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2017 C.E. October 2
Morocco to invest €200 million in solar projects to serve agricultural growth
Morocco is getting ready to launch a €200 million program to spark investment in solar power projects in the agricultural sector by 2021.
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2017 C.E. October 2
Alberta and Ontario increase minimum wage as they aim for $15
Alberta's minimum rate went up by $1.40 to $13.60 on Sunday, while Ontario's level rose by 20 cents to $11.60.
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2017 C.E. September 29
Renewable energy sets new record by producing nearly a third of U.K. electricity
Nearly a third of all U.K. electricity came from renewable sources in the second three months of this year, setting a new record for clean energy generation, the Government has revealed.
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2017 C.E. September 29
Global carbon emissions stood still in 2016
The new data is a welcome sign of progress in the battle against global warming but many challenges remain.
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2017 C.E. September 28
EasyJet puts its weight behind plans for electric planes
EasyJet is backing plans to develop commercial passenger aircraft powered by electric batteries instead of conventional aero engines.
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2017 C.E. September 27
Saudi government says it will allow women to drive
Women in Saudi Arabia will be permitted to drive in the kingdom, according to a royal decree issued in Riyadh on Tuesday that overturned one of the most widely criticized restrictions on human rights.
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2017 C.E. September 26
Somalia gets first forensic center to deliver justice in sexual assault cases
Funded by Sweden in cooperation with the United Nations Population Fund, the Puntland Forensic Center has been equipped with machines and laboratory equipment that can produce timely results.
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2017 C.E. September 26
Facebook selects 100% renewable energy option for headquarters
Facebook has switched all electric accounts at its Menlo Park headquarters to Peninsula Clean Energy's ECO100 option
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2017 C.E. September 25
Target to raise its minimum wage to $11 per hour, promising $15 by 2020
Thousands of Target employees are about to get a raise.
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2017 C.E. September 25
Citigroup and JPMorgan pledge to go 100% clean energy by 2020
JPMorgan and Citigroup have made this RE100 pledge, organized by The Climate Group alongside other companies like Estee Lauder, Kellogg, and DBS Bank.
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2017 C.E. November 15
New poll finds 81% of New Yorkers want to choose clean energy
A new report published earlier this month has revealed that New Yorkers overwhelmingly want the ability to choose their energy supplier, clean energy, and want more renewable energy in New York's electricity mix.
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2017 C.E. November 15
San Jose council votes to raise minimum wage to $15 by 2019
The San Jose City Council on Tuesday voted to raise its minimum wage to $15 per hour by 2019 as part of a regional effort to ensure more Silicon Valley residents benefit from the growing economy.
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2017 C.E. November 14
Bill Gates makes $100 million personal investment to fight Alzheimer’s
Billionaire Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates is to invest $50 million in the Dementia Discovery Fund, a venture capital fund that brings together industry and government to seek treatments for the brain-wasting disease.
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2017 C.E. November 14
Evolve Foundation launches a $100 million fund to find startups working to relieve human suffering
Co-founder of Matrix Partners China Bo Shao will lead the fund and will be looking for entrepreneurs focusing on tech that can help people become more present and aware.
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2017 C.E. November 14
Kids just won the right to sue the government for global warming
Last Thursday, U.S. District Judge Ann Aiken delivered a favorable ruling for 21 young plaintiffs that determined their lawsuit against the government and the fossil fuel industry to be valid.
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2017 C.E. November 13
E.U. reaches deal to overhaul world’s largest emissions market
European Union negotiators agreed to overhaul the region's cap-and-trade program, approving a plan to bolster carbon prices and adjust the emissions market to more ambitious climate goals in the next decade.
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2017 C.E. November 13
Over 150 organisations back call to ban oxo-degradable plastic packaging
Oxo-degradable plastics are being produced and sold in many countries, with society being led to believe they safely biodegrade in nature
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2017 C.E. November 13
Worldwide emissions of heat-trapping carbon dioxide have flattened out in the past three years
The study, published in the journal Earth System Science Data, said global CO2 emissions from fossil fuels and industry were projected to grow by just 0.2 per cent this year. That would mean emissions have levelled off at about 36 billion metric tons in the past three years, even though the world economy has expanded, suggesting the historical bonds between economic gains and emissions growth may have been severed.
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2017 C.E. November 10
Andrea Jenkins from Minneapolis becomes the first openly transgender black woman elected to public office in the U.S.
Jenkins, who has been elected to the Minneapolis City Council, became the second openly transgender candidate to win a race Tuesday night.
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2017 C.E. November 10
Danica Roem of Virginia to be first openly transgender person elected, seated in a U.S. statehouse
The race focused on traffic and other local issues in suburban Prince William County but also exposed the nation's fault lines over gender identity.