News of green

From grey to green: World cities uprooting the urban jungle

04-08-2021 15:07 From lettuces farmed on New York's skyline to thick corridors of trees occupying once desolate Colombian roadsides, green initiatives are running wild in cities around the world.

Black Lives Matter

US marks slavery's end on new 'Juneteenth' national holiday

19-06-2021 22:35 With marches, music and speeches, Americans on Saturday celebrated "Juneteenth", the newly declared national holiday that marks the end of slavery, and a year after George Floyd's murder sparked anti-racism protests.

ENVIRONMENT

Chile inaugurates Latin America's first thermosolar plant

11-06-2021 00:55 Chile inaugurated Cerro Dominador, Latin America's first-ever thermosolar energy plant, as a step in the country's quest for carbon-neutrality by 2050.

ENVIRONMENT

Environment Ministry asks citizens to forgo beef for climate

06-05-2021 11:39 The Environment Ministry launched the “Green Mondays” campaign this week to cut the amount of greenhouse gases produced by cattle ranching. The programme encourages people to substitute all types of meat with plant-based proteins.

Global Pandemic

EU to propose vaccine 'digital green pass' for safe movement

01-03-2021 12:37 This month, the European Commission will propose rules for an EU "Digital Green Pass" showing proof of Covid-19 vaccination and test results.

Global pandemic

Israel's 'green badge' plan to open services to vaccinated stirs concern

17-02-2021 14:36 Israel unveils "green badge" plan to re-open services to those fully inoculated, stirring controversy about unequal access for those who opt out of the jabs.

ABORTION REFORM

Feminist ‘green tide’ delivers legal abortion in Argentina

02-01-2021 08:15 Argentina’s “marea verde” has helped deliver sweeping abortion reform in one of Latin America’s most Catholic countries.

ABORTION BILL

Bill to legalise abortion heads to Senate with outcome uncertain

12-12-2020 08:37 Lower house approves measure after marathon session; Senators will be asked to vote on initiative on Tuesday, December 29.

Environment

'Green favela' fights to live sustainably in Brazil

10-03-2020 21:40 On the outskirts of São Paulo, a concrete jungle of 12 million people, the impoverished community of Vila Nova Esperanca is fighting to be a model of sustainable living.

Bloomberg

Coronavirus is starting to slow the solar energy revolution

27-02-2020 15:03 The coronavirus outbreak is threatening to slow the global solar-energy revolution as it cuts the supply of key equipment for solar and wind farms in China and beyond.

Climate Crisis

City of Buenos Aires recognised by NGO for leadership on climate climate

27-02-2020 12:18 Carbon Disclosure Project non-profit says Buenos Aires is one of four Latin American cities that are leading the way in efforts to tackle climate change.

Environment

Solar schooling: City school begins generating electricity for its neighbours

26-02-2020 15:53 Primary school in Villa Devoto installs 200 solar panels on its roof – enough to supply power to its buildings and to the wider neighbourhood.

by Claudio Corsalini

GREEN TRANSITION

The big dirty secret behind wind power

07-02-2020 14:08 Tens of thousands of blades of wind turbines must be replaced each year, and most have nowhere to go, as they can’t be reused. However, the industry is working on a green solution to wind power’s dirty downside.

BLOOMBERG - OPINION

Latin America’s trash brims with hidden cash

24-01-2020 13:42 "Where there’s waste, there’s also opportunity. Latin Americans, belatedly, seem to be catching on," writes Marc Margolis.

by Mac Margolis

Aborto Legal

New government publishes new guidelines for non-punishable abortions

13-12-2019 12:05 Change will make it harder for hospitals to deny women seeking to terminate pregnancies in cases of rape or endangerment to their health.

Abortion debate

Ex-ambassador to the Vatican: 'Abortion will be legal in Argentina'

27-11-2019 08:00 Mercosur Parliament lawmaker Eduardo Valdés says he finds the debate over the legalisation of abortion to be “archaic” and predicts it will be legalised in the coming years.

ABORTION DEBATE

Activists: Macri’s revoking of abortion protocol is ‘arbitrary and shameful’

23-11-2019 10:48 Frustration boils over on both sides of the aisle after president revokes health secretary’s new protocol for non-punishable abortions.

by Carly Graf

Aborto Legal

Fernández vows to send bill to decriminalise abortion to Congress

18-11-2019 12:02 Though the exact timeline remains unclear, the president-elect says decriminalisation will be a legislative priority early in his term.