Environment
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Environment United KingdomDiscover Eight Future-Proof Superfoods That the Climate Can’t Hurt
Researchers affiliated with the Royal Botanic Gardens in Kew, the United Kingdom, released a list of climate-resilient foods in their quest to expand food diversity and secure future generations’ diets as the planet’s climate gets hotter and drier.
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Environment United KingdomClean Energy Win: Global Capacity of Offshore Wind Projects Doubles – in One Year
A newly released report from a British trade association for renewable power sources shows that the capacity of producing energy from offshore wind platforms has almost doubled over the last year, with projects already operational, and some under construction, consented or planned.
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Technology The WorldThis Project Wants to Map Our Whole Planet’s Seafloor – by 2030
About a quarted of the global ocean floor has been mapped so far thanks to the addition of what's called "depth data" - and a project took shape to have the entirety of the seabed charted by 2030, to improve both navigation and conservation of our…
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Environment LuxembourgPolluting Vehicle Sales Will Come to a Full Stop by 2035
In Luxembourg, the European Union agreed to enforce a slew of measures to curb emissions, including a ban on the sale of new vehicles with a combustion engine as of 2035, thus combating climate change and moving forward towards its ultimate goal to reach net zero…
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Environment United KingdomNumbers Don’t Lie: The World Is Shifting to Renewables
Within the span of just one lifetime, there has been a big green shift in global energy, and one of England’s oil and gas supermajors shares this year's encouraging renewable energy statistics - in production, consumption and power generation.
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Society EcuadorIndigenous Groups Get Legal Boost to Defend and Protect Their Land
In Ecuador, two indigenous groups have a legal ground to defend their land against development projects since the country’s top court ruled in their favor, and actions are being taken to keep any harmful activity at bay and preserve their ancestral territory.
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Environment SpainFree Train Journeys for All Passengers? Coming Right Up!
As of September, and for the remaining of the year, it will be possible to travel for free across Spain in trains operated by the state-owned transport company, furthering the government’s desire to make public transport as accessible as possible.
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Environment NigerThese 200 Million New Trees Were Not Planted!
In Niger, some 200 million trees sprouted across 5 million hectares over the last four decades without planting a single one, thanks to the relentless efforts of thousands of farmers who understood the importance of the vegetal species to have more fertile, moister soils and increase…
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