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2018 C.E. March 26
U.K. government funds £260 million to improve air quality
A £220 million Clean Air Fund is set to tackle roadside emissions, which is part of a £260 million plus package from the government to improve air quality.
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2018 C.E. March 26
Starbucks pledges $10M to support development of recyclable, compostable coffee cups
Starbucks is teaming up with Closed Loop Partners' Center for the Circular Economy to create the NextGen Cup Challenge.
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2018 C.E. March 15
IKEA, Aldi, Boots, House of Fraser, John Lewis, Lidl, M&S, Next, Sainsbury’s, and more pledge to tackle plastic waste
The industry-wide program was one of the first of its kind to see firms agree to shared sustainability goals, commit to jointly disclosing their progress and promise to share best practices.
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2018 C.E. March 15
Adidas has sold a million shoes made of ocean plastic
Each pair uses an average of 11 plastic bottles and incorporates recycled plastic into the laces, heel webbing, heel lining and sock liner covers.
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2018 C.E. March 14
U.S. students stage national school walkout to urge action on gun violence
Students began a national walkout Wednesday morning to press elected officials to take action on school gun violence, one month after the deadly shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Fla., killed 17 people.
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2018 C.E. March 14
Arnold Schwarzenegger is suing big oil for climate change
Two months after New York's Mayor announced he was suing oil companies for their role in climate change, former California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger has revealed he intends to do the same, stating oil companies are "knowingly killing people."
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2018 C.E. March 13
Renault-Nissan aims for next generation battery car in 2025
The Renault-Nissan-Mitsubishi Alliance is working to produce an electric car that uses solid-state batteries as early as 2025, in a move that puts it amid the frontrunners in the global race to launch the next generation of electric vehicles.
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2018 C.E. March 13
21 major tech companies band together to stop wildlife trafficking
The Global Coalition to End Wildlife Trafficking Online was launched by TRAFFIC, the International Fund for Animal Welfare, and the World Wildlife Fund (WWF), and includes companies like Google, Facebook, Microsoft, Instagram, and Alibaba.
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2018 C.E. March 12
France to commit 700 million euros to International Solar Alliance
ISA is an inter-governmental organization that aims to mobilize $1 trillion in funds for future solar generation, storage and technology across the world. It has 60 signatories, with 30 of those countries having ratified the agreement.
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2018 C.E. March 9
South Australia to get world’s largest solar and wind powered hydrogen “superhub”
"The Superhub will enable Neoen to produce renewable hydrogen for overseas export markets, and create 300 construction and ongoing jobs for South Australia"
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2018 C.E. May 15
Seattle passes new tax on city’s biggest companies to combat housing crisis
The tax will raise $45 million a year over the five-year life of the tax to build more affordable housing and support services for the homeless.
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2018 C.E. May 14
Church of Ireland to end investments in fossil fuel companies
The Church of Ireland has voted to exclude fully companies with a turnover of greater than 10 percent from fossil fuel production, by 2022.
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2018 C.E. May 14
Lloyds Bank launches £2bn green business lending drive
The company said its aim is to deliver the "most inclusive" green funding in the market, providing businesses with discounted lending to help them invest in measures that curb environmental impacts and boost productivity.
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2018 C.E. May 11
Boko Haram has been routed from the 24 local areas in Nigeria they used to administer
Boko Haram, and by extension ISIS/ISIL, has been routed from the 24 local areas in Nigeria they used to administer. Bolstered by international assistance, the Nigerian army has led this regional fight against terrorism.
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2018 C.E. May 11
Costa Rica to ban fossil fuels and become world’s first decarbonised society
New president embraces 'titanic and beautiful task' of complete renewable energy transition.
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2018 C.E. May 11
London Mayor Sadiq Khan plans for city to go ‘zero carbon’ by 2050
The strategy, first released for consultation last summer, envisions London becoming a 'zero carbon' city by mid-century, boasting cleaner air and more green space.
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2018 C.E. May 11
Pakistan passes historic transgender rights bill
The Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights) Act allows people to choose their gender and to have that identity recognized on official documents, including national IDs, passports and driver's licenses.
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2018 C.E. May 10
California becomes first state to order solar on new homes
Most new units built after Jan. 1, 2020, will be required to include solar systems as part of the standards adopted by the California Energy Commission.
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2018 C.E. May 10
Ohio voters approve gerrymandering reform for U.S. House seats
Ohio voters approved a gerrymandering reform proposal Tuesday that would change how the state draws congressional district lines following the next US Census.
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2018 C.E. May 8
Global clean energy sector now employs more than 10 million for the first time ever
More than half a million jobs around the world were created in the renewable energy sector in 2017, bringing the total number of people employed in the sector to more than 10 million for the first time