France just added over 387,000 acres of protected forest
On June 9, France moved one step closer to its 2030 goal of placing 10% of its land under “strong protection” by creating seven new biological reserves and expanding two existing ones.
The largest land area protected under the new measures is the Armontabo Rocky Peaks integral reserve in French Guiana. The reserve accounts for 156,290 hectares — or 387,955 acres — of tropical rainforest and granite peaks.
The other eight reserves are spread across metropolitan France and range from the mountain forests of Vosges to the Mediterranean woodlands of Hérault.
Why is this good news? Protected nature reserves are widely known to prevent species extinction, mitigate climate change by safeguarding carbon storage, and buffer neighboring areas from flooding and erosion.
Thanks to solar and batteries, the US grid is better equipped and will be more reliable this summer
The U.S. is on track to see an unusually hot summer, but thanks to rapid expansion of solar and battery storage — and just a few new gas plants — its grid is equipped to handle the high temperatures and power demands that they bring.
The NERC forecasted “strengthened readiness” thanks to the widespread, lowest-cost new sources of power — and their assessment didn’t include any of the aging coal power plants the Trump administration forced to remain open.
The 30.5 gigawatts of new solar power in particular is generating 16.4 gigawatts of capacity when demand is at its highest — during the day in summer. A few regions still face risks of shortfalls, but it’s a major improvement over last summer.
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