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2019 C.E. April 29
Canada bans deep-sea mining, oil and gas drilling in marine protected areas
The decision, which also prevents waste dumping and bottom trawling, helps inch Canada closer to its international commitment to protect 10 per cent of coastal and marine areas by 2020. -
2019 C.E. April 26
New York City passes bill requiring green roofs on new buildings
On Earth Day, the city council approved the Climate Mobilization Act, a package of bills and resolutions designed to drastically improve the energy efficiency of New York City.
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2019 C.E. April 25
Pharmaceutical executives in the United States charged for role in opioid epidemic for the first time ever
Federal prosecutors filed criminal charges relating to opioid distribution against one of the US' 10 largest pharmaceutical distributors and two of its executives, both of whom could be sentenced to life in prison.
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2019 C.E. April 25
Brazilian couple plant 4 million trees in 20 years to restore a destroyed forest
Brazilian photographer Sebastião Salgado and his wife Lélia Deluiz Wanick Salgado founded Instituto Terra, a small organization that has since planted 4 million saplings and has brought the forest back from the dead.
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2019 C.E. April 24
Verizon commits to going carbon neutral by 2035
One of the world's largest telecommunications company, Verizon that it is commitment to go carbon neutral by 2035 through a range of tools including reducing emissions directly and procuring renewable energy for its operations.
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2019 C.E. April 24
Puerto Rico to shut down all coal-burning power plants by 2020
Coal-burning power plants will get the axe in 2020, and all other coal-burning in Puerto Rico will be eliminated by 2028.
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2019 C.E. April 23
U.K. breaks coal-free power record over bank holiday weekend
The U.K. had a coal free weekend over Easter, breaking the previous record which was set in April 2018. The coal free period lasted for 90 hours and 45 minutes.
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2019 C.E. April 23
Chicago becomes the largest US city to commit to 100% clean energy
Chicago has passed legislation committing to running the city on 100 percent renewable energy by the year 2040.
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2019 C.E. April 22
World Surf League will now award equal pay to men and women athletes
17-year-old Caroline Marks became the first woman to win the same $100,000 prize as her male counterparts earlier this week when she won the first competition of the 2019 World Surf League's Championship Tour.
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2019 C.E. April 22
Canada iZEV electric car incentive program begins May 1
Canada will provide a $5,000 rebate to electric and plug-in hybrid car buyers called iZEV and goes into effect on May 1.
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2019 C.E. June 10
Barclays commits to 100% renewable energy by 2030
The British multinational investment bank Barclays has entered RE100, a global initiative committing to source 100% renewable electricity for their global operations by 2030.
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2019 C.E. June 10
Michael Bloomberg launches $500 million campaign to end coal
UN Secretary-General's Special Envoy for Climate Action Michael Bloomberg has announced Beyond Carbon campaign to close the United States' fleet of coal plants and halt new gas plants.
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2019 C.E. June 7
Canary Wharf is now the world’s first plastic free commercial center
Canary Wharf, the Estate at the heart of London's capital, has become the first commercial center in the world to be awarded a 'Plastic Free Community' status.
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2019 C.E. June 7
Chile to close 8 coal plants by 2024, phase out coal entirely by 2040
The move would slash the share of coal within the electricity grid from 40% to 20% in five years, with a view to phasing out the fuel completely by 2040.
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2019 C.E. June 6
Oakland in California decriminalizes magic mushrooms and peyote
The city council's vote directed law enforcement to cease investigating and prosecuting individuals for using or possessing drugs sourced from plants, cacti, and mushrooms.
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2019 C.E. June 5
Canada launches Climate Action Incentive Fund
The fund will deliver up to $218 million in its first year (2019-2020), funded from the Canadian federal carbon pollution pricing system.
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2019 C.E. June 5
Indian state Madhya Pradesh breaks Guinness World Record, plants 66 million trees in just 12 hours
Madhya Pradesh created a new Guinness World Record after 1.5 million volunteers planted more than 66 million tree saplings within half a day along the Narmada river.
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2019 C.E. June 5
Thousands of Japanese women join campaign to ban workplace high heel requirements
More than 19,000 people in Japan have signed a petition to ban office dress codes which force women to wear high heels to work.
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2019 C.E. June 4
Mexico City drops gender-specific school uniforms
"Boys can wear skirts if they want and girls can wear trousers if they want," Mexico City Mayor Claudia Mayor Sheinbaum said.
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2019 C.E. June 4
The world’s largest offshore wind farm just came online off the shores of Britain
The massive wind farm now has 50 of 174 turbines spinning. When completed, the project will have more than double the capacity of the current largest offshore installation.