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The world’s largest database of social change milestones, from the first fire to today’s good news.
A Timeline of Human History
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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2019 C.E.
February 26 The state's next renewable milestone is at 44% by 2024, a 33% growth in just over five full years.
2019 C.E.
February 26 The newly devised plan involves ensuring the electric grid is capable of operating with 100 per cent renewable energy by 2030, according to The Climate Group.
2019 C.E.
February 25 The massive 5100-acre solar farm will be built in three 500 MW sections with 500 MWh of battery storage.
2019 C.E.
February 25 The Spanish government approved the plan proposing that renewables make up 42% of the final energy consumption in 2030.
2019 C.E.
February 21 The first phase of the Shagaya Renewable Energy Park has now been completed with 70 MW of new capacity. Government officials said the project to establish a 1,500-MW solar energy station will be the largest in the Persian Gulf.
2019 C.E.
February 20 The company just published a blog post about the initiative, which it's calling Shipment Zero. The proposal is scarce on tangible details, but the retail giant did commit to making half its shipments carbon neutral by 2030.
2019 C.E.
February 19 The government estimates that the project, which will run until 2050, will eventually remove 18 million tons of greenhouse gases per years.
2019 C.E.
February 18 A brand new type of cancer drug that acts as a "Trojan horse" to get inside tumor cells has shown promise in patients with advanced, drug-resistant cancers. Patients with six different cancer types have responded positively to the new treatment.
2019 C.E.
February 18 Global health experts at the United Nations are recommending that marijuana and its key components be formally rescheduled under international drug treaties. WHO is also moving to make clear that CBD-focused preparations containing no more than 0.2 percent THC are "not under international control" at all.
2019 C.E.
February 15 Following in the footsteps of Greta Thunberg, school children across the U.K. have gone on strike for climate change. A new initiative called 'Fridays for Future' has been introduced, this will mean that students will strike every Friday until the government respond with an appropriate action.
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