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.
A new protected area has been established in the Bolivian Amazon, covering over 500,000 acres of tropical forest, savannas, and rivers. This new area hinges on community-led conservation and protection of environmental resources. #goodnews
Nueva Esperanza Municipality Establishes Río Negro, a New Protected Area in the Northern Bolivian Amazon - Andes Amazon Fund
The area encompasses over 517,156 acres (209,286 hectares) of tropical forests, seasonally flooded savannas, alluvial plains, the meandering Negro River, and ancient geological formations of the…
www.andesamazonfund.org
November 25, 2025 at 6:59 PM
A new protected area has been established in the Bolivian Amazon, covering over 500,000 acres of tropical forest, savannas, and rivers. This new area hinges on community-led conservation and protection of environmental resources. #goodnews
"Renewables will grow faster than any major energy source in the next decade, according to the world’s energy watchdog, making the transition away from fossil fuels “inevitable”, despite a green backlash in the US and parts of Europe."
Supply boom in cheaper renewables will seal end of fossil fuel era, says IEA
Watchdog’s flagship report says rise in low-carbon electricity will make transition ‘inevitable’, despite Trump’s calls to carry on drilling
www.theguardian.com
November 24, 2025 at 6:59 PM
"Renewables will grow faster than any major energy source in the next decade, according to the world’s energy watchdog, making the transition away from fossil fuels “inevitable”, despite a green backlash in the US and parts of Europe."
The Massachusetts Department of Ecological Restoration is rewilding unused cranberry bogs into natural wetlands. So far 500 acres have been converted and the hope is to reach 1,000 in the next 10 years. Restored wetlands provide vital habitat and flood control. #goodnews #rewilding
Massachusetts is turning retired cranberry bogs into natural wetlands. They’re on track to rewild 1,000 acres
The Division of Ecological Restoration has an ambitious pledge in the works when it comes to the state’s many cranberry bogs.
www.goodgoodgood.co
November 23, 2025 at 6:59 PM
The Massachusetts Department of Ecological Restoration is rewilding unused cranberry bogs into natural wetlands. So far 500 acres have been converted and the hope is to reach 1,000 in the next 10 years. Restored wetlands provide vital habitat and flood control. #goodnews #rewilding
Boston and Cambridge's ancient underground heating system is beginning a transition from a fossil-fuel powered boiler to a giant heat pump using the Charles River as a source of thermal energy. It should be complete by 2028. #goodnews #renewableenergy
Boston’s century-old steam heat system is getting a low-carbon…
Boston and Cambridge’s decades-old district energy system is being retooled to shift away from gas and toward heat pumps and electric boilers.
www.canarymedia.com
November 22, 2025 at 6:59 PM
Boston and Cambridge's ancient underground heating system is beginning a transition from a fossil-fuel powered boiler to a giant heat pump using the Charles River as a source of thermal energy. It should be complete by 2028. #goodnews #renewableenergy
A new study found that growing banana and palm trees to shade cocoa plantations in west Africa could sequester enough carbon to entirely offset their emissions. Growing cocoa is one of the highest carbon emissions crops and this method could reduce both emissions and deforestation. #goodnews
Growing trees for shade has ‘enormous’ potential for cutting cocoa emissions - Carbon Brief
Growing tall trees to provide shade for cocoa plantations in west Africa could sequester millions of tonnes of carbon, according to a new study.
www.carbonbrief.org
November 21, 2025 at 6:59 PM
A new study found that growing banana and palm trees to shade cocoa plantations in west Africa could sequester enough carbon to entirely offset their emissions. Growing cocoa is one of the highest carbon emissions crops and this method could reduce both emissions and deforestation. #goodnews
"Five California tribes have established an intertribal commission to co-manage Chuckwalla National Monument, marking a historic step toward tribal sovereignty over sacred desert lands." #goodnews
Five Native tribes are coming together to protect a California cultural landscape
A coalition of five California desert tribes will co-manage the 624,000-acre Chuckwalla National Monument.
www.latimes.com
November 20, 2025 at 6:59 PM
"Five California tribes have established an intertribal commission to co-manage Chuckwalla National Monument, marking a historic step toward tribal sovereignty over sacred desert lands." #goodnews
"Germany has quietly become home to over one million tiny solar power plants hanging from apartment balconies and mounted on terraces across the country. These plug-and-play solar systems, called “Balkonkraftwerke” in German, reached this milestone by late June 2025..." #goodnews #solarenergy
German Balcony Solar Boom: A Million Apartment Dwellers Fighting Climate Change | Happy Eco News
German balcony solar systems have reached one million installations across Germany, democratizing renewable energy access for apartment renters and homeowners alike. These plug-and-play systems…
happyeconews.com
November 19, 2025 at 6:59 PM
"Germany has quietly become home to over one million tiny solar power plants hanging from apartment balconies and mounted on terraces across the country. These plug-and-play solar systems, called “Balkonkraftwerke” in German, reached this milestone by late June 2025..." #goodnews #solarenergy
The small Chyulu black rhino population recently welcomed a new calf--bringing their total population to nine. This group of rhinos has unique genetics among their species and was thought to be extinct until 1990 after managing to hide from both poachers and conservationists. #goodnews #conservation
Critically endangered black rhino calf born in the wild in Kenya
Wildlife researchers are celebrating the wild birth of a critically endangered eastern black rhino as a tiny subgroup in Kenya attempts to repopulate.
abcnews.go.com
November 18, 2025 at 6:59 PM
The small Chyulu black rhino population recently welcomed a new calf--bringing their total population to nine. This group of rhinos has unique genetics among their species and was thought to be extinct until 1990 after managing to hide from both poachers and conservationists. #goodnews #conservation
"China’s carbon dioxide emissions have been flat or falling for 18 months, analysis reveals, adding evidence to the hope that the world’s biggest polluter has managed to hit its target of peak CO2 emissions well ahead of schedule." #goodnews #climatechange
China’s CO2 emissions have been flat or falling for past 18 months, analysis finds
World’s biggest polluter on track to hit peak emissions target early but miss goal for cutting carbon intensity
www.theguardian.com
November 17, 2025 at 6:59 PM
"China’s carbon dioxide emissions have been flat or falling for 18 months, analysis reveals, adding evidence to the hope that the world’s biggest polluter has managed to hit its target of peak CO2 emissions well ahead of schedule." #goodnews #climatechange
"The Australian government is floating a scheme that would share the benefits of solar power with everyone on the grid, offering totally free electricity to ratepayers in the middle of the day, when the sun is shining the strongest." #goodnews #solarenergy
Australia has so much solar that it's offering everyone free electricity
Australia's extensive solar power penetration makes so much energy that the government wants to offer free electricity at peak hours.
electrek.co
November 16, 2025 at 6:59 PM
"The Australian government is floating a scheme that would share the benefits of solar power with everyone on the grid, offering totally free electricity to ratepayers in the middle of the day, when the sun is shining the strongest." #goodnews #solarenergy
Over the last decade, deforestation has slowed in every region on Earth. Around 250 million hectares of protected forest have been added since 1990 and 71% of the world's forests are under public ownership. #goodnews #hope
Decade of slowing deforestation offers hope for forests
Lush, green and brimming with trees and wildlife, forests are the Earth’s lungs and source of livelihoods for many communities.
news.un.org
November 15, 2025 at 6:20 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
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