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Dec 18, 2024 | 
time.com | Marina Lopes
December 18, 2024 7:00 AM ESTMuch like the items they sell, second-hand shops are nothing new. Since the Salvation Army first opened its doors in 1865, savvy buyers have scoured through thrift stores, hoping to find cheaper versions of expensive goods.
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Dec 18, 2024 | 
time.com | Marina Lopes |Andrew Johnson
By Marina Lopes and And Video by Andrew D. JohnsonDecember 18, 2024 7:00 AM ESTFor Petra Berschin, a bookstore owner in Heidelberg, Germany, the fight against climate change begins at her doorstep—literally. Berschin lives in Heidelberg’s Bahnstadt district, one of the world’s largest carbon-neutral neighborhoods. Home to 6,500 residents, Bahnstadt is a model for sustainable urban living, with every building—public and private—designed to strict energy efficiency standards.
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Nov 12, 2024 | 
time.com | Marina Lopes
By Marina LopesNovember 12, 2024 6:12 AM ESTUnder the leadership of Michelle Tan, Singapore is cleaning up the murky carbon exchange market, making it more accessible, transparent, and accurate for all players. Southeast Asia holds some of the world’s most valuable carbon reserves that can be managed to generate carbon credits for companies looking to offset their emissions.
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Nov 12, 2024 | 
time.com | Marina Lopes
By Marina LopesNovember 12, 2024 6:12 AM ESTTeresa Ribera, the European Union’s new competition and sustainability chief, is tasked with guiding Brussels’s ambitious sustainability efforts and clearing barriers to innovation.
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Nov 12, 2024 | 
time.com | Marina Lopes
By Marina LopesNovember 12, 2024 6:10 AM ESTThe African Development Bank Group (AfDB) has pioneered a new asset to scale up climate finance without burdening cash-strapped governments. Under the leadership of Chief Financial Officer Hassatou N’Sele, the AfDB introduced a $750 million "hybrid" bond in January, the first ever issued by a development bank.
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Nov 12, 2024 | 
time.com | Marina Lopes
By Marina LopesNovember 12, 2024 6:05 AM ESTLesley Ndlovu is bolstering Africa's climate resilience by providing fast insurance payouts to victims of climate change across the continent. Ndlovu’s African Risk Capacity Group (ARC), an insurer to African Union Member States, has pioneered the use of what’s known as parametric insurance to combat weather-related disasters.
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Nov 12, 2024 | 
time.com | Marina Lopes
By Marina LopesNovember 12, 2024 6:05 AM ESTUnder founder and chief executive Wang Chuanfu’s leadership, BYD's advancements in battery technology have positioned the Chinese automaker as a global electric vehicle (EV) champion, showcasing the company’s engineering prowess and commitment to accessible, reliable green transportation. In 1995, Wang founded BYD—short for "Build Your Dreams"—as a battery manufacturing company.
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Oct 29, 2024 | 
blogs.correiobraziliense.com.br | Marina Lopes
Debatido na Comissão de Constituição e Justiça (CCJ) da Câmara dos Deputados, Projeto de Lei nº 2.387/2023 corrige desigualdade histórica ao equiparar direitos da categoria com os demais profissionais da educação básica Lara Costa* Marina Rodrigues Presidida pelo deputado federal Rui Falcão (PT-SP), a Comissão de Constituição e Justiça (CCJ) da Câmara dos Deputados aprovou, nesta terça-feira (29/10), o parecer do relator Gilson Daniel (Podemos-ES) referente ao Projeto de Lei nº 2.387/2023,...
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May 24, 2023 | 
porvir.org | Marina Lopes
Ainda nos anos 70, antes mesmo da internet se popularizar, o matemático e educador sul-africano Seymour Papert já previu que crianças poderiam programar computadores para controlar robôs, desenhar ou até mesmo criar jogos. Décadas depois, isso não apenas se tornou uma realidade, como também chegou ao ambiente escolar – mas de forma desigual.
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Apr 26, 2023 | 
porvir.org | Marina Lopes
Práticas pedagógicas na EJA (Educação de Jovens e Adultos) que fortalecem a educação antirracista, valorizam a diversidade na escola e promovem conexões entre o território e a vida dos estudantes.
