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7 votes
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Microsoft announces their plan to be carbon negative by 2030
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Year of the planet, environmental activism, and us
Hi! I'm Micycle_the_Bichael! I'm a pretty passionate local environmental activist. Short summary: I think climate change is bad, but even if climate change wasn't happening the way we interact...
Hi! I'm Micycle_the_Bichael! I'm a pretty passionate local environmental activist. Short summary: I think climate change is bad, but even if climate change wasn't happening the way we interact with nature is still gross and leaves a lot to be desired (ex: over fishing, whaling, landfills). While there definitely needs to be governmental action on corporations on climate change, there are still changes that can be made in your daily life to help make the world a better place! Enter the year of the planet. This is a community group for making one small change a month to help the environment. Some may be things you're already doing, some may be new. For example: the January goal is to start using a reusable coffee cup when ordering coffee at a cafe since most paper coffee cups are lined with polyethylene and thus not recyclable. The biggest difference for me between this and many other (very great and valid) projects like it is that it heavily emphasizes building a sense of community.
The group who organized this is The Good Empire, who describe themselves as:
"Year of the Planet is an initiative of Good Empire. We’re makers of startups and projects for good.
Inspired by and aligned with the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals, we bring ideas to life that are good for the world. We help change the things that need to change.
And most importantly, we’re a tribe. A global community of good people, united in purpose, to help create a better and more sustainable future for all.
Good Empire is not a registered charity, but we partner with registered charities in everything we do.
We will take no management fees from Year of the Planet, nor will any of the funds raised come through us. All donations will go directly to our charity partners."Some of those partners being Wildlife Emergecy Fund and the seabin project which is a project close to my heart along with the ocean cleanup project
This post has been what feels like a really long rant on a couple of groups and causes that I'm very passionate about. I'll probably DM one of the other Tildes members who does scheduled posts and see about making a bi-weekly environmentalism thread to discuss what people are doing to make a positive change not only in the local environment, but in their community (a lot of good environmental initiatives also make your neighborhood/local community nicer and happier places :) ), struggles people are having, questions, products they have found, etc. and we'll see if it sticks or if it is just me shouting into the void.
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Norway's Equinor plans to cut greenhouse gas emissions from its domestic operations by 40% this decade and to near zero by 2050
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The 2010s were another lost decade on climate change
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The Supreme Court in the Netherlands has ordered the government to cut national greenhouse gas emissions by at least 25% of 1990 levels by the end of next year
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Denmark’s parliament adopted a new climate law on Friday, committing to reach 70% below its 1990 emissions in the next eleven years
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What's Copenhagen's magic formula to reduce CO2 levels?
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IKEA has committed to becoming a circular business by 2030 – by eliminating waste and reusing resources
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Finland should stop using soya as animal feed by 2025 says the Minister of Agriculture and Forestry
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Copenhagen aims to be world's first carbon neutral capital by 2025
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Finland works towards goal of carbon neutrality by 2035 – reforestation is having a great impact in the Nordic countries
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European Commission – Finland to use presidency to lay groundwork for carbon neutral EU by 2050
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Ireland to ban new petrol and diesel vehicles from 2030
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Which countries have a net zero carbon goal?
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Theresa May commits to net zero UK carbon emissions by 2050
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How Atlanta plans to get to 100% green energy by 2035
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House OKs 100 percent clean energy in Washington by 2045
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Puerto Rico just passed a bill to require 100% renewable electricity by 2050
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Australia to plant one billion trees to help meet climate targets
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OECD: Australia needs to intensify efforts to meet its 2030 emissions goal
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Shell yields to investors by setting target on carbon footprint
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What can I do about climate change?
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Opera House goes carbon neutral five years ahead of schedule
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Deadline for climate action – act strongly before 2035 to keep warming below 2°C
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