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2018 C.E. January 23
Iceland supermarket vows to eliminate plastic on all own-branded products
Iceland supermarket vows to eliminate plastic on all own-branded products
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2018 C.E. January 19
Norway is aiming for all of its short flights to be electric by 2040
Norway is a leading force in broad adoption electric vehicles. In its latest move, the country has pledged to make all of its short-haul flights electric by 2040.
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2018 C.E. January 19
France sets out ten-point plan to double wind power capacity by 2023
The government said the proposed reforms will cut in half the average time it takes for wind power projects to be completed and connected to the French electricity grid.
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2018 C.E. January 18
Saudi Arabia plans up to $7 billion of renewable energy projects this year
Tenders will be issued this year for eight projects totaling 4.125 gigawatts of capacity, Turki Mohammed Al Shehri, head of the kingdom's Renewable Energy Project Development Office, said.
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2018 C.E. January 17
North, South Korea to march together under one flag at Winter Olympics
North and South Korean athletes will march together at the Winter Olympics opening ceremony under a unified flag, the South said Wednesday, in a diplomatic breakthrough following days of talks between the two countries.
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2018 C.E. January 17
BlackRock’s informs investees they must contribute to society, or risk losing funding
Laurence D. Fink, founder and chief executive of the investment firm BlackRock, is going to inform business leaders that their companies need to do more than make profits they need to contribute to society as well if they want to receive the support of BlackRock.
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2018 C.E. January 16
Peru protects more than 2 million acres of rainforest by creating Yaguas National Park
The Andes Amazon Fund celebrates the creation of Yaguas National Park, established today by the Peruvian government. Located in the northern region of Loreto, Peru's newest national park will safeguard 2,147,166 acres of rainforest and a vast river system with one of the richest fish faunas in the world.
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2018 C.E. January 16
New report predicts renewable energy will be cheaper than fossil fuels by 2020
A new report recently published by the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA), predicts the cost of renewable energy will experience a noticeable drop by 2020, putting it on par with, or cheaper than, fossil fuels.
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2018 C.E. January 15
Turkey launches $11bn energy efficiency plan
Turkey aims for clean energy projects to amount to 30 percent of its total installed capacity by 2023.
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2018 C.E. January 15
Ford goes ‘all in’ on electric cars with $11 billion investment
Ford Motor Co. will more than double spending on electrified vehicles, amplifying its investment in a segment that the auto industry sees growing from what's now just a fraction of the market.
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2018 C.E. March 9
Sierra Leone just held the world’s first blockchain-powered election
Agora's work in Sierra Leone marked an important milestone on the path to a more transparent and fair democracy built on blockchain technology.
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2018 C.E. March 9
South Australia to get world’s largest solar and wind powered hydrogen “superhub”
"The Superhub will enable Neoen to produce renewable hydrogen for overseas export markets, and create 300 construction and ongoing jobs for South Australia"
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2018 C.E. March 8
Assault weapons not protected under the Second Amendment, rules U.S. Federal Court
The court ruling states 'weapons of war' are not protected under the US Constitution.
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2018 C.E. March 8
U.K. carbon emissions down to 1890 levels
The data marked the fifth successive year in which the amount of carbon dioxide pumped into U.K. skies has fallen, and emissions are now 38 per cent below the level of 1990.
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2018 C.E. March 7
BBVA to mobilize $122 billion by 2025 to fight climate change and drive sustainable development
Pledge 2025 will help the bank align its activity to a 2ºC Scenario and strike a balance between sustainable energy and fossil fuel investments and is based on three lines of action: financing, management and engagement.
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2018 C.E. March 7
Target raises its minimum wage to $12 an hour, $15 by 2020
The retailer's moves announced at its annual investor meeting in Minneapolis, where the company is based come as its ambitious plan to make itself over is driving more people to its stores and its website.
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2018 C.E. March 6
Australia’s households install record 3.5 million panels in 2017
The record 1,057 megawatts of capacity in small-scale systems installed across the country smashed the previous record set in 2012, figures from the Clean Energy Regulator showed on Tuesday. It equated to 9,500 installed every day.
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2018 C.E. March 5
Daniela Vega makes Oscars history as first openly transgender presenter
The actress emerged on stage to introduce Sufjan Stevens's performance of "Mystery of Love" from Call Me By Your Name making her the first openly transgender Oscars presenter.
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2018 C.E. March 5
Nigeria to issue $400 million in green bonds
Three key projects have been targeted by the government, the energizing Education Project, the Rural Electrification Municipal and afforestation projects.
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2018 C.E. March 2
Indigenous rights get boost as Green Climate Fund approves $1 billion for new projects
The fund - to which countries have pledged more than $10 billion - adopted a landmark policy to protect indigenous people who often live in or near forests, where the fund plans to back conservation projects.