Hope For The Planet
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As long as there are people living on this earth, as long as there is a single patch of forest or a single coral reef, this fight will be worth fighting. No matter the odds, hope is the only way forward.
Back in 2017— when the last chance conservation effort to move vaquitas into protected sea pens failed—if you had told me there would still be vaquitas in 2025 I would not have believed it. They are still in terrible danger, but that they exist at all and are having babies is miraculous #hope
The rarest porpoises on Earth are hanging on
The latest report shows that the estimated number of endangered vaquita porpoises has modestly increased
www.scientificamerican.com
November 11, 2025 at 5:01 PM
Back in 2017— when the last chance conservation effort to move vaquitas into protected sea pens failed—if you had told me there would still be vaquitas in 2025 I would not have believed it. They are still in terrible danger, but that they exist at all and are having babies is miraculous #hope
"Spain’s rapid deployment of wind and solar energy has slashed the influence of expensive gas and coal plants on electricity prices by 75% since 2019, according to new analysis by research group Ember. As a result, the country is now one of the cheapest electricity markets in Europe." #goodnews
In numbers: Renewables have turned Spain into one of Europe's cheapest electricity markets
Wind and solar met almost half of Spain’s electricity demand in the first half of 2025 (46%), up from 27% in the same period in 2019.
theprogressplaybook.com
November 6, 2025 at 9:37 PM
"Spain’s rapid deployment of wind and solar energy has slashed the influence of expensive gas and coal plants on electricity prices by 75% since 2019, according to new analysis by research group Ember. As a result, the country is now one of the cheapest electricity markets in Europe." #goodnews
"This is a power generation system based on underwater 'kites' that converts water currents into clean energy without the need for dams. The model mimics the operation of a ski lift, although in reverse." #cleanenergy #hydroelectric #goodnews
Farewell to Dams: The Innovative German Invention Promising to Transform Hydroelectric Energy - Noticias Ambientales
A new German development surprises with its innovation in hydroelectric energy: it is the cableKites technology, which harnesses the power of the sea.
noticiasambientales.com
November 2, 2025 at 6:59 PM
"This is a power generation system based on underwater 'kites' that converts water currents into clean energy without the need for dams. The model mimics the operation of a ski lift, although in reverse." #cleanenergy #hydroelectric #goodnews
Costa Rica aims to be the world's first carbon neutral country. Around 93% of their energy currently comes from renewable sources--through reforestation and further clean transportation and energy initiatives they aim to be fully carbon neutral by 2050. #goodnews #renewableenergy
More Than 98 Percent of Costa Rica’s Energy Is Renewable—Here’s How
This Central American country has an ambitious plan to reach climate neutrality by 2050
www.smithsonianmag.com
November 1, 2025 at 10:12 PM
Costa Rica aims to be the world's first carbon neutral country. Around 93% of their energy currently comes from renewable sources--through reforestation and further clean transportation and energy initiatives they aim to be fully carbon neutral by 2050. #goodnews #renewableenergy
Lithium is vital in batteries for the clean energy transition, but mining it can cause damage to the environment and human communities. This company is pioneering a new mining technique that poses far fewer environmental risks and uses 1/10th the water of even other advanced methods. #goodnews
This company is planning a lithium empire from the shores of the Great Salt Lake
Lilac Solutions is pioneering a new type of lithium extraction that could double US production in two years and shake up the industry.
www.technologyreview.com
October 27, 2025 at 6:11 PM
Lithium is vital in batteries for the clean energy transition, but mining it can cause damage to the environment and human communities. This company is pioneering a new mining technique that poses far fewer environmental risks and uses 1/10th the water of even other advanced methods. #goodnews
When combined with 670 million pledged by Brussels and a 13.3 billion pledge specifically for South Africa that comes to almost 15 billion that Europe has committed to the green energy transition of African countries this week. #energytransition #goodnews
EU to invest $636m in African power projects, including clean energy
The European Union has pledged 545 million euros ($636 million) for projects focused on modernizing power grids, increasing access to renewable energy, and supporting clean energy projects in nine Afr...
news.mongabay.com
October 23, 2025 at 7:23 PM
When combined with 670 million pledged by Brussels and a 13.3 billion pledge specifically for South Africa that comes to almost 15 billion that Europe has committed to the green energy transition of African countries this week. #energytransition #goodnews
Australia's humpback whales are doing so well that their population is expected to reach carrying capacity and plateau in the near future--they have not just reached but exceeded pre-whaling numbers. For this to happen with such a long-lived, slow-reproducing species is near miraculous. #goodnews
These whales were hunted to 150 individuals. Now there are 50,000 of them
Once hunted almost to extinction, the population of humpback whales currently migrating down Australia's east coast has bounced back and is now greater than before whaling.
www.abc.net.au
October 22, 2025 at 5:59 PM
Australia's humpback whales are doing so well that their population is expected to reach carrying capacity and plateau in the near future--they have not just reached but exceeded pre-whaling numbers. For this to happen with such a long-lived, slow-reproducing species is near miraculous. #goodnews
"The fossil fuel age is flailing and failing. We are in the dawn of a new energy era. An era where cheap, clean, abundant energy powers a world rich in economic opportunity." - UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres
Solar is now 41% cheaper than fossil fuels, new UN report finds: 'Fossil fuels are running out of road'
Two new reports from the United Nations pointed to huge milestones in renewable energy sectors.
www.goodgoodgood.co
October 21, 2025 at 5:59 PM
"The fossil fuel age is flailing and failing. We are in the dawn of a new energy era. An era where cheap, clean, abundant energy powers a world rich in economic opportunity." - UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres
India's solar installations are up about 70% from last year and show no signs of slowing. Over 10% of the country's power needs can now be met by solar alone. #climatechange #goodnews
India installs record 29.5 GW of solar in first nine months of 2025
India’s solar additions surged 70% year on year to 29.5 GW in the first three quarters of 2025, driven by rapid utility-scale and rooftop deployment, according to JMK Research.
www.pv-magazine.com
October 20, 2025 at 6:48 PM
India's solar installations are up about 70% from last year and show no signs of slowing. Over 10% of the country's power needs can now be met by solar alone. #climatechange #goodnews
From hand-rearing puffins at the last abandoned colony to handcrafting bird decoys (that have now been used in over 800 other conservation projects) to discourage aggressive species, this is a really incredible story! Fifty years and hundreds of puffins still nest here! #goodnews
Determined Scientists Created Only Puffin Colony in the US, and Continue to Protect it Decades Later - Good News Network
For 50 years, the state of Maine has drawn worldwide attention for its efforts to restore a puffin colony, an effort that has brought controversy, hope, and a cottage industry you have to see to belie...
www.goodnewsnetwork.org
October 7, 2025 at 6:46 PM
From hand-rearing puffins at the last abandoned colony to handcrafting bird decoys (that have now been used in over 800 other conservation projects) to discourage aggressive species, this is a really incredible story! Fifty years and hundreds of puffins still nest here! #goodnews
"Much like the way UNESCO nominates places to become World Heritage Sites, the organization’s Man and Biosphere Program nominates UNESCO Biosphere Reserves. The network of these areas has now grown to 785 sites in 142 countries, totaling 5% of the planet’s landmass." #goodnews #environment
UNESCO Adds an Area the Size of Bolivia to Reserves That Protect 5% of the World's Land
The Reserves are governed in a way that Man and the biosphere he needs to survive can do so for as long as we humans live on this planet.
www.goodnewsnetwork.org
October 6, 2025 at 7:33 PM
"Much like the way UNESCO nominates places to become World Heritage Sites, the organization’s Man and Biosphere Program nominates UNESCO Biosphere Reserves. The network of these areas has now grown to 785 sites in 142 countries, totaling 5% of the planet’s landmass." #goodnews #environment
"Total energy-related CO2 emissions in the United States fell 20% over that time, and the population grew by 14%, leading to a 30% decrease in per capita CO2 emissions." This change was primarily due to coal generation being replaced by natural gas and especially solar and wind. #climatechange
Per Capita Energy-Related CO2 Emissions Decreased in Every US State between 2005 & 2023 - CleanTechnica
Support CleanTechnica's work through a Substack subscription or on Stripe. Per capita CO2 emissions from primary energy consumption decreased in every state from 2005 to 2023, according to recently…
cleantechnica.com
October 4, 2025 at 5:59 PM
"Total energy-related CO2 emissions in the United States fell 20% over that time, and the population grew by 14%, leading to a 30% decrease in per capita CO2 emissions." This change was primarily due to coal generation being replaced by natural gas and especially solar and wind. #climatechange
"Rest. But rest so you can rise again. Resist despair. But resist it by remembering that your role is not to hold the whole planet together, it is to do your part with courage. Do not run from the scream. Face it with others. Transform it into the courage that will save her." #words #climatechange
Your body was not designed to swallow the whole planet’s screams
but the answer isn’t to unplug completely, now that we can hear her crying out day after day, the answer is not to shut out the noise, but to save her
theearthly.substack.com
October 3, 2025 at 5:59 PM
"Rest. But rest so you can rise again. Resist despair. But resist it by remembering that your role is not to hold the whole planet together, it is to do your part with courage. Do not run from the scream. Face it with others. Transform it into the courage that will save her." #words #climatechange
These GM plants turbocharge the natural process of drawing minerals from the soil to the point that they could be used to mine metals like nickel that are crucial for the clean energy transition. Wouldn't it be amazing to live in a world where a mine looks like a field of flowers? #goodnews
French startup promises more EVs, fewer mines by pulling metals from DAISIES
Researchers in the US and abroad believe we could help decarbonize and electrify the transportation sector with hardy, fast-growing plants.
electrek.co
October 2, 2025 at 5:59 PM
These GM plants turbocharge the natural process of drawing minerals from the soil to the point that they could be used to mine metals like nickel that are crucial for the clean energy transition. Wouldn't it be amazing to live in a world where a mine looks like a field of flowers? #goodnews
California's first solar-covered canal, and the second solar-covered canal in the US, just started working. Building solar panels over canals cools panels, reduces water loss from evaporation, and avoids developing additional land. #climatechange #goodnews
California’s first solar-covered canal is now fully online
The 1.6-megawatt pilot system is among a growing number of initiatives to put solar over waterways. The approach could generate gigawatts of power nationwide.
grist.org
October 1, 2025 at 5:59 PM
California's first solar-covered canal, and the second solar-covered canal in the US, just started working. Building solar panels over canals cools panels, reduces water loss from evaporation, and avoids developing additional land. #climatechange #goodnews
Superwood--a new type of wood product made from softwood scraps--shows properties that could allow it to replace carbon-hungry materials like steel and concrete in buildings.
It's Bulletproof, Fire-Resistant, and Stronger than Steel. It's Superwood
Waste wood scraps, changed at the molecular level, could become heavy-duty building materials—and even replace...
archive.is
September 30, 2025 at 5:59 PM
Superwood--a new type of wood product made from softwood scraps--shows properties that could allow it to replace carbon-hungry materials like steel and concrete in buildings.
The world's current largest emitter has made its first concrete pledge to lower carbon emissions--after achieving it's previous goals to stop increasing emissions and add 1,200 gigawatts of clean energy 5 years ahead of schedule #climatechange
China for First Time Promises to Reduce Its Greenhouse Gas Emissions
www.nytimes.com
September 26, 2025 at 7:03 PM
The world's current largest emitter has made its first concrete pledge to lower carbon emissions--after achieving it's previous goals to stop increasing emissions and add 1,200 gigawatts of clean energy 5 years ahead of schedule #climatechange
By adding coffee filter arks underneath saltmarsh sparrow nests, this citizen science initiative has decreased the rate of nest drowning by 10%. They also monitor the birds, data that could potentially help in the sparrows' eventual case to receive legal protection under the ESA #goodnews
Citizen Scientists' Makeshift 'Coffee Filter Arks' Help Prevent These Sparrows Chicks from Drowning
Coastal development has seen the sparrows move to lower-lying marshes like Jacob's Point which are routinely flooded by high tides.
www.goodnewsnetwork.org
September 25, 2025 at 7:21 PM
By adding coffee filter arks underneath saltmarsh sparrow nests, this citizen science initiative has decreased the rate of nest drowning by 10%. They also monitor the birds, data that could potentially help in the sparrows' eventual case to receive legal protection under the ESA #goodnews
The rush to lease EVs before US tax incentives run out is leading to incredible deals that are persuading even EV skeptics to try them. A 2024 study found only 1 in 10 folks will go back to gas cars after trying an EV. This temporary boom may turn out to be a big boost for US EV adoption
You Can Now Lease an EV for Less Than $100 a Month
Before federal incentives expire, EV makers are rushing to grab customers with affordable leasing deals.
www.bloomberg.com
September 23, 2025 at 5:59 PM
The rush to lease EVs before US tax incentives run out is leading to incredible deals that are persuading even EV skeptics to try them. A 2024 study found only 1 in 10 folks will go back to gas cars after trying an EV. This temporary boom may turn out to be a big boost for US EV adoption
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Building roofs in New York City are primarily painted white/silver to reflect sunlight and cool the city; there are also many green roofs covered in vegetation and roofs with solar panels. New laws mandate solar panels or green roofs on all new and renovated buildings.
September 20, 2025 at 1:44 PM
Building roofs in New York City are primarily painted white/silver to reflect sunlight and cool the city; there are also many green roofs covered in vegetation and roofs with solar panels. New laws mandate solar panels or green roofs on all new and renovated buildings.
Green roofs help mitigate the urban heat island effect and flooding caused by pavement, as well as providing food and habitat for native pollinators. While common in Europe, Boston is the first US city to implement them (though there are plans in several others). #goodnews
This US city is the first to plant green roofs on bus stops: 'Would amount to 17 acres of green space'
These “living roofs” are already inspiring other North American cities.
www.goodgoodgood.co
September 19, 2025 at 7:39 PM
Green roofs help mitigate the urban heat island effect and flooding caused by pavement, as well as providing food and habitat for native pollinators. While common in Europe, Boston is the first US city to implement them (though there are plans in several others). #goodnews
The amount of land burned by wildfire has decreased 26% in the last 19 years. Globally, perception and impact of wildfires is increasing largely because we are moving closer to where fires happen, not because more land is burning #climatechange
Wildfire disasters are increasingly in the news, yet less land is burning globally—here's why
Worldwide, an estimated 440 million people were exposed to a wildfire encroaching on their home at some point between 2002 and 2021, new research shows. That's roughly equivalent to the entire populat...
phys.org
September 18, 2025 at 7:41 PM
The amount of land burned by wildfire has decreased 26% in the last 19 years. Globally, perception and impact of wildfires is increasing largely because we are moving closer to where fires happen, not because more land is burning #climatechange
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🤔Which country is growing the fastest?
🇨🇳China. They have installed more than twice as much solar as the rest of the world combined.
🧐Who came in second and third?
🇮🇳India and then the United States.
ember-energy.org/latest-updat...
🇨🇳China. They have installed more than twice as much solar as the rest of the world combined.
🧐Who came in second and third?
🇮🇳India and then the United States.
ember-energy.org/latest-updat...
September 15, 2025 at 4:30 PM
🤔Which country is growing the fastest?
🇨🇳China. They have installed more than twice as much solar as the rest of the world combined.
🧐Who came in second and third?
🇮🇳India and then the United States.
ember-energy.org/latest-updat...
🇨🇳China. They have installed more than twice as much solar as the rest of the world combined.
🧐Who came in second and third?
🇮🇳India and then the United States.
ember-energy.org/latest-updat...
Reposted by Hope For The Planet
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In the first six months of 2025, the world added 380 GW of new solar capacity, which is 64% higher than the year before.
In the first six months of 2025, the world added 380 GW of new solar capacity, which is 64% higher than the year before.
September 15, 2025 at 4:30 PM
📈☀️The Daily Dose via @ember-energy.org 📈☀️
In the first six months of 2025, the world added 380 GW of new solar capacity, which is 64% higher than the year before.
In the first six months of 2025, the world added 380 GW of new solar capacity, which is 64% higher than the year before.
A fish passageway built by the Syilx Nation will allow salmon and trout to migrate to Okanagan Lake for the first time in 100 years, passing through nine hydroelectric dams to get there. #conservation #goodnews
For the first time in over a century, sockeye salmon are able to return to Okanagan Lake | CBC News
After more than a century without salmon in Okanagan waters, a new fish passageway means that salmon and numerous other fish species will be able to migrate upstream to spawn.
www.cbc.ca
September 15, 2025 at 6:48 PM
A fish passageway built by the Syilx Nation will allow salmon and trout to migrate to Okanagan Lake for the first time in 100 years, passing through nine hydroelectric dams to get there. #conservation #goodnews