EU Sustainability Strategy
At the Gothenburg Summit in 2001, the European Council agreed upon a sustainability strategy for the European Union.
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"Greening of the White House"
US President Bill Clinton announces the “Greening of the White House” to begin on Earth Day 1993.
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US Green Building Council
The United States Green Building Council becomes the world’s first association for sustainable architecture.
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Greenpeace
The environmental protection NGO is founded in Vancouver, Canada.
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First operational solar cell
The American company Bell Laboratories develops the first operational modern solar cell.
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Electric Vehicles
Robert Anderson, a Scottish inventor, develops a prototype vehicle that runs on rechargeable batteries, a major step towards the development of the electric car.
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