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This week’s top stories
* All of the chemical components of DNA have now been discovered on a second
asteroid.
* Child mortality down 60% in two generations, as low-cost tools save millions.
* Special mention here goes to India, which has been one of the largest
contributors to this progress. Expanded immunisation, maternal care and disease
control have cut its under-five mortality rate by 79% since 1990.
* India’s government just announced plans to quadruple solar capacity and
triple wind power by 2035, signalling a major acceleration in its energy
transition.
* If we’re giving props to India, then we need to do the same for China, which
just passed a sweeping new Environmental Code.
* Perhaps relatedly, China is cleaning up its steel industry
* Climate policies work faster and more effectively than most people think.
* Brazil has a new climate policy centred on ending deforestation.
* Kyrgyzstan builds nationwide system to support abuse survivors.
* Global terrorism deaths fall to their lowest in two decades.
* Philippines cuts child labour cases by almost 40% in two years.
* Luxembourg will become the second European country after France to protect
abortion in its constitution.
* Montana tribes use sovereignty to restore rivers at scale.
* Monarch butterfly population in Mexico rebounds.
* Mexico expands LGBTQ+ protections across 28 federal laws.
* A £1m prize goes to an AI that prompts people with dementia — and slows their
decline.
* Deep-sea mining halted as global moratorium gains support.
* Women’s representation in African parliaments is steadily rising.
* And finally, we’ve already covered Ukraine’s rewilding of the Danube, but
this beautifully filmed (and short, just 15 minutes!) documentary by Emmanuel
Rondeau really brings it home."
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*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
