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2019 C.E. January 3
The United States convenes the most diverse Congress in its history
There are more women than ever before, and a new generation of Muslims, Latinos, Native Americans and African-Americans in the House creating what academics call a reflective democracy, more aligned with the population of the United States.
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2019 C.E. January 2
E.U. bans almost all coal mining
Every unprofitable coal mine in the European Union must cease production by the first day of 2019, the date on which all public funds for the mines will come to an end.
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2019 C.E. January 1
One millionth electric vehicle in the United States hits the road
With a new generation of EVs beginning to hit the market, and massive numbers of public chargers under construction from coast to coast, the electric future is beginning to take shape.
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2019 C.E. January 1
Nearly 2 million people sign petition to sue France over climate inaction
More than 1.8 million people worldwide have signed a petition from environmental groups to sue the French government for failing to take sufficient action on the matter.
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2019 C.E. December 24
World-leading ivory ban becomes law in the U.K.
The act will introduce a total ban on dealing in items containing elephant ivory, regardless of their age, within the U.K., including export from or import to the U.K..
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2019 C.E. December 24
Washington D.C passes bill to run on 100% renewable energy by 2032
Washington D.C has unanimously passed a bill to ensure the state runs on 100 per cent renewable energy by 2032.
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2019 C.E. December 24
E.U. agrees deal on single-use plastic ban
The single-use plastic ban was introduced earlier this year and yesterday the European commission agreed a deal to set the ban in place.
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2019 C.E. December 18
Coca-Cola supports Ioniqa to accelerate recycled PET development
The investment will help Coca-Cola to support its world without waste initiative, which is designed to develop packaging with around 50% recycled material by 2030.
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2018 C.E. December 18
Australia just cut 80% of its plastic bag use in 3 months
When Australia's two largest supermarket chains banned plastic bags three months ago, it led to an 80 percent reduction in the country's overall consumption of plastic bags.
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2018 C.E. December 17
Wilmar International, the world’s largest palm oil trader, officially ramps up zero-deforestation efforts
Greenpeace, which has long pressured the palm oil giant to monitor its suppliers across all of their operations, hailed the move as a "potential breakthrough."
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2019 C.E. February 15
The U.S. Senate passes decade’s biggest public lands package, protecting 1.3 million acres of wilderness
The measure protects 1.3 million acres as wilderness, the nation's most stringent protection. It permanently withdraws more than 370,000 acres of land from mining around two national parks.
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2019 C.E. February 14
Beijing will implement Stage 6 emissions rules in 2019 – reducing CO2 and NO2 emissions by 50%
Currently, Stage V rules, based primarily on regulations promulgated by the European Union, are in force. Stage VI rules will slash carbon dioxide and nitrogen oxide emissions by 50% below those already strict Stage V level.
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2019 C.E. February 14
Electric cars now cheaper than petrol or diesel alternatives in Europe, report finds
New research from the International Council for Clean Transportation (ICCT) has found that electric cars are now cheaper to run compared to petrol and diesel alternatives.
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2019 C.E. February 13
24-year old Kazakhstani man becomes first to use wirelessly-charged bionic heart
Tursunov's bionic heart (or VAD) doesn't need a power cord thanks to a charging system created by Israeli tech company Leviticus Cardio, eliminating one of the biggest points of failure in a device that cannot afford to fail.
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2019 C.E. February 13
Earth has more tree and leaf coverage now than in 2000, thanks to China and India
According to U.S. NASA, there are now more than 2 million sq miles of extra leaf area per year, compared with the early 2000s -- a 5% increase. The greening effect stems mainly from ambitious tree-planting and intensive farming in China and India.
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2019 C.E. February 12
11.9 GW of wind capacity installed in the Americas in 2018
Total installed wind capacity in North, Central, and South America increased to 135 gigawatts (GW) in 2018 with the addition of 11.9 GW of new wind capacity, an increase of 12% on 2017.
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2019 C.E. February 12
Scientists are using AI to find hotel rooms being used for child sex trafficking
Washington University engineers developed AI that recognizes features of a hotel room from a photo and identify where it may have been taken, offering new leads to fight child trafficking.
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2019 C.E. February 11
Drax begins capturing carbon in ‘world first’ pilot
The Royal Society and Royal Academy of Engineering have estimated that Drax could capture 50 million tonnes of carbon per year by 2050 - about half the nation's emissions target.
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2019 C.E. February 11
Pro-LGBTQ laws in the United States outpaced anti-LGBTQ laws in 2018, report finds
Last year, 21 of the 201 pro-LGBTQ bills introduced in state legislatures became law, while just two of the 110 anti-LGBTQ bills did, according to HRC's recently released 2018 State Equality Index.
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2019 C.E. February 10
Japanese city of Otsu is using AI to prevent youth suicides
The hope is that the AI will allow school officials to identify the bullying cases that are likely to escalate in seriousness so that they can intervene and diffuse the situation before it's too late.