Good climate news this week
1 Record surge of clean energy in 2024 stops China’s CO2 rise
2 Energy transition investments hit new high in 2024 at more than $2 trillion for 1st time
3 China EV charging points up 49% to 12.8m in 2024
4 Sixteen jailed UK climate activists appeal against insanely harsh sentences
5 Quebec bans new petrol cars from 2035
6 Australia's reliance on coal power drops to record low at less than 50% of electricity in 4Q24
7 UK bags 2 major solar farms with 900MW capacity
8 Europe’s insurance watchdog calls for new capital rules to reflect rising climate risks
9 Portuguese Parliament adopts 25-year legally binding moratorium on deep-sea mining in national waters
10 European Court of Human Rights rules for 1st time that governments failing to address environmental pollution is violation of the human right to life
11 UK court rules consent for 2 new Scottish oil and gas fields granted unlawfully, triggering fresh approval requirements
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This is always one of my favorite read every week. I always look forward to see what good news is here
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Positive climate actions going on around the world.
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It shows action taken though little it's making a change, encouraging news we should not stop fight until we conquer this wonderful journey of green energy, sustainability, renewable energy.
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Thanks for the updates
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Thanks for sharing some good news in a pretty gloomy reality!