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2023 C.E. August 29
E.U.’s use of fossil fuels for electricity falls 17% to ‘record low’ in first half of 2023
Electricity generated from coal collapsed by 23% and gas fell by 13%, compared with the same period a year earlier. Seventeen E.U. countries generated record shares of power from renewables.
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2023 C.E. August 28
Bangladesh to begin producing lithium batteries and electric vehicles to cut emissions
To lessen pollution and reliance on fossil fuels, Bangladesh intends to phase out internal combustion engines in favor of EVs. Producing the lithium batteries used in EVs is a major first step toward this goal.
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2023 C.E. August 27
Brazil makes homophobic hate speech punishable by prison
Brazil’s Supreme Court has ruled with a vote of 9-1 that homophobic hate speech is on par with racial hate speech and punishable with a prison sentence of two to five years.
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2023 C.E. August 25
Environmental leaders from 185 countries launch Global Biodiversity Framework Fund
The GBFF has been designed to mobilize and accelerate investment in the conservation and sustainability of wild species and ecosystems and has already drawn over $200 million in investments from Canada and the U.K.
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2023 C.E. August 25
World’s new largest offshore wind farm opens in Norway
The implementation of Hywind Tampen is expected to lead to an annual reduction of 200,000 tons of CO2 emissions from significant oil and gas producers in the North Sea.
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2023 C.E. August 24
U.K. scientists regrow retina cells to tackle leading cause of blindness
In a study at the UK’s Nottingham Trent University, biomedical scientist Biola Egbowon and colleagues used nanotechnology to successfully treat macular degeneration.
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2023 C.E. August 23
Solar generation in California has increased almost 20-fold since 2023
During the same period, wind power generation increased 63%. Coal use was almost entirely eliminated and natural gas electricity production decreased 20%. The state of California has a goal to be operating on 90% clean, renewable electricity by 2035.
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2023 C.E. August 23
Ecuadorians vote against oil drilling in critical Amazon biosphere
The referendum was a popular initiative demanded by Indigenous communities to protect the vast Yasuní National Park from oil drilling. Ecuador's government has announced that it will honor the result of the referendum and have machinery removed within a year.
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2023 C.E. August 23
India becomes the fourth ever country to land on the moon
The Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) successfully landed its Vikram lander in the rough terrain of the Moon's south pole, making India the first country to safely touch down in this unexplored region of the lunar surface.
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2023 C.E. August 23
Paralyzed woman able to ‘speak’ through digital avatar in world first
The latest technology from the UC-San Francisco uses tiny electrodes implanted on the surface of the brain to detect electrical activity in the part of the brain that controls speech and face movements.
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2023 C.E. August 29
E.U.’s use of fossil fuels for electricity falls 17% to ‘record low’ in first half of 2023
Electricity generated from coal collapsed by 23% and gas fell by 13%, compared with the same period a year earlier. Seventeen E.U. countries generated record shares of power from renewables.
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2023 C.E. August 28
Bangladesh to begin producing lithium batteries and electric vehicles to cut emissions
To lessen pollution and reliance on fossil fuels, Bangladesh intends to phase out internal combustion engines in favor of EVs. Producing the lithium batteries used in EVs is a major first step toward this goal.
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2023 C.E. August 27
Brazil makes homophobic hate speech punishable by prison
Brazil’s Supreme Court has ruled with a vote of 9-1 that homophobic hate speech is on par with racial hate speech and punishable with a prison sentence of two to five years.
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2023 C.E. August 25
Environmental leaders from 185 countries launch Global Biodiversity Framework Fund
The GBFF has been designed to mobilize and accelerate investment in the conservation and sustainability of wild species and ecosystems and has already drawn over $200 million in investments from Canada and the U.K.
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2023 C.E. August 25
World’s new largest offshore wind farm opens in Norway
The implementation of Hywind Tampen is expected to lead to an annual reduction of 200,000 tons of CO2 emissions from significant oil and gas producers in the North Sea.
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2023 C.E. August 24
U.K. scientists regrow retina cells to tackle leading cause of blindness
In a study at the UK’s Nottingham Trent University, biomedical scientist Biola Egbowon and colleagues used nanotechnology to successfully treat macular degeneration.
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2023 C.E. August 23
Solar generation in California has increased almost 20-fold since 2023
During the same period, wind power generation increased 63%. Coal use was almost entirely eliminated and natural gas electricity production decreased 20%. The state of California has a goal to be operating on 90% clean, renewable electricity by 2035.
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2023 C.E. August 23
Ecuadorians vote against oil drilling in critical Amazon biosphere
The referendum was a popular initiative demanded by Indigenous communities to protect the vast Yasuní National Park from oil drilling. Ecuador's government has announced that it will honor the result of the referendum and have machinery removed within a year.
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2023 C.E. August 23
India becomes the fourth ever country to land on the moon
The Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) successfully landed its Vikram lander in the rough terrain of the Moon's south pole, making India the first country to safely touch down in this unexplored region of the lunar surface.
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2023 C.E. August 23
Paralyzed woman able to ‘speak’ through digital avatar in world first
The latest technology from the UC-San Francisco uses tiny electrodes implanted on the surface of the brain to detect electrical activity in the part of the brain that controls speech and face movements.