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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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2022 C.E.
March 18 The EU wants to introduce CO2 emissions costs on imports of steel, cement, fertilizers, aluminum and electricity, from 2026.
2022 C.E.
March 18 In the longest coral resilience experiment ever, researchers found that two coral species cope well with changing ocean conditions and could be used for reef restoration.
2022 C.E.
March 17 mRNA HIV vaccines represent one of the most significant pivots in four decades of failed attempts to crack one of medicine's hardest problems. The same platform behind COVID-19 vaccines is now being used to tackle HIV's shape-shifting surface protein, testing multiple formulations simultaneously — something older technologies couldn't do at this speed. These early trials focus on safety, and no HIV vaccine has yet survived Phase 3 testing, so a long road remains. Still,...
2022 C.E.
March 17 ENTSO-E, whose 39 members operate the world's largest interconnected electrical grid, said the move means they will be able to help maintain the stability of the nations' power systems.
2022 C.E.
March 16 The EU will target programs and policies to accelerate the installation of clean, efficient heat pumps to the tune of 10 million new heat pump installations in the next five years.
2022 C.E.
March 16 Other rules being cut include the practice of punishing students with a form of house arrest, and ambiguous language in the guidelines on what is considered "typical of high school students."
2022 C.E.
March 15 Ashley Callingbull's Sports Illustrated debut is a milestone that reaches far beyond fashion — it's a direct challenge to the erasure Indigenous women have long faced in mainstream culture. Sports Illustrated chose her not only for her presence but for her advocacy work supporting women and children escaping domestic violence. Callingbull is clear she intends to use this platform to shift how Indigenous women are seen. As she put it, her goal isn't just...
2022 C.E.
March 15 Amazon conservation just reached a new threshold of ambition. The Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation's $300 million addition brings its total Andes-Amazon commitment to more than $800 million — enough, if targets are met, to push conserved and well-managed forest past the 70% threshold scientists say the ecosystem needs to stay resilient. Half the newly targeted land sits within Indigenous and community territories, where deforestation rates are already among the lowest in the basin....
2022 C.E.
March 10 The Crib A’Glow can now be found in 500 hospitals across Nigeria and neighboring Ghana. It has already been used on 300,000 babies.
2022 C.E.
March 10 Sustainable aviation fuel has long been a promising idea stuck in the lab — but a working algae biorefinery in Istanbul is changing that. Built on the Bogazici University campus near the Black Sea, the facility can process roughly 1,200 tons of algae per year, turning seaweed into jet biofuel without competing with food crops or releasing new carbon. Its first batch is already headed for a domestic Turkish Airlines flight. For an industry...
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