Environment
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Environment Canada24. April 2023Largest Investment Ever to Protect Fresh Water
The government of Canada has pledged to inject $750 million, its largest investment ever, over ten years to protect its sources of fresh water, including the Great Lakes which already benefit from help coming from the United States.
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Environment Switzerland20. April 2023We’re Making Sure Future Tech Is Environmentally Sustainable
The École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne in Switzerland is working on ensuring the environmental sustainability of new technologies, by setting guidelines intended to positively impact the development of emerging tech.
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Technology Serbia19. April 2023Can’t Plant Trees to Purify the City Air? Try Installing “Liquid Trees” Instead!
Belgrade, the capital of Serbia, has installed a “liquid tree,” an innovative tool to tackle greenhouse gas emissions and improve air quality in the city, when planting trees is not an option.
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Environment USA18. April 2023The Future of Marine Protection Looks Bright: First-Ever High Seas Treaty, Signed
With the international community stepping up its game to turn the "Climate Emergency, Biodiversity Loss and Pollution" ship around, countries have signed a first-of-its-kind high seas treaty in New York, United States, in a will to reach the target of protecting 30% of land and sea…
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Society United Kingdom17. April 2023“Declaration of Conscience”: Lawyers Sign to Support Peaceful Protesters in Their Fossil Fuel Fight
Top lawyers in the United Kingdom have defied the bar in a vow to not prosecute peaceful climate protesters nor support new fossil fuel projects, putting the very future of our planet before one of their profession’s golden rules.
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Environment Australia13. April 2023Potatoes Not Wasted: Compostable Stretch Wraps Hit the Market
With landfills overflowing with plastic waste, an Australian company decided to develop the first fully-compostable alternative to plastic wrap made from potato waste, and the enterprise is looking to become as circular as possible in the following years.
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Environment USA11. April 2023New National Monuments Created, to Protect Nature, and Native History
The Southwest region of the United States now has two new national monuments, including one created specifically to protect Native history, with culture and identity preserved, but also habitat and species.