The European Union unveiled a strategy last week to become the world’s first climate neutral economy by 2050, generating a positive momentum ahead of the COP24 in Katowice, writes Luca Jahier.
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Space-concerned organizations around the world are developing the Space Sustainability Rating system to help with the space junk problem.
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