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2022 C.E. July 6
E.U. to end undercounting of plug-in hybrid emissions
Currently, regulators assume PHEVs are driven far more in electric mode than is actually the case, leading to unrealistically low emissions ratings.
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2022 C.E. July 6
Caribbean court strikes down gay ban in Antigua & Barbuda
The Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court found that Antigua and Barbuda’s 1995 Sexual Offenses Act “offends the right to liberty, protection of the law, freedom of expression, protection of personal privacy and protection from discrimination on the basis of sex.”
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2022 C.E. July 5
First couples wed as Swiss same-sex marriage law takes effect
The first same-sex marriages came about nine months after 64.1% of voters backed the “Marriage for All” law in a national referendum.
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2022 C.E. July 5
Kenya’s coastal communities launch groundbreaking programs offering carbon credits for mangrove conservation
Launched two years ago, this first-of-its-kind initiative, known as Mikoko Pamoja (‘Mangroves Together’), raises money for its mangrove conservation by selling carbon credits to people and organizations eager to shrink their carbon footprint.
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2022 C.E. July 5
California set to become first state to provide free health care to all low-income immigrants
The move will make low-income adults eligible for the state's Medicaid program by 2024, regardless of their immigration status.
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2022 C.E. July 1
In world first, The Netherlands caps flights at major airport to cut pollution
The new policy, set to take effect at the end of 2023, is the world’s first to limit flights for environmental reasons.
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2022 C.E. July 1
Zuva Petroleum starts rolling out EV chargers at its petrol stations in Zimbabwe
The first site was launched on the 30th of June in Harare.
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2022 C.E. July 1
India single-use plastics ban goes into effect
The country generates around four million tons of plastic waste per year, about a third of which is not recycled and ends up in waterways and landfills that regularly catch fire and exacerbate air pollution.
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2022 C.E. June 29
Kenyan engineer invents method to turn plastic waste into sturdy construction bricks
Nzambi Matee's Nairobi-based company, Gjenge Makers, produces a variety of different paving stones, which are already being put to use to line sidewalks, driveways, and roads.
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2022 C.E. June 29
Polish court rules that four “LGBT-free zones” must be abolished
"Today's decision... is a great victory for democracy, human rights and respect for people," Poland's Campaign Against Homophobia wrote in a social media post.
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2022 C.E. July 14
New Jersey governor signs bills protecting out-of-state abortion seekers and reproductive health care providers
The bills, A3974 and A3975, shield health care providers from other state's inquiries and prohibit the extradition of any person who comes to New Jersey seeking legal abortion services.
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2022 C.E. July 14
Mississippi expands solar net metering rules
The new rules expand the state’s net metering program by raising the participation cap for rooftop solar and prioritizing solar adoption for low-to-moderate income (LMI) customers, among other steps.
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2022 C.E. July 13
China installs massive 17 GB of offshore wind power in 2021
China now has 26 GW of offshore wind power installed, the most of any nation and nearly half of the world’s cumulative capacity.
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2022 C.E. July 13
Switzerland builds the world’s largest water battery to store surplus renewable energy
Large energy storage projects like water batteries are particularly useful for storing surplus energy from intermittent energy sources like solar and wind.
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2022 C.E. July 13
California passes first sweeping US law to reduce single-use plastic
The bill states that 30% of plastic items sold or bought be recyclable by 2028 and economic responsibility falls to producers
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2022 C.E. July 12
Rhode Island passes soonest 100% renewable electricity commitment in USA
Governor Daniel McKee signed a new bill into law that commits Rhode Island to get 100% of its electricity from renewable energy sources no later than 2033.
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2022 C.E. July 12
Rhino population gets a new sanctuary in Mozambique
This project, which was started by the Peace Parks Foundation more than six years ago, aims to create a sanctuary in the Zinave National Park of Mozambique, which experienced a drop in wildlife in part due to the 1977 civil war which lasted 15 years.
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2022 C.E. July 12
U.K.’s opens its largest carbon capture project which will turn 40,000 tons of CO2 into baking soda
The $24 million investment has been completed by U.K.-based Tata Chemicals Europe, one of Europe’s leading producers of sodium carbonate, salt and baking soda, and they expect it to lower their carbon emissions by more than 10%.
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2022 C.E. July 12
Colorado will not cooperate with other states’ abortion investigations after governor issues executive order
The Department of Regulatory Affairs was also instructed to protect people working in Colorado from disciplinary action against a professional license for providing reproductive health care
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2022 C.E. July 12
University of Arizona offers free college tuition to Native students
The introduction of such a program, which is offered to any students registered to any of the state’s 22 federally recognized tribes, is the first of its kind in an Arizona public university.