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2019 C.E. December 3
Glasgow commits to being free of ‘unnecessary’ plastics by 2030
Glasgow has announced a new goal of completely eliminating all unnecessary plastics by the year 2030 and eliminate all single use plastics by 2022.
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2019 C.E. December 3
Yokohama recognizes partnerships for LGBT couples
The city of Yokohama near Tokyo began issuing certificates recognizing the partnerships of sexual minority and common-law couples on Monday.
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2019 C.E. December 2
Hong Kong voters deliver landslide victory for pro-democracy campaigners
Hong Kong’s voters have delivered an unprecedented landslide for pro-democracy candidates in local elections, in a powerful show of solidarity with the city’s protest movement and rebuke to the government over its handling of the crisis.
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2019 C.E. November 26
United States enacts animal cruelty bill into law, making it a federal felony
Animal cruelty has officially become a federal felony after President Donald Trump signed the bipartisan bill, Preventing Animal Cruelty and Torture (PACT) Act, into law.
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2019 C.E. November 26
Survey of 167 countries shows tolerance toward LGBT people rising globally
The rise in acceptance of LGBT people was particularly marked, rising from about one in four people expressing acceptance a decade ago to almost a third in the latest report.
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2019 C.E. November 25
27 countries pledge $9.7 billion for climate action in the global South
Countries from around the world have pledged more than $9.7 billion to replenish the Green Climate Fund (GCF), which was established in 2010 by the 194 countries to serve as a key channel for delivering climate finance to developing countries.
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2019 C.E. November 25
Steyer, Bloomberg pledge $60 million to boost youth voter turnout in the U.S.
The progressive advocacy group NextGen America announced plans to spend $45 million in the next year to register and turn out people in 11 states that both the Democratic nominee and President Trump will be targeting.
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2019 C.E. November 22
France returns historical sword stolen in the 19th century back to Senegal
The French Prime Minister, Philippe said giving back Saidou Tall's saber was "the first step" in a project tailored at returning more west African artifacts that are currently in French museums.
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2019 C.E. November 22
Michigan bans cages for egg-laying hens
Michigan joins California, Washington, Oregon and Rhode Island in adopting a cage-free requirement.
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2019 C.E. November 21
EasyJet becomes world’s first carbon-neutral airline by offsetting all emissions
EasyJet will begin to offset emissions from its 331 planes immediately. It will become the world’s first major airline to operate net zero carbon flights across their entire network.
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2020 C.E. January 21
Global green bond issuance hit record $255 billion in 2019
Sean Kidney, CEO at Climate Bonds Initiative, said: “The 2019 results and 2020 estimates bring the vital international milestone of $1trillion in annual green investment by 2021/2022 into sight.
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2020 C.E. January 21
Scotland on track for 100% renewable electricity in 2020
If Scotland achieves its target of being 100 percent powered by renewable electricity next year, it would join a small group of countries who have already accomplished the same goal: Albania, the Congo, Iceland, and Paraguay.
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2020 C.E. January 20
Local group stops proposed subdivision on environmentally sensitive lands in Ontario
According to Mr. Gibbons, the LPAT decision legally obliges the Town of Georgina to amend its MLE zoning bylaw to prevent development on 92 per cent of the MLE lands that are to be designated an “Environmental Protection Area.”
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2020 C.E. January 20
China becomes world’s largest nation to plan phase out of single-use plastics
In 2019, the National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC) stated that by the end of 2020 single-use plastic bags would be banned in all of China’s major cities. By the end of 2022, the plastic bag ban was to be extended to all cities and towns. As the world's most populous nation and second-largest economy, this became the most significant plastic bag ban in history.
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2020 C.E. January 20
Malaysia begins refusing shipments of plastic waste from rich countries
Malaysia has sent back 150 containers of plastic waste to 13 countries since the Q3 2019, with the environment minster warning that those who want to make the country a rubbish bin of the world can “dream on.”
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2020 C.E. January 17
Microsoft pledges to be carbon negative by 2030
By 2030, Microsoft will be carbon negative. By 2050, they will remove from the environment all the carbon the company has emitted either directly or by electrical consumption since it was founded in 1975.
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2020 C.E. January 17
Amsterdam to buy out young people’s debt to offer ‘new start’
The debt-transfer project will start in February. Each person on the scheme will be given a coach with whom they will prepare a “guidance plan”.
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2020 C.E. January 16
HIV infections among gay and bi men fall by 71% in U.K. since 2012
The number of people diagnosed with HIV in the U.K. has dropped substantially since 2012. The drop has been attributed to a rise in the use of pre-exposure prophylaxis (Prep).
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2020 C.E. January 16
Florida moves to purchase land to protect Everglades from oil drilling
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) on Wednesday announced that the state plans to buy a 20,000-acre section of the Everglades to prevent oil drilling in the area, according to the Miami Herald.
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2020 C.E. January 15
Electric vehicles reach 25% market share in Iceland
Iceland now follows only Norway worldwide in the proportion of vehicles on the road that are fully electric.