Environmental quality and sustainability
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è stato aggiornato: 22 ott 2017
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Las Vegas suffered from prolonged droughtLake Powell received 25% average input of waterProtection of The Greeat Basin National Park in Las VegasRapid increase in population in Las Vegas due to casinosIsrael occupied GazaIndian government forced Coca Cola out of IndiaCoca Cola reutrns to India with arrival of PepsiPlachimida district medical officer advised people that water is unfit for consumption.Logging in Borneo - rainforests in Indonesian and Malaysian parts of Borneo were cut downIndonesia's transmigration programme moved to more crowded areas.Deforestations was sped up by oil palm plantations in BorneoBorneo: Plantations covered 1 million hectares of Kalimantan.Barclays bike in London consisted of 500 bicycles and 315 docking stations.Barclays bike in London consisted of 8000 bicycles and 570 docking stations.22 million rides without a death in London110,000 using Barclay's bike reduced car congestion.EU set targets for 2020 to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 20%Drivers charged 8 pounds per day to drive in Central LondonAustralia refused to ratify the Kyoto Protocol until USA does as it damaged their industry2001: USA pulled out of the treaty (produced 36.1% of CO2 emissions)Toronto adopted a 20% reduction target in 1990.Kyoto protocol ratified by 35 countries.Periodi
Colorado's river flow been an average of 66% of normalGermany reduced its greenhouse gas emissions by 19.4%
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