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Angus Hervey @angushervey.com · 24m

Electric wheels take half the market.

Sales of fully electric cars in the UK surged nearly 30% in September to 72,779, the highest monthly total on record. Together with plug-in hybrids, electrified vehicles made up more than half of all new UK registrations.

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Angus Hervey @angushervey.com · 2h

Resurrection of the Don.

Salmon have returned to England’s River Don for the first time since the Industrial Revolution. Once biologically dead from steel-mill pollution, the river has been steadily revived through habitat restoration and clean-ups.

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Angus Hervey @angushervey.com · 4h

Poland is safer for curlews and coots.

The hunting of 13 migratory bird species has been banned in Poland after years of pressure from conservation groups. The decision reflects improving awareness of wetlands’ ecological value across Eastern Europe.

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Angus Hervey @angushervey.com · 13h

California Migratory Bird Act Signed Into Law.

The act, extending state-level safeguards to more than 700 species, strengthens oversight of developments near wetlands, shorelines and nesting areas, reinforcing California’s role as a refuge for millions of birds.

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Angus Hervey @angushervey.com · 15h

The towers of Notre-Dame reopen.

After years of restoration following the 2019 fire, the renovated towers of Notre-Dame Cathedral are now open again to visitors. The central part of the cathedral was reopened in December 2024.

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Jan Rosenow @janrosenow.bsky.social · 1d

Grid scale batteries are changing our electricity system. Excellent new visual story on batteries in FT today shows just how far this technology has evolved.

Fasten your seatbelts, this is just the beginning.

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Angus Hervey @angushervey.com · 22h

Autonomy for all bodies.

The Council of Europe has approved the world’s most comprehensive policy on intersex rights, banning non-consensual surgeries, guaranteeing anti-discrimination protections, and ensuring access to justice.

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Angus Hervey @angushervey.com · 1d

Social media use begins global decline.

An analysis of 250,000 adults across 50 countries shows average daily social media use dropped nearly 10% since 2022, reversing a decade of growth. The steepest declines are among teens and 20-somethings.

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Angus Hervey @angushervey.com · 1d

Free fuel for Indonesia’s learning minds.

In its first year, one of the world’s largest national school-meal programmes has provided daily meals to over 30 million children, improving nutrition and school attendance while supporting local farmers and caterers.

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Angus Hervey @angushervey.com · 1d

Lack of paperwork saves lives.

From 2007, 106 HIV clinics in Malawi replaced paper records with touchscreen-based systems that allowed staff to instantly access a patient’s medical history and receive guideline prompts. Within 5 years of adoption, deaths fell by 28%.

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Angus Hervey @angushervey.com · 1d

Peru protects half its northern Amazon carbon in a new reserve.

Co-managed with Indigenous Kichwa & Bora peoples, the Bajo Putumayo–Yaguas Communal Reserve links protected areas along the Colombian border to safeguard 53% of all carbon in the northern Peruvian Amazon.

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Angus Hervey @angushervey.com · 1d

Feelings of global safety reach record high.

How’s that for an unexpected headline? Gallup’s 2025 Global Safety Report finds that 73% of people feel safe walking alone at night, the highest level recorded since Gallup began asking the question.

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Angus Hervey @angushervey.com · 1d

Now that's a headline.

Angus Hervey @angushervey.com · 1d

Global forest fund gets its first $1 billion

Building on its steep drop in Amazon deforestation since 2023, Brazil has committed the first $1 billion to a global forest fund that’s supporting conservation across the Amazon, Congo and Southeast Asia.

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Angus Hervey @angushervey.com · 1d

Power from the air.

China has tested a helium-lifted turbine capable of generating 1 MW mid-air. Nationwide trials begin next year.

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Angus Hervey @angushervey.com · 2d

Robots dancing their way to safety.

Google DeepMind has developed a system called RoboBallet that synchronises multiple machines to work without collisions, turning days of manual programming into moments. It could make factories faster, safer and more flexible.

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Angus Hervey @angushervey.com · 2d

Highest-ever impact year for immunisation.

In 2024, Gavi alliance helped immunise nearly 500 million children, preventing an estimated 9 million future deaths, the largest annual impact in its 25-year history.

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Angus Hervey @angushervey.com · 2d

Suriname pledges to permanently protect 90% of its tropical forests.

National plan to direct climate finance toward Indigenous stewardship to preserve one of the planet’s most forested nations.

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Angus Hervey @angushervey.com · 2d

Finally furless.

Vogue has ended the use of fur across all 29 editions — a major cultural turn for luxury fashion. The policy follows years of advocacy from animal-welfare groups and reflects a wider industry pivot toward ethical, innovative materials.

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Angus Hervey @angushervey.com · 2d

112-million-year-old insects emerge from ancient amber.

Scientists in Ecuador find first evidence of Cretaceous insects from South America. Trapped within resin from Cretaceous trees, the flies, beetles and wasps capture life from the lost forests of Gondwana.

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Angus Hervey @angushervey.com · 2d

Getting out alive

Thanks to decades of safety improvements per-capita civilian fire deaths in the US have dropped by about two-thirds since 1980. Smoke alarms, sprinklers, safer furnishings, and “fire-safe” cigarettes have each helped drive the decline.

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Angus Hervey @angushervey.com · 3d

A moment we’ve been waiting for.

According to Ember’s 2025 mid-year report, renewables have produced more power than coal globally for the first time - a historic first. How? Solar output jumped 31% from last year. Wind added another 7.7%. Coal fell.

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Angus Hervey @angushervey.com · 3d

A boost to receive the sun's power.

As the energy transition ramps up, a global philanthropic coalition has secured $4.2 billion to expand renewables and energy access across Africa.

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Angus Hervey @angushervey.com · 3d

Paris changed our course.

A decade after the Paris Agreement, global greenhouse gas emissions are barely rising, up just 0.3% a year since 2015, compared with 1.7% before.

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Angus Hervey @angushervey.com · 4d

Subcontinental solar surge.

India races ahead with record solar surge, installing 17.5 GW between April and August 2025 - more than double last year’s pace. The boom is driven by cheap modules, strong demand and a 143 GW project pipeline.

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