U.K. launches first research programme on greenhouse gas removal
The U.K. has launched a £8.6 million national research programme to investigate how to remove greenhouse gases from the atmosphere, the first of its kind.
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South Australia heading to 80% wind and solar by 2021/22
South Australia is not just likely to have already met its target of 50 per cent renewables some eight years ahead of time, it is now heading for an extraordinary penetration rate of 80 per cent wind and solar by 2021.
Warren Buffet’s family pledges $90 million for young women of color, using “listen, don’t tell” approach
The money will be deployed via three streams to tackle the different issues facing women of color in distinct ways.
New Orleans begins removing white supremacist monuments
Workers dismantle an an obelisk dedicated to the Battle of Liberty Place, which commemorated whites who tried to topple a biracial post-Civil War government.
U.K. achieves first coal-free day since Industrial Revolution
According to the National Grid, the U.K. did not use coal to generate electricity for a full day on Friday 21 April, the first time since the Industrial Revolution.
SF’s green energy goal is a decade ahead of target
Mayor Ed Lee on Thursday set a new goal for San Francisco that at least 50 percent of the city’s electricity come from renewable sources by 2020. That’s 10 years ahead of the target the state has set for itself.
World Health Organization hails major progress on tackling tropical diseases
WHO director general says significant strides have been made in fight against sleeping sickness, elephantiasis and other neglected tropical diseases
Austin council votes to boost worker cooperatives
In late March, Austin City Council passed a cooperative business ordinance, which primarily supports the idea of worker cooperatives businesses that are owned and democratically controlled by workers
20,000 schools to install rooftop solar in Pakistan
The government of Pakistan’s second largest province, Punjab, has affirmed its commitment to the installation of rooftop solar power systems on around 20,000 schools.
Green bond issuance up 42% in first quarter of 2017
Globally, total green bonds issuance stood at $21.76 billion during the first quarter of 2017, up nearly 42 per cent from the issuance during the same period last year, according to the Climate Bonds Initiative.