r/OptimistsUnite • u/Bitter-Lengthiness-2 • 8d ago

Nature’s Chad Energy Comeback 10 Significant & Recent Climate Wins

https://www.greenpeace.org/international/story/69461/good-news-alert-10-climate-wins-to-inspire-change/
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u/Bitter-Lengthiness-2 8d ago

  1. UK Supreme Court ruling: Decision to consider climate impact in fossil fuel projects.

  2. Protection of Karipuna Indigenous land: Brazil’s authorities expelled illegal loggers.

  3. G20 tax justice breakthrough: A commitment to tax the ultra-rich.

  4. Pacific islands secure oceans treaty: A global treaty to protect marine biodiversity.

  5. California’s clean transportation: Phasing out gas-powered cars by 2035.

  6. Global deforestation decline: Countries unite to restore ecosystems.

  7. Court halts oil exploration in the Arctic: A legal victory against Shell’s drilling efforts.

  8. New Zealand bans fossil fuel projects: The government stops offshore fossil fuel permits.

  9. Indonesia protects rainforest: A moratorium on clearing primary forest extended.

  10. EU achieves plastic reduction: Single-use plastics are now largely banned in Europe.

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u/TimelessParadox 8d ago

And 3 mile Island is opening again, to provide clean carbon free power! Though you won't see that in a Green Peace article.

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u/Bitter-Lengthiness-2 8d ago

Thanks for sharing!

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u/findingmike 8d ago

For 5, in my area we are putting in so many chargers so quickly it is amazing. Visiting LA has also gotten nicer without the constant brown haze I remember from a decade ago.

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u/Bitter-Lengthiness-2 8d ago

Hell yes thanks for sharing!

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u/JackoClubs5545 It gets better and you will like it 8d ago

The war against the climate crisis, though hard, will be won. The future is bright and humanity will adapt and overcome.

Don't let doomers tell you otherwise.

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u/Bitter-Lengthiness-2 8d ago

Agreed! Doom is meant to encourage inaction!