The Verge

SEPTEMBER 8, 2020

The mayor of Denmark capital Copenhagen went so far as to propose a ban on diesel cars in the city last year that would go into effect by the end of 2019; Copenhagen has since tempered its proposal to aim for net-zero carbon emissions and carbon neutrality by 2025. Granted, the legislation for actually mandating the bans lags far behind.)

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Candid

APRIL 14, 2022

We have identified 540 grants worth $667,728,963 and 122 pledges worth $653,512,350 as of April 1. Other marginalized groups fare even worse, accounting for less than 1% of Ukraine grant dollars. Candid continues to track the global philanthropic response to the crisis. Here we share an update on what we know so far. Switzerland.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 22, 2022

Bitso, a Mexico City-based crypto exchange, is pledging to buy carbon offsets for every bitcoin transaction on its platform to compensate for the cryptocurrency’s environmental toll. The company is certified by groups such as Vera, a nonprofit that sets standards for carbon credits.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 8, 2022

Around the same time, French President Emmanuel Macron launched a different group called Scale-Up Europe. At least 16 countries have agreed to sign the pledge — Austria, Belgium, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Estonia, Finland, Poland, France, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Portugal and Spain.

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Museum 2.0

OCTOBER 26, 2009

Yesterday, I visited the Experimentarium , a science center just north of Copenhagen in Denmark. The Holocaust Museum's Take Action website incorporates this social context with a digital display allowing online and onsite visitors to browse pledges made and see their own words amongst those of others.

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