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The world’s largest database of social change milestones, from the first fire to today’s good news.
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We are building the world’s largest database of social change milestones, from the first fire to today’s good news. Change is not only possible, it has happened consistently throughout human history.
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2022 C.E.
December 21 Science has found that biomass burning releases more carbon dioxide emissions per unit of energy produced than coal.
2022 C.E.
December 21 The bill bans hate speech and incitement based on sexual orientation and gender identity.
2022 C.E.
December 21 Nearly 200 countries just agreed to protect 30 percent of the planet's land and oceans by 2030 — a leap from the 16 percent of land and 8 percent of seas currently safeguarded. The deal, struck in the early hours of a December morning in Montreal, also commits wealthy nations to send $30 billion a year to developing countries for nature protection. Crucially, Indigenous communities — who steward an estimated 80 percent of the...
2022 C.E.
December 16 Gay will be the only Black president currently in the Ivy League and the second Black woman ever, following Ruth Simmons, who led Brown University from 2001 to 2012.
2022 C.E.
December 15 Barbados becomes the third Caribbean nation this year to repeal such laws used to criminalize gay men.
2022 C.E.
December 14 Starting in 2024, shipping companies will have to buy E.U. carbon permits to cover 40% of their emissions, including methane and nitrogen oxides, rising to 70% in 2025 and 100% in 2026.
2022 C.E.
December 14 The bill requires that the federal and state governments to recognize same-sex and interracial marriages performed by other states.
2022 C.E.
December 13 Over the past decade, rubella cases have decreased dramatically in the Western Pacific Region, as millions of babies and young children have been reached with vaccines.
2022 C.E.
December 13 Carbon border tariffs are finally law — and the European Union's landmark deal could quietly reshape how the entire world prices pollution into trade. The mechanism works simply: importers bringing steel, aluminum, cement, and other carbon-heavy goods into Europe must pay for the emissions embedded in those products, matching what European manufacturers already pay at home. That creates a real financial incentive for trading partners to clean up their own industries. Compliance will be...
2022 C.E.
December 12 The Phase 1/2 trial data from Janssen Research & Development covered hundreds of myeloma patients. Based on preliminary trial data, the FDA has granted it "Breakthrough Therapy" designation.
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