Environment
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Environment France6. March 2020Will Artificial Intelligence Help Save the Planet? Yes, Say Researchers
A research group is calling on those looking to tackle climate change to shift their focus to technology, expressing the significant potential of taking advantage of the influencing digital age when it comes to a climate-safe world.
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Society USA4. March 2020“You Cut Trees, We Do Not Buy From You,” Food and Drink Giant Tells Palm Oil Producers
PepsiCo Inc has announced its plans to apply a greener policy for palm oil used in its products – and enforces the same rules for all firms in the world working directly or indirectly with the U.S. company, in a first for the consumer goods industry.
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Environment Colombia1. March 2020300 Died in Floods Ten Years ago – but now Colombia’s Farmers Know How to Cope with Climate Change
A decade following the worst floods in Colombia’s recent history, local farmers have taken measures to better cope with the sporadic weather – and with the help of international funding, they’ve managed to become more climate resilient, too!
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Environment Senegal29. February 2020West Africa’s First Wind Farm Will Generate Electricity for Two Million People
Senegal has just launched West Africa’s first extensive wind farm: with this significant addition, the nation will achieve its goal of having 30% of its energy come from renewable sources.
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Environment Kenya28. February 2020Sweet Potato “Drinks” Less, Feeds Locals Where Other Crops Fail in Dry Weather
Farmers in hot and dry Meru, Kenya have been switching to growing climate-resilient sweet potatoes in a mission to save their community from malnutrition and stop harvesting crops that inevitably get damaged by drought.
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Environment India28. February 2020Big Move Against Smog in India, as the Entire Country Switches to World’s Cleanest Fuel
India is switching to the world’s cleanest petrol and diesel starting the 1st of April, jumping from Bharat Stage IV (BS-IV) emission compliant fuels straight to BS-VI in a groundbreaking achievement that’s taken merely three years.
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Environment South Africa26. February 2020South Africa’s Water Warriors Help Farmers After Eight Years of Drought
Farmers in the Northern Cape region of South Africa have been struggling with eight years of drought. But locals stepped up to help: just this month in Kenhardt, they handed out feed, goods – and 37,000 liters of water!