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Environment The World

7. June 2021

The World’s Most Powerful Economies Say “No More Coal”

The G7 nations have pledged to stop financing coal projects, and phasing out their support to fossil fuels by the end of this year in the hopes of meeting the climate change targets they already agreed upon.

Society

Society Japan

4. June 2021

Millions of Empty Rural Homes Are Now Affordable (or Even Free!)

There are more than 8 million empty houses in rural Japan, and the government is offering incentives such as free houses and renovation allowances to convince citizens to return to the countryside.

Environment

Environment France

21. May 2021

Electric Car Sales Reach All-Time High

A new analysis from an intergovernmental organization in Paris, France saw the sales of electric cars worldwide soar by more than 40% in 2020 - a trend most welcome for climate goals to be met.

Environment

Environment USA

7. May 2021

Climate Action is a Moral and Economic Imperative, Says This President

The United States takes the lead in the fight against climate change by pledging to cut their emission of greenhouse gases by more than half by 2030, a goal deemed necessary and achievable by environmentalists.

Environment

Environment Samoa

4. November 2020

98% of This Country Is Ocean. This Is How They Protect It

The Samoa Government has launched a science-based and community-driven plan to effectively manage Samoa’s entire ocean, from the protection of important ecological habitats to economic growth derived from the ocean.

Environment

Environment Seychelles

12. September 2020

Seychelles Made a Deal for Nature: You Pay our Debts, We’ll Protect the Ocean

The Seychelles signed a unique deal, a “debt for nature” swap: the Nature Conservancy buys a large part of the country’s national debt in exchange for the creation of 13 new marine protected areas (MPAs).

Society

Society USA

9. August 2020

Very Small Online Businesses Help Us All to Get Through Crisis

According to a study from the American web-hosting company GoDaddy, online microbusinesses play an important role in the economy - a role that might even soften the blow of the recession caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.

Animals

Animals USA

27. July 2020

The Return of the Elk: How the Mighty Animal Could Save Kentucky’s Economy

A decline in the coal industry in Kentucky, USA left a huge gap in the state’s economy. A nonprofit organisation could fix this problem with one impressive animal which needed a new home: elk.

Society

Society USA

17. July 2020

Small Town Makes Own Money to Overcome the Crisis – Out of Wood

A small town in Washington, USA is printing its own currency in response to the recession caused by the coronavirus outbreak – using the same old wooden printing press that helped boost the town’s economy during the Great Depression in 1931!

Environment

Environment Ethiopia

10. July 2020

This African Country Wants to Plant 20 Billion Trees Over the Next Four Years

As part of Ethiopia’s plan to build a green climate-resistant economy, the country is on a mission to plant five billion trees this year – and 20 billion seedlings by 2024!