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Points of Progress: Bolivia recognizes same-sex civil union, and more

Places where the world saw progress, for the Jan. 4 & 11, 2021 Monitor Weekly.

1. Canada

The 5,760-panel project is owned by the Mikisew Cree First Nation, Athabasca Chipewyan First Nation, and the Fort Chipewyan Métis Association under their joint company, Three Nations Energy, and is expected to meet 25% of the energy needs for Fort Chipewyan’s 1,000 residents. The Canadian federal government says it is the nation’s largest remote, off-grid solar farm. “We worked together and we made it happen,” Chief Allan Adam of the Athabasca Chipewyan First Nation said at the farm’s inaugural celebration event. “We work with the

2. Bolivia3. United Kingdom4. Togo5. ChinaWorld

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