The Daily Populous

Wednesday October 18th, 2017 night edition

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Five years on, president Xi Jinping just told China that it is in the “driving seat” when it comes to preserving the planet for future generations.

Speaking at the opening session of the 19th Communist Party congress on Wednesday (Oct. 18), Xi turned early in his remarks to “ecological civilization.”

He noted that China had made major efforts to reduce consumption and save resources, and that these steps were paying off domestically—and setting an example globally.

“Any harm we inflict on nature will eventually return to haunt us… this is a reality we have to face,” Xi told the congress about an hour from the end, adding that China must “develop a new model of modernization with humans developing in harmony with nature.”.

“We will get actively involved in global environmental governance and fulfill our emissions reductions,” Xi promised on Wednesday.

In early September, China also said it planned to phase out fossil fuel-powered cars although no specific timeline has been revealed yet.

Read next: Xi Jinping is angling to fill the world leadership void left by Trump. »

Regreening the planet could cut as much carbon as halting oil use – report

Authored by theguardian.com
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Natural solutions such as tree planting, protecting peatlands and better land management could account for 37% of all cuts needed by 2030, says study.

Natural climate solutions, also including protection of carbon-storing peatlands and better management of soils and grasslands, could account for 37% of all actions needed by 2030 under the 195-nation Paris plan, it said.

Combined, the suggested “regreening of the planet” would be equivalent to halting all burning of oil worldwide, it said. »

Announcing the Reddit Internship for Engineers (RIFE)

Authored by redditblog.com

internship program for software-engineers-in-training, coming to Reddit HQ in summer 2018!.

As a company, we know we can provide access to mentorship from world-class engineers with lots of experience in scaling.

This means we have work for engineers of all experience levels, and the work will be interesting and necessary. »

Ed Sheeran Australian tour 2018 going ahead despite broken arms

Authored by news.com.au
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ED Sheeran’s recent injury has forced the British music superstar to cancel a string of upcoming shows — but his Australian tour promoters insist he’s still headed down under.

Sheeran injured both his arms when he was hit by a car while cycling in London.

It emerged last month that Sheeran had become one of Britain’s wealthiest musicians, earning more than $AU25 million last year. »