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

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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.

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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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