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Australia to Plant One Billion Trees and Fight Climate Change, Depaving Cities, EVs Provide Emergency Power

22.02.2019

by Roxana Adam

#Australia, #Climate Change, #Japan, #Mitsubishi, #Nissan

Photo: jurek d. / Flickr (CC BY-NC 2.0)

Australia’s National Forest Industries Plan will help Australia meet its Paris climate agreement targets by planting one billion trees; removing asphalt from public spaces allows urban dwellers to reconnect with nature, reducing flooding and improving health; and affected by tsunamis, typhoons, and earthquakes, Japan is turning to carmakers such as Nissan and Mitsubishi to show how their electric vehicles can power homes in cases of emergency.

22.02.2019

by Roxana Adam

#Australia, #Climate Change, #Japan, #Mitsubishi, #Nissan

Photo: jurek d. / Flickr (CC BY-NC 2.0)

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