Closing the year out strong
We (just about) made it to the end of 2023. Congrats!
It was a year filled with a lot of
#80: COP28 comes to a close
This week's good news includes the wrap-up of the UN Climate talks/COP28, lots of awesome activism, some innovation around field research, and much more.
#79: It ain't perfect, but COP28 is creating progress
This week's good news centers a lot around COP28 which has some good and some not-so-good outcomes thus far. Plus new protection for wolverines, the first commercial solar-powered boat, and much more!
#78: COP28 has begun.
The badass all-female anti-poaching Black Mambas, new mining regulations are on the way, Australia's largest civil disobedience action, and so much more!
#77: let's bring the redwoods back
This week's good news includes a goal of 800,000 acres of redwood forests, the EU criminalizing environmental damage, an Airbnb was turned into a seal sanctuary, and so much more.
#76: A Global Plastics Treaty is likely coming soon
150 countries are currently negotiating a Global Plastic Treaty in Nairobi, plus $1.7 trillion invested in clean energy, Colombian deforestation is down 70%, and so much more.
#75: 400,000 new clean energy jobs
Rainforest nations came together to work on conservation efforts for two-thirds of the world's land-based biodiversity, plus pressure builds for a global plastic treaty, NYC is expanding tree canopy coverage from 22% to 30%, and so much more.
#74: The most comprehensive plan to tackle plastic pollution
Three members of US congress introduced a plan to hold plastic producers more responsible, plus the EU is drastically reducing pesticide use, golf courses are being rewilded, and so much more.
#73: 23 good stories as we head into Halloweekend
As we head into Halloween, this week's good news include major renewable energy advances, inspiring leaders cleaning up countries around the world, news studies revealing how great green spaces really are, sheep becoming "lamb mowers", and so much more.
#72: Free solar for the elderly, 3D-printed homes, and NYC is changing its trash system
The good news from this week includes Stockholm banning gas-powered cars from its city center, Virginia providing free solar for elderly residents, Galapagos tortoises making a comeback, turning trash into art, and so much more.