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2017 C.E. December 18
Australia’s Newcastle Port, the world’s biggest coal export port, announces shift away from coal
The new chair of Newcastle Ports in Australia says there's an urgent need to diversify the regional economy and the port's business.
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2017 C.E. December 17
U.K. to devote foreign aid money to fighting plastic pollution
In a major win in the battle to turn the tide on plastic, British Prime Minister Theresa May has confirmed that the United Kingdom's foreign aid budget will be used to fight plastic pollution in the developing world.
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2017 C.E. December 17
Philippines president Rodrigo Duterte comes out in favour of same-sex marriage
Rodrigo Duterte on Sunday announced plans for the commission as he spoke at the 7th LGBT year-end gathering at Azuela Cove.
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2017 C.E. December 15
EU approves Poland’s $11 billion program to develop clean energy
The European Union has approved Poland's 9.4 billion euro ($11 billion) plan for developing renewable energy sources, the EU's executive body said Wednesday.
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2017 C.E. December 15
Belarus to host first parliamentary hearings on SDGs
The open parliamentary hearings on the implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals will be held for the first time at the Council of the Republic of the National Assembly on 19 December.
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2017 C.E. December 14
The World Bank will stop fossil fuel financing beginning in 2019
The World Bank announced its plan to discontinue its financing of upstream oil and gas projects in 2019. The announcement came at the One Planet summit and on the two-year anniversary of the Paris Climate Agreement.
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2017 C.E. December 14
Exxon agrees to disclose climate risks under pressure from investors
Under pressure from investors, prosecutors and global regulators, ExxonMobil Corp. agreed on Monday to strengthen its analysis and disclosure of the risks its core oil business faces from climate change and from government efforts to rein in carbon dioxide emissions from fossil fuels.
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2017 C.E. December 13
Democrat Doug Jones beats Roy Moore for Alabama Senate seat
Doug Jones, a Democratic former prosecutor, defeated his scandal-scarred opponent, Roy S. Moore, after a brutal campaign marked by accusations of sexual abuse and child molestation against the Republican.
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2017 C.E. December 13
Canada and China agree to work together to advance climate action and clean growth
Canada's Prime Minister and China's Premier committed to champion the transition to a competitive, low-carbon economy and society, recognizing that the environment and the economy go hand-in-hand.
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2017 C.E. December 12
European utilities commit to 100% carbon-neutral electricity “well before” 2050
The members of Eurelectric have unanimously agreed to a Vision Declaration that commits them to an ambitious program of making all electricity generated in Europe carbon neutral by 2050.
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2018 C.E. February 1
Gambia’s river basin to be protected against climate change impacts
A new $25.5 million project from UN Environment and the Green Climate Fund (GCF) will protect Gambia's natural landscape from the increasingly damaging effects of climate change.
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2018 C.E. February 1
New Zealand creates first climate change refugee visa program
Faced with the looming prospect of entire islands disappearing under rising sea levels, New Zealand is designing the world's first climate change refugee visa program.
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2018 C.E. January 31
Canada’s British Columbia submits new rules to restrict oil shipments
The government of British Columbia has proposed new regulations restricting the transportation of oil through the western Canadian province in what is expected to be a major setback for a planned pipeline expansion project.
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2018 C.E. January 31
Rwanda becomes first poor country to provide eye care for all
In a country where a third of people have sight problems, specialist nurses have visited all 15,000 villages as part of a life-changing project
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2018 C.E. January 30
Cleveland Indians will stop using Chief Wahoo logo on uniforms in 2019
The smiling red-faced logo which has for years been criticized as racist by the Native American community and others will be removed from the team's jersey sleeves and caps starting in the 2019 season, the MLB announced Monday.
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2018 C.E. January 30
Families of those killed by police to get attorneys in King County inquests regardless of financial status
Legislation passed by the Metropolitan King County Council on Monday calls for the county's Department of Public Defense to provide attorneys to families participating in inquests no matter their financial status.
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2018 C.E. January 29
France to shut all coal-fired power stations by 2021, Macron declares
The 2021 goal sets a more aggressive target than the timeline advanced by Mr Macron's predecessor, Francois Hollande, who sought to shut down the country's coal-powered plants by 2023.
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2018 C.E. January 29
Myanmar LGBT festival goes public for first time
The widening acceptance boosted numbers with some 6,000 people coming along on the first day alone, compared with 2-3,000 over the whole festival in previous years.
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2018 C.E. January 26
Banking giant Lloyd’s of London to divest from coal over climate change
Lloyd's of London, the world's oldest insurance market, has become the latest financial firm to announce that it plans to stop investing in coal companies.
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2018 C.E. January 26
E.U. votes to increase 2030 renewable energy goal to 35%
The European Union Parliament voted Wednesday to increase its renewable energy goal for 2030 from a goal of 27% to a new target of 35%, which will now be taken to EU member states in upcoming talks.