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2018 C.E. April 3
Costa Rica’s young president-elect Carlos Alvarado Quesada wins pitching progressive values
He has faced much stronger headwinds by backing gay marriage in the conservative Central American country.
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2018 C.E. April 2
China meets 2020 carbon target ahead of schedule
China, the world's biggest energy consumer, cut its 2005 carbon intensity level, or the amount of climate-warming carbon dioxide it produces per unit of economic growth, by 46 percent in 2017, Xie told a forum in Shanghai on Tuesday.
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2018 C.E. March 29
Fossil fuels squeezed by plunge in cost of renewables, BNEF says
The economics of generating electricity from fossil fuels are deteriorating rapidly as renewable energy technology plunges in costs.
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2018 C.E. March 29
“Love, Simon” becomes first studio teen film to feature gay protagonist
The new film from director Greg Berlanti - showrunner of The Flash and Riverdale - has outpaced expectation in the US where Variety reports it's expected to take approximately $10-12m (£7-8.6m) on its opening weekend alone against a budget of $17m (£12m).
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2018 C.E. March 28
Marvia Malik becomes Pakistan’s first transgender news anchor
Malik says she had to work hard to break taboos and finally be accepted by a society that discriminates against transgender people.
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2018 C.E. March 28
French state-owned utility EDF to invest 8 billion euros in power storage business
"With storage we can smooth out the intermittence of renewable energy and guarantee the balancing of power grids," EDF chief executive Jean-Bernard Levy told reporters.
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2018 C.E. March 27
Over 100 global cities powered by 70% renewable energy
A recently published data by the CDP researchers disclosed that of the 570 cities in its book, 101 cities now use renewable energy to source for 70% of their electricity, a figure that was previously 42 cities in 2015.
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2018 C.E. March 27
European Investment Bank commits $25 million to strengthen African off-grid solar access
The $25 million in financing from the EIB will enable d.light design to develop the installation of solar kits in sub-Saharan Africa and aim to hit its goal of reaching 10 million solar installations within 5 years.
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2018 C.E. March 26
U.K. government funds £260 million to improve air quality
A £220 million Clean Air Fund is set to tackle roadside emissions, which is part of a £260 million plus package from the government to improve air quality.
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2018 C.E. March 26
Starbucks pledges $10M to support development of recyclable, compostable coffee cups
Starbucks is teaming up with Closed Loop Partners' Center for the Circular Economy to create the NextGen Cup Challenge.
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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 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 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 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 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 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
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
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 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. 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.