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2022 C.E. March 2
All new Jeep, Chrysler, Ram products will be electric from 2026
Stellantis’ forward plan advances carbon-neutral manufacturing and the “cradle-to-cradle” business model to Reduce tailpipe emissions. The plan calls for a 50% carbon emissions reduction by 2030, with a carbon net-zero target of 2038.
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2022 C.E. March 2
U.N. adopts landmark resolution that aims to end plastic pollution
The measure calls for an international negotiating committee to set the terms of a treaty on plastic pollution by the end of 2024.
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2022 C.E. March 2
New fusion tech set to unlock near-limitless ultra-deep geothermal energy
MIT spin-off Quaise says it's going to use hijacked fusion technology to drill the deepest holes in history, unlocking clean, supercritical geothermal energy that can re-power fossil-fueled power plants all over the world.
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2022 C.E. February 28
Humpback whales no longer endangered, Australian officials say
Australia passed an anti-whaling policy in 1979, and the Guardian reports there are now as many as 40,000 individuals alive in the wild, after reaching a low of 1,500 decades ago.
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2022 C.E. February 28
New pregnancy risk tool cuts baby loss in Black and Asian women
In a study of 20,000 pregnant women, baby death rates in ethnic groups were three times lower than normal when the tool was used.
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2022 C.E. February 28
Germany aims to get 100% of energy from renewable sources by 2035
Economy Minister Robert Habeck has described the accelerated capacity expansion for renewable energy as a key element in making the country less dependent on Russian fossil fuel supplies.
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2022 C.E. February 24
E.U. adopts new tolling rules in watershed moment for green trucking
By May 2023, haulers operating zero-emissions trucks — battery electric or hydrogen — must be given discounts of at least 50% on distance-based road tolls.
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2022 C.E. February 24
New method allows vaccines to be stored for months without refrigeration
The World Health Organization has estimated that more than 50 percent of vaccines go to waste every year, often due to the challenge in keeping vaccines at stable cold temperatures.
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2022 C.E. February 24
U.S. FDA approves first condom designed to prevent HIV during anal sex
The organization has just authorized the sale of the ONE Male Condom, designed specifically to prevent the transmission of HIV and other STIs during anal sex.
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2022 C.E. February 23
$1 billion to be invested in cleaning up Great Lakes
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) will clean up, strengthen nearby infrastructure, and improve nearby supporting communities in 22 identified areas of concern.
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2022 C.E. March 24
The U.K.’s offshore wind pipeline sees a 60% increase in 12 months
The UK’s total pipeline of offshore wind projects has now reached 86 gigawatts (GW), according to new research published today by not-for-profit renewable energy trade association RenewableUK.
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2022 C.E. March 24
The majority of Portuguese Cabinet Ministers are women for the first time ever
The socialist-majority government will take over on March 30, in a week. For the first time ever in the history of Portugal, the majority of ministers are women, 9 out of 17.
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2022 C.E. March 24
In landmark order, India’s Karnataka High Court affirms sexual assault on wife against her consent is rape
Justice M Nagaprasanna said that the institution of marriage cannot be used to confer any special male privilege or a license for unleashing a "brutal beast" on the wife.
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2022 C.E. March 23
Ultra-low emissions zone extended to all of London
Starting in 2023, anyone driving a vehicle with high tailpipe emissions within London city limits will have to pay the £12.50 a day.
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2022 C.E. March 23
Panama legally recognizes rights of nature
The new law could have major implications for Panama’s land and energy development policies, which are now required to respect and protect the natural world’s new rights.
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2022 C.E. March 23
Indigenous communities in Oaxaca restore more than 20,000 hectares of land depleted by overgrazing
Many sites have been transformed into burgeoning forests. The communities now have more options for forest-based livelihood, such as agroforestry or even selling carbon credits.
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2022 C.E. March 22
Humanity has now installed more than 1 terawatt of solar capacity worldwide
A terawatt is 1,000 gigawatts. One gigawatt is roughly the equivalent of energy produced by 3 million solar panels.
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2022 C.E. March 22
Barcelona cemetery has a new 100% biodegradable burial area
The new 8,600 square-meter park and cemetery is planted with pines and oaks, ready to host 1,500 new, more environmentally-friendly graves.
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2022 C.E. March 22
GE produces world’s largest recyclable wind turbine blade
One University of Cambridge study suggests that there will be 43 million tonnes of blade waste around the world by 2050.
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2022 C.E. March 21
The U.S. SEC formally proposes new rule forcing companies to disclose climate risks and emissions data
With this proposal now being formally discussed, proponents expect it to be phased in between 2023 and 2026.