#SomeGoodNews the #world is still #beautiful
https://www.theguardian.com/community/gallery/2025/feb/26/a-moment-of-reflection-and-himalayan-adventures-readers-best-photos
#SomeGoodNews
#SomeGoodNews on the front of policies. As many scream that many governments are ineffective and policies are overblown. Let's share one of the good example - maybe not perfect but it is sth I guess.
In the Netherlands each municipality is supposed to have a #library. Especially interesting as libraries increasing become more then just a place to lend books. But a meeting place - even a place were #social #capital is made!
In that context I recommend the book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bowling_Alone
How #Spain’s radically different approach to #migration helped its #economy #soar:
"#SomeGoodNews Tiny urban forests, inspired by the Japanese botanist Akira Miyawaki, are transforming urban landscapes and contributing to the fight against climate change."
https://www.demagazine.co.uk/2024/08/23/rewilding-cities-how-tiny-urban-forests-are-combating-climate-change/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rewilding-cities-how-tiny-urban-forests-are-combating-climate-change
#SolarPunkSunday #MiyawakiMethod #Rewilding #UrbanForests #ClimateChange
#SomeGoodNews Tiny urban forests, inspired by the Japanese botanist Akira Miyawaki, are transforming urban landscapes and contributing to the fight against climate change.
"While #globalemissions trends illustrate the challenges we face, there are signs that humanity may be nearing a peak in #globalclimatepollution. #Emissions from wealthy countries have been declining, but these efforts must accelerate, and financial support for #developingcountries is essential to help them transition to #cleanenergy solutions.
As renewables rise, the world may be nearing a #climateturningpoint » Yale Climate Connections
https://yaleclimateconnections.org/2024/12/as-renewables-rise-the-world-may-be-nearing-a-climate-turning-point/
The #Royal #Netherlands #Sea #Rescue #Institution (Nederlands: Nederlandse Redding Maatschappij, abbreviated: KNRM) turns 200! #SomeGoodNews
#SomeGoodNews switch to #renewable power, means #greenhouse gas pollution is now 37% below 1990 levels
#TIL about rock glaciers - and #SomeGoodNews is that the effect of #climatechange is slower on than compared to "normal" glaciers.
#SomeGoodNews #Sustainable shipping is happening - albeit small scale still:
https://graindesail.com/en/content/59-cargo-sailboat-grain-de-sail-3
So I'm pretty sure #technology alone will not help is deal with #climatechange - changing our behaviors and policies probably have bigger effect. Nevertheless, some technologies are exciting and encourage - in contrast to e.g. #carboncapture #SomeGoodNews
A quick 🧵with some cool candidates.
#MoreGoodNews #dutchies made progress on the renewable energy front: 53% came from #renewables in the first half of 2024:
https://www.cbs.nl/item?sc_itemid=d78fb572-7866-413a-844a-cb97d48eaf1e&sc_lang=nl-nl
#SomeGoodNews: So apparently #seals love #windfarms - interesting study done by a researcher team on wind parks in the #northsea:
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cub.2014.06.033
What I find #fascinating is the fact you can make our the location of the structures based on the animals paths:
Quote "Take a visual tour of this three-mile-long main artery of the city and see a Mass. Ave. that is cleaner and more welcoming now. It’s actually pretty #amazing." #boston #SomeGoodNews
https://www.bostonglobe.com/2024/09/16/metro/mass-ave-is-glorious-state-mind/
#SomeGoodNews we'll have a second moon, albeit for a "short" while.
#SomeGoodNews #FoodWaste #farming
A Manitoba farmer had a surplus of potatoes. So he gave millions of them away | CBC Radio
https://www.cbc.ca/radio/thecurrent/potato-donation-manitoba-1.7206483
#SomeGoodNews via #FutureCrunch <3
> "A great example of how saving one species can have a domino effect on the restoration of a whole ecosystem. In California’s Monterey Bay, efforts to bolster sea otter populations are saving local salt marshes because the otters feast on the burrowing crabs that cause erosion. The sea otters have consumed enough of the crabs to slow the erosion almost to a halt."
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