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2017 C.E. August 10
Australia set to put LGBT marriage equality up to public vote
A national public vote on marriage equality looks likely in Australia, after a futile attempt by MPs from the ruling Liberal Party to force a free vote on the issue.
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2017 C.E. August 9
Con Edison to make solar energy available to low-income customers
Con Edison will begin providing renewable energy to low-income customers in 2018 following today's approval of a plan to place solar panels on company roofs and grounds in New York.
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2017 C.E. August 9
China to install 403 gigawatts of wind energy over next decade
As of the end of 2016, China had installed 23 GW of new wind capacity, bringing its cumulative total up to 168.7 GW.
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2017 C.E. August 8
Spain awards over 5GW of renewable energy projects
The government said it was forced to apply a clause offering more than the original 3GW because of high demand.
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2017 C.E. August 8
Kenyan schoolgirls invent app to stop female genital mutilation
The app, known as i-Cut, is a program that allows girls to call for help, seek assistance, and report abuse to reputable law enforcement organizations.
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2017 C.E. August 7
Hawaii to get hydrogen fueling station; Toyota Mirai leases to follow
Once the station is operational, Hawaii will become the second of the 50 states in which the Toyota Mirai hydrogen fuel-cell vehicle is sold.
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2017 C.E. August 7
Google to create 10 million African jobs by 2022
Google is continuing in its aim to create 10 million African jobs in the next five years by training 100,000 software developers in Nigeria, Kenya and South Africa.
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2017 C.E. August 4
More than 30,000 Muslims gather to condemn Isis at largest Islamic convention in U.K.
The Jalsa Salana event, held on a 200-acre farm in Hampshire, saw tens of thousands of Ahmadi Muslims come together to condemn "misinterpretations of Islam" and denounce extremism and terrorism.
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2017 C.E. August 4
China is about to launch the biggest national Carbon Trading Scheme in the world
China aims to become a global leader in climate action by setting up the biggest Carbon Trading Scheme (CTS) worldwide as an attempt to meet 2030 peak emissions target.
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2017 C.E. August 3
Jordan repeals law allowing rapists to avoid punishment if they marry their victims
The decision is expected to be approved by the upper house, and then ratified by King Abdullah II.
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2017 C.E. October 10
Philadelphia water rate links payments to household income
City utility prepares nation's first water rate based on annual earnings.
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2017 C.E. October 9
Green Climate Fund to provide up to US$110 million for Kazakhstan clean energy projects
The framework aims to finance the construction and operation of solar, wind, small hydropower and biogas projects in the Central Asian country.
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2017 C.E. October 9
One of world’s largest marine parks created off coast of Easter Island
Rapa Nui protection area, about same size as Chilean mainland, will protect up to 142 species, including 27 threatened with extinction.
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2017 C.E. October 6
Cambridge University to accept transgender students at women-only college
Applicants for Murray Edwards College will simply have to identify as a woman at the time they submit their application.
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2017 C.E. October 6
The U.S. is breaking clean energy records even as Trump doubles down on fossil fuels
The U.S. hit several historic firsts in renewable energy in 2016 and 2017, according to a major new report.
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2017 C.E. October 5
Brenda Hale sworn in as first female president of U.K.’s supreme court
The first woman appointed to be a law lord, in 2004, Hale had to wait until this week for a second woman to join her on the U.K.'s highest court.
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2017 C.E. October 5
Scottish government bans fracking after public opposition
Energy minister Paul Wheelhouse says allowing unconventional extraction of coal and gas would put climate goals at risk
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2017 C.E. October 4
Breast-cancer death rate in the United States drops almost 40 percent, saving 322,000 lives
Breast cancer death rates declined almost 40 percent between 1989 and 2015, averting 322,600 deaths, the American Cancer Society reported Tuesday.
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2017 C.E. October 4
Shunning fossil fuels, 40 Catholic groups seek climate action
The coalition was the largest number of Catholic institutions, in countries including Australia, South Africa, Britain and the United States, to team up for a shift to greener energies, the Global Catholic Climate Movement said.
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2017 C.E. October 4
Solar panels surpass coal-fired electricity for six months in the U.K.
Research by the Carbon Brief website found that solar generated nearly 7,000 gigawatt hours of electricity between April and September, about 10 per cent more than the 6,300GwH produced by coal during the same period.