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2017 C.E. December 21
China launches ambitious five-year plan to convert homes to clean heating
If successful, China's clean heating plan could decrease the amount of coal burned by the nation by 74 million tonnes (81 millions tons) by 2019 and 150 million tonnes (165 million tons) by 2021.
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2017 C.E. December 20
Scotland is on the cusp of electric car ‘revolution’
The use of electric vehicle charge points in Scotland has increased by 43 per cent in a year.
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2017 C.E. December 20
Belgium appoints world’s first-ever female ambassador to Saudi Arabia
Belgium made the announcement this week revealing that Dominique Mineur, who currently serves as the European nation's ambassador to the UAE, will transfer to Riyadh next summer.
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2017 C.E. December 19
The National Australia Bank will no longer lend to new thermal coal projects
The National Australia Bank (NAB) is officially the country's first bank to begin to phase out coal support.
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2017 C.E. December 19
France is awarding ‘Make Our Planet Great Again’ grants to U.S.-based climate scientists
Macron unveiled the Make our Planet Great Again grants after President Donald Trump in June said he was pulling the United States out of an international accord to reduce greenhouse gas emissions that was brokered in Paris in 2015.
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2017 C.E. December 18
First LGBT radio station in the Arab world launches in Tunisia
Broadcasting as of December 15, Radio Shams is the brainchild of the LGBT rights organization Shams, with support from the Dutch embassy.
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2017 C.E. December 18
Australia’s Newcastle Port, the world’s biggest coal export port, announces shift away from coal
The new chair of Newcastle Ports in Australia says there's an urgent need to diversify the regional economy and the port's business.
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2017 C.E. December 17
U.K. to devote foreign aid money to fighting plastic pollution
In a major win in the battle to turn the tide on plastic, British Prime Minister Theresa May has confirmed that the United Kingdom's foreign aid budget will be used to fight plastic pollution in the developing world.
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2017 C.E. December 17
Philippines president Rodrigo Duterte comes out in favour of same-sex marriage
Rodrigo Duterte on Sunday announced plans for the commission as he spoke at the 7th LGBT year-end gathering at Azuela Cove.
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2017 C.E. December 15
E.U. approves Poland’s $11 billion program to develop clean energy
The European Union has approved Poland's 9.4 billion euro ($11 billion) plan for developing renewable energy sources, the EU's executive body said Wednesday.
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2018 C.E. February 8
Eurostar plans to halve its use of plastics within two years
Eurostar has unveiled a new 10-point plan to cut carbon emissions and reduce waste over the next three years, highlighting the reduced carbon footprint of high-speed rail for short-haul journeys.
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2018 C.E. February 7
Dubai has the world’s most ambitious plan to turn waste into energy
It is expected to process up to two million tons of solid waste every year this is about 60 percent of the waste produced in the city.
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2018 C.E. February 7
German union wins right to 28-hour working week and 4.3% pay rise
German workers won a key victory in their fight for a better work-life balance when a big employers' group agreed to demands from the country's largest trade union for the introduction of a 28-hour working week.
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2018 C.E. February 6
Half of the world’s public buses will be electric by 2025
Nearly half of the world's bus fleet will be electric by 2025, according to a new Bloomberg report. China will be a major player in this global trend.
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2018 C.E. February 5
Chile adds 10 million acres of parkland in historic first
At a ceremony on Monday, Chilean president Michelle Bachelet officially declared a major expansion of Chile's parklands, creating two new national parks and protecting vast swaths of the country's rainforests, grasslands, and other wild terrains.
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2018 C.E. February 2
Cancer vaccine eliminates tumors in mouse study
Injecting minute amounts of two immune-stimulating agents directly into solid tumors in mice can eliminate all traces of cancer in the animals, including distant, untreated metastases, according to a study by researchers at the Stanford University School of Medicine.
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2018 C.E. February 2
Electric vehicle charging shatters records in the U.S. in 2017
EVgo, the nation's largest public network of electric vehicle (EV) DC Fast charging stations, experienced a record year in 2017. Its network of chargers provided 40 million miles of emissions-free electric driving, a dramatic year-over-year increase compared to the 22 million EV miles charged in 2016*.
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2018 C.E. February 1
Gambia’s river basin to be protected against climate change impacts
A new $25.5 million project from UN Environment and the Green Climate Fund (GCF) will protect Gambia's natural landscape from the increasingly damaging effects of climate change.
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2018 C.E. February 1
New Zealand creates first climate change refugee visa program
Faced with the looming prospect of entire islands disappearing under rising sea levels, New Zealand is designing the world's first climate change refugee visa program.
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2018 C.E. January 31
Canada’s British Columbia submits new rules to restrict oil shipments
The government of British Columbia has proposed new regulations restricting the transportation of oil through the western Canadian province in what is expected to be a major setback for a planned pipeline expansion project.