China’s largest battery manufacturer plans $5 billion battery recycling factory
Chinese law imposes a duty on battery manufacturers to be responsible for recycling their products when they reach the end of their useful life.
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California to ban gas-powered leaf blowers and lawn mowers by 2024
A gas-powered leaf blower for just one hour produces the same amount of emissions as a drive from Los Angeles to Denver.
Austria announces new carbon tax to curb emissions
The government believes that the tax will generate five billion euros by 2025, which will be returned to residents as an annual “climate bonus.”
France to ban plastic packaging for most fruit and vegetables in January 2022
France’s environment ministry expects that the measure will prevent more than one billion useless plastic packaging items per year.
Norway hopes to boost body image with retouching law
In Norway, images that have been altered to change a person’s appearance must now be labelled as retouched under new amendments to the country’s marketing act.
Indian health insurance to expand coverage options for transgender people
Ayushman Bharat, India’s flagship health insurance for the least privileged communities, will provide coverage for #trans individuals that includes support for sex-change operations.
Access to a healthy environment, declared a human right by UN rights council
According to World Health Organization, 24% of all global deaths, roughly 13.7 million deaths a year, are linked to the environment, due to risks such as air pollution and chemical exposure.
Biden to restore protections to three national monuments cut by Trump
The decision to restore the Bears Ears and Grand Staircase-Escalante monuments will protect the sites’ stunning physical beauty and fossil record, as well as substantial Native American history.
Brazil court upholds ban on missionaries trying to contact isolated Indigenous
Although the country’s official policy since 1987 has been to not engage in any contact, a federal law passed in July 2020 allows religious missionaries to remain inside reserves with isolated #Indigenous groups.
Canada celebrates first National Day for Truth and Reconciliation
The day, which honors the lost children and survivors of Indigenous schools, comes after more than 1,000 unmarked graves were discovered at former schools this year.