funding in the market, providing businesses with discounted lending to help them invest in measures that curb environmental impacts and boost productivity.
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2018 C.E. May 14
Church of Ireland to end investments in fossil fuel companies
The Church of Ireland has voted to exclude fully companies with a turnover of greater than 10 percent from fossil fuel production, by 2022.
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2018 C.E. July 5
Sweden to reach its 2030 renewable energy goal this year
An exciting new report shows that Sweden has installed so much wind power, the country is now 12 years ahead of schedule for its renewable energy goals.
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2018 C.E. July 3
U.K. to ban “abhorrent practice” of gay conversion therapy
The British government says it will ban gay conversion therapy as part of 4.5-million-pound ($5.9 million) effort to make society more inclusive for LGBT people.
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2018 C.E. July 3
Virginia and New York enact first laws demanding mental health education
The Empire State's law, which was reportedly written in 2015, says mental health is "an integral part of our overall health and should be an integral part of health education in New York schools."
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2018 C.E. July 2
Transgender woman makes history by winning Miss Universe Spain
Ãngela Ponce, 26, beat off competition from 22 other finalists to triumph at the contest in Tarragona, six years after Miss Universe was opened to trans contestants.
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2018 C.E. June 29
California passes sweeping law to protect online privacy
The new law grants consumers the right to know what information companies are collecting about them, why they are collecting that data and with whom they are sharing it.
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2018 C.E. June 29
Norway pledges $17 million to global fight against forest crime
The new money will be spent on a taskforce to investigate the international gangs and powerful figures behind them.
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2018 C.E. June 28
Massachusetts governor to sign bill on $15 minimum wage
Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker (R) will sign a bill on Thursday to gradually increase the state's minimum wage to $15 an hour by 2023.
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2018 C.E. June 28
U.S. Supreme Court rules that police will need a warrant for cell phone location data
The motion, which was passed in a 5-4 majority on Friday, is a definitive stepping stone to setting up a framework that protects Americans from law enforcement and government officials taking advantage of our technological lives.
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2018 C.E. June 27
Record number of LGBT candidates running for governor in the United States
2018 is the first time in American history that more than one open LGBT person has won a gubernatorial nomination in any given year.
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2018 C.E. June 27
Taiwan orders 1.6 gigawatts of new offshore wind power
It's expected that the new Taiwanese projects will be constructed by 2025, although they are still subject to acquiring the relevant permits and final investment decisions.