🗳️ A federal judge dismissed a Trump administration lawsuit that sought to block the state of Alaska from declaring a winner in the state’s U.S. Senate election.
Governments doing good
The Netherlands pledged $500 million to help conserve tropical forests
The Tropical Forest Forever Facility was launched by Brazil at the 30th United Nations Climate Change Conference a year ago to fund long-term conservation of tropical forests.
The TFFF brings together countries that need funding to protect their forests, with investors and donor countries that want to address climate change and biodiversity loss by mitigating deforestation.
And it just got a huge boost: The Netherlands pledged $500 million over the next 10 years to the cause.
Why is this good news? The TFFF could protect 800 to 900 million hectares of tropical forests — an area about 200 times the size of the Netherlands — but it needs to stay funded so revenue will incentivize countries to prioritize permanent forest conservation over unsustainable development, including logging, mining, and ranching.
A hybrid energy project made a Greek island the first to be energy-autonomous. The system includes a wind turbine, solar power plant, batteries, electric boilers, and a district heating network, and is a benchmark for the non-interconnected islands that won’t be connected to the mainland grid with undersea power cables.
An entire Belgian town goes plant-based on Thursdays.“The success story of Ghent is one where we had an amazing grassroots movement, with people asking for more climate action. But the magic happened when politicians actually listened and implemented policy to introduce the Thursday Veggie Day in 2009.”
The global EV boom has saved countries around $20 billion since March
According to a new analysis, the global EV boom has displaced around 200 million barrels of crude oil between March and August of this year — worth about $200 billion.
The analysis covered 56 countries which, combined, account for over 90% of EV sales and 80% of all car sales globally. China alone has saved $14 billion worth of crude oil. In the EU, Germany and France had the largest savings, around $760 million and $560 million, respectively.
As one analyst put it, “Every EV on the road reduces exposure to volatile oil markets, and as fleets grow — so does the protection against future supply shocks.”
The Youth Edition of the Goodnewspaper is here — and the future is looking bright!
While it’s easy to get swept up in the doom and gloom about the world we’re leaving for the next generation, there are actually a lot of reasons to feel hopeful. And for every headline that paints a picture of a generation in crisis, young people bring fearless imagination, fresh ideas, and an unstoppable drive to tackle tomorrow’s challenges today.
🪩 Harry Styles’ residency is over, but those short shorts helped the planet!
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