[06 - MAY 10] Top 5 Climate Change and Sustainability News of the Week
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Check out the top 5 climate change and sustainability news stories of the week!
The week of May 06 began with the declaration of a state of “climate emergency” in Great Britain and France sets the goal of achieving carbon neutrality by 2050 . In other news, Plastics law in Peru: everything you should know about charging for bags in establishments, 10 most innovative social initiatives of 2018 in Spain and Latin America are awarded and a group of girls in Lima combines recycling and ballet in an interesting initiative.
News summary
British Parliament declares «climate emergency».»
The British Parliament has approved a motion to declare a state of «climate emergency» and achieve the goal of «zero emissions» by 2050. The proposed measures include a ban on the sale of combustion vehicles (diesel and gasoline) by 2030. Source: El Mundo. See note.
France targets carbon neutrality by 2050
French energy policy on Tuesday set itself the goal of carbon neutrality by 2050, for which coal-fired power plants will be shut down within three years and other measures will be taken to reduce hydrocarbon consumption and promote renewables. Source: La Vanguardia. See note.
Plastics law: everything you need to know about bag fees in stores
As of August 1 of this year, the Consumption Tax on plastic bags will come into effect in compliance with Law No. 30884, also known as the Plastics Law. Find out where the consumption tax on plastic bags will be charged, what the amounts will be and who will have to pay. Regulation of the plastic law will receive opinions from the citizens. Source: El Comercio. See note.
Awarded the 10 most innovative social initiatives of 2018 in Spain and Latin America.
CAF and Compromiso Empresarial awarded the ten best social innovation initiatives launched in 2018 in Ibero-America. Among them, Peru and Ecuador were awarded for the <> project, which treats organic waste and used oil to turn them into fertilizer powder and generate water for irrigation. Read about this and other innovations in the article. Source: Notimérica. See note.
Ballet and recycling, a life-changing initiative for a group of girls in Lima
A group of girls in Lima recycle paper, clothes, cardboard, plastic bottles and toys to pay for their ballet studies and fulfill their dreams of participating in international competitions. Source: France 24. See note.
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