Positive News in Battling Climate Change
Wind and solar produced more energy in the European Union in May of this year than all fossil fuels combined.
Swiss citizens voted “yes” by 59% to a new climate law. It will cut net greenhouse gas emissions to zero by 2050 by equipping all buildings with renewable heating systems, supporting businesses with their plans to reach climate neutrality, and shifting to renewable fuel sources.
Indonesia and Malaysia, which are the biggest palm-oil growing nations, kept their loss of primary forests to near-record lows in 2022. They still lost primary forests, but at a much lower rate.
Brazil’s president plans to eliminate deforestation in the Amazon rainforest by 2030 using satellite imagery for verification.
London’s Ultra-Low Emission Zone is clearing the air there. Improved air quality is being achieved there by charging drivers of older, polluting cars 12.50 British pounds per day to use in Greater London. The success of this program in a part of London has led to expanding it to all of London.
Solar energy is growing worldwide much faster than any other energy technology. Solar energy is growing at about 20% each year.
The leading countries for per capita solar and wind generation are in Europe and Australia. The US is only in 10th place in the world in per capita solar and wind.
THE NEWS IS NOT ALL BAD ABOUT CLIMATE CHANGE, BUT WE HAVE TO KEEP CHIPPING AWAY AT THE SOURCES OF GREENHOUSE GASES BECAUSE OUR WINDOW OF OPPORTUNITY TO MAKE CHANGE IS NARROW.
– Submitted by the Climate Care Team