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2018 C.E. January 29
Myanmar LGBT festival goes public for first time
The widening acceptance boosted numbers with some 6,000 people coming along on the first day alone, compared with 2-3,000 over the whole festival in previous years.
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2018 C.E. January 29
France to shut all coal-fired power stations by 2021, Macron declares
The 2021 goal sets a more aggressive target than the timeline advanced by Mr Macron's predecessor, Francois Hollande, who sought to shut down the country's coal-powered plants by 2023.
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2018 C.E. January 26
E.U. votes to increase 2030 renewable energy goal to 35%
The European Union Parliament voted Wednesday to increase its renewable energy goal for 2030 from a goal of 27% to a new target of 35%, which will now be taken to EU member states in upcoming talks.
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2018 C.E. January 26
Banking giant Lloyd’s of London to divest from coal over climate change
Lloyd's of London, the world's oldest insurance market, has become the latest financial firm to announce that it plans to stop investing in coal companies.
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2018 C.E. January 25
World’s first electric container barges to sail from European ports this summer
Dubbed the 'Tesla of the canals', the unmanned vessels will operate on Dutch and Belgian waterways, vastly reducing diesel vehicles and emissions
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2018 C.E. January 25
Nike’s huge renewable energy buy pours cold water On Trump’s coal goals
The leading global athletic wear company announced a huge 86-megawatt deal that throws the force of Texas wind power behind its pledge to bring 100 percent of its North American operations into the renewables fold by 2025 seven years earlier than planned.
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2018 C.E. January 24
New data shows solar energy creates more jobs in United States than any other industry
According to the census, solar energy adds jobs 17 times faster than the overall economy in the United States.
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2018 C.E. January 24
L’Oréal, Mars, PepsiCo, The Coca-Cola Company, Unilever, Walmart, and more pledge to recycle 100% packaging
At the World Economic Forum in Davos, 11 companies have announced that they will work towards using 100 percent reusable, recyclable or compostable packaging by 2025 or earlier
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2018 C.E. January 24
Australian university is world’s first to go fully solar-powered
In a move that will make the Sydney institution the world's first university to be energy carbon neutral, the University of New South Wales has inked a deal to meet all its electricity needs with solar energy from next year onwards.
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2018 C.E. January 23
Vanuatu bans non-biodegradable plastic to protect ocean life
Single-use non-biodegradable plastic, including bags and polystyrene takeaway containers, will be banned in Vanuatu from January 31, as the Government tries to control a growing plastic waste problem.
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2018 C.E. March 28
Marvia Malik becomes Pakistan’s first transgender news anchor
Malik says she had to work hard to break taboos and finally be accepted by a society that discriminates against transgender people.
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2018 C.E. March 27
European Investment Bank commits $25 million to strengthen African off-grid solar access
The $25 million in financing from the EIB will enable d.light design to develop the installation of solar kits in sub-Saharan Africa and aim to hit its goal of reaching 10 million solar installations within 5 years.
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2018 C.E. March 27
Over 100 global cities powered by 70% renewable energy
A recently published data by the CDP researchers disclosed that of the 570 cities in its book, 101 cities now use renewable energy to source for 70% of their electricity, a figure that was previously 42 cities in 2015.
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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 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 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 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 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 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 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.