Hopescrolling: The good news timeline

Matt Wright

Matt Wright

The good news timeline

  • January 2024

    26th January

    The European Parliament has voted in favour of a proposal to ban greenwashing and misleading product information. In this important step forward, EU member states would ban the unsubstantiated use of certain environmental claims, like “climate neutral” or “environmentally friendly”.

    (Edie.net)

    19th January

    In 2023, global renewable energy capacity soared by 50% to nearly 510 GW, largely due to expansions in wind and solar. The International Energy Agency (IEA) sees these figures as a “real chance” to hit the COP28 goal of tripling global capacity by 2023.

    (Sustainability Beat)

    19th January

    Analysis shows that African elephant numbers have begun to stabilise in Southern Africa,  after huge historic losses. This change reflects positive strides in Southern Africa’s conservation efforts, and underscores the effectiveness of connected protected areas over isolated parks in maintaining stable populations.

    (The Guardian)

    12th January

    Scientists have launched a breeding and reintroduction programme in a bid to save the critically endangered Scottish wildcat. With only around 35 individuals left in the wild, models predict functional extinction by 2025. In the first phase of the plan, nineteen young wildcats have been released into the Cairngorms National Park to restore populations.

    (Happy Eco News)

    12th January

    The UK’s reliance on fossil fuels for its electricity fell by 20% in 2023, to its lowest level since 1957. Experts have attributed this decline to a decrease in demand and an increase in the use of renewable energy, especially wind power.

    (Sky News)

    5th January

    2023 was a record-breaking year for solar energy with China, Europe and the US all setting new solar installation records, according to the International Renewable Energy Agency (IEA). Additionally, solar power has now become the most economical electricity source in most countries, as the price of solar panels have dropped significantly.

    (Euro News)

    5th January

    Climate campaigners from Greenpeace and Uplift have launched two separate legal challenges to try and stop the Rosebank North Sea oil project. They argue that moving forward with the Rosebank development, the largest untapped oilfield in the UK, contradicts the UK’s legally binding climate commitments.

    (Euro News)

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