Climate change Archives - Positive News Good journalism about good things Wed, 13 Dec 2023 16:40:44 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://www.positive.news/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/cropped-P.N_Icon_Navy-32x32.png Climate change Archives - Positive News 32 32 Even as the heat has been on in Dubai, the renewables juggernaut has gathered pace https://www.positive.news/environment/cop28-renewables-commitment-optimism/ Wed, 13 Dec 2023 11:34:09 +0000 https://www.positive.news/?p=461651 The Cop28 agreement is imperfect yet significant – and one of a host of causes for optimism

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‘It reaches deep inside people’: the climate choirs singing for the planet https://www.positive.news/environment/climate-choirs-sing-for-the-planet/ Wed, 06 Dec 2023 11:31:19 +0000 https://www.positive.news/?p=460387 More than 500 members of UK climate choirs are taking part in peaceful protest performances on the climate and nature emergency

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What went right this week: millionaires mooted a wealth tax, plus more https://www.positive.news/society/good-news-stories-from-week-47-of-2023/ Fri, 24 Nov 2023 09:44:53 +0000 https://www.positive.news/?p=458746 Millionaires mooted a wealth tax, class entered the climate debate, and blue whales returned to the Seychelles, plus more

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Positive tipping points could save the climate – this man is showing us how https://www.positive.news/environment/tim-lenton-positive-tipping-points-climate/ Thu, 15 Jun 2023 14:18:32 +0000 https://www.positive.news/?p=436099 Instead of focusing on what doom might lie ahead, scientists are identifying positive tipping points that could save us

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How the climate crisis is forcing us to change our cities for the better https://www.positive.news/society/cities-are-adapting-to-the-climate-crisis-bringing-many-other-benefits/ Mon, 18 Jul 2022 12:01:09 +0000 https://www.positive.news/?p=365795 From Sweden to Sierra Leone, cities are turning the climate crisis into an opportunity for happier, healthier living

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While politicians dither, indigenous groups are taking climate action https://www.positive.news/environment/these-indigenous-groups-are-taking-bold-climate-action/ Fri, 28 Jan 2022 12:07:37 +0000 https://www.positive.news/?p=383185 Indigenous attendees at COP26 may have come away disappointed, but they’re not sitting around waiting for help

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To save forests, researchers are hooking trees up to Twitter https://www.positive.news/environment/climate-crisis-to-save-forests-researchers-are-hooking-trees-up-to-twitter/ Tue, 12 Oct 2021 10:08:43 +0000 https://www.positive.news/?p=371582 Can a network of tweeting trees help us cut carbon emissions and increase empathy for ecosystems? Scientists think so

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What went right this week: the power of the grassroots, rare toads and more positive news https://www.positive.news/society/positive-news-stories-from-week-10-of-2021/ Thu, 11 Mar 2021 17:31:32 +0000 https://www.positive.news/?p=353250 A report highlighted the importance of grassroots climate action, the world’s oldest bird had a chick, plus the week's other positive news

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‘Land is worth more when left to nature’ – study https://www.positive.news/environment/conservation/land-is-worth-more-when-left-to-nature-study/ Tue, 09 Mar 2021 10:55:26 +0000 https://www.positive.news/?p=354016 Conserving or restoring natural sites is nor more profitable than using them for farming and timber production, research suggests

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‘Essential leaders’: why empowering women is key to tackling the climate crisis https://www.positive.news/society/essential-leaders-why-empowering-women-is-key-to-tackling-the-climate-crisis/ Mon, 08 Mar 2021 12:45:01 +0000 https://www.positive.news/?p=353899 Women are more likely to be impacted by the climate emergency than men – and they may also be our best hope in solving it

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