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2019 C.E. June 10
Barclays commits to 100% renewable energy by 2030
The British multinational investment bank Barclays has entered RE100, a global initiative committing to source 100% renewable electricity for their global operations by 2030.
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2019 C.E. June 7
Chile to close 8 coal plants by 2024, phase out coal entirely by 2040
The move would slash the share of coal within the electricity grid from 40% to 20% in five years, with a view to phasing out the fuel completely by 2040.
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2019 C.E. June 7
Canary Wharf is now the world’s first plastic free commercial center
Canary Wharf, the Estate at the heart of London's capital, has become the first commercial center in the world to be awarded a 'Plastic Free Community' status.
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2019 C.E. June 6
Oakland in California decriminalizes magic mushrooms and peyote
The city council's vote directed law enforcement to cease investigating and prosecuting individuals for using or possessing drugs sourced from plants, cacti, and mushrooms.
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2019 C.E. June 5
Thousands of Japanese women join campaign to ban workplace high heel requirements
More than 19,000 people in Japan have signed a petition to ban office dress codes which force women to wear high heels to work.
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2019 C.E. June 5
Indian state Madhya Pradesh breaks Guinness World Record, plants 66 million trees in just 12 hours
Madhya Pradesh created a new Guinness World Record after 1.5 million volunteers planted more than 66 million tree saplings within half a day along the Narmada river.
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2019 C.E. June 5
Canada launches Climate Action Incentive Fund
The fund will deliver up to $218 million in its first year (2019-2020), funded from the Canadian federal carbon pollution pricing system.
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2019 C.E. June 4
The world’s largest offshore wind farm just came online off the shores of Britain
The massive wind farm now has 50 of 174 turbines spinning. When completed, the project will have more than double the capacity of the current largest offshore installation.
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2019 C.E. June 4
Mexico City drops gender-specific school uniforms
"Boys can wear skirts if they want and girls can wear trousers if they want," Mexico City Mayor Claudia Mayor Sheinbaum said.
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2019 C.E. June 3
Finland commits to be carbon neutral by 2035
Finland will go carbon neutral by 2035, under a coalition deal published on Monday, setting one of the world's earliest timelines for reaching that mark.
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2019 C.E. July 24
First Step Act frees many formerly incarcerated individuals in the U.S. from Bureau of Prisons custody
The First Step Act, a bipartisan criminal justice reform law passed in Congress last year, was the catalyst for the release of more than 3,100 formerly incarcerated individuals from federal custody on July 19.
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2019 C.E. July 23
Inditex clothing to be made from 100% sustainable fabrics by 2025
Inditex, the company that owns high street fashion brand Zara, announced that all clothing will be made from 100% sustainable materials by 2025.
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2019 C.E. July 23
New York becomes first state to ban declawing cats
"Cat declawing is a brutal procedure similar to severing a human finger at the first knuckle and has lifelong ramifications for cats."
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2019 C.E. July 22
Kenya launches largest wind power plant in Africa
The farm, known as the Lake Turkana Wind Power (LTWP) will generate around 310 megawatts of power to the national grid and will increase the country's electricity supply by 13%.
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2019 C.E. July 22
New York climate plan sets 30-year goal for 100% renewable energy
A new law signed by New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo sets the nation's most aggressive targets for reducing carbon emissions.
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2019 C.E. July 19
California condor births mark soaring comeback after numbers dwindled to 22
Biologists estimate that the 1,000th and 1,001st chicks hatched in May this year, and they confirmed their existence this week.
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2019 C.E. July 19
Indian cities to buy thousands of electric buses
The sudden jump in electric buses purchases is the result of a financial subsidy worth US$360 million, offered by the central government.
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2019 C.E. July 18
Alan Turing – prosecuted for gay acts in 1952 – to be the new face of the U.K.’s £50 banknote
Despite his tremendous contributions to society, Turing was ultimately convicted for being gay and chemically castrated in 1952.
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2019 C.E. July 18
Overdose deaths in the United States drop for first time in two decades
The drop marks the first time that the number of overdose-related deaths has fallen since 1999.
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2019 C.E. July 17
British boys will receive HPV vaccine to prevent ‘thousands of cancers’
In total, the HPV vaccine program could prevent over 100,000 cases of cancer by 2058, officials said.