Whoa 🤯 in Slow-Mo
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Progress is happening every day, just not always with fireworks 🎉 or trending hashtags #️⃣. It's like the slow-cooker version: steady, quiet, but cooking up something good. So if the world looks like eww 🤮, it’s really more like whoa 🤯, but in slow-mo.
🇬🇧 Thanks to a major boom in wind power, the #UK has generated more electricity from #wind than from #fossil fuels and slashed consumer energy bills by around $137 billion between 2010 and 2023 🌬️💡📉
How Britain’s Wind Boom Has Slashed Energy Bills | OilPrice.com
Britain’s rapid wind energy expansion has not only overtaken fossil fuels in power generation but has also saved consumers an estimated $137 billion in energy costs since 2010.
oilprice.com
November 10, 2025 at 9:34 PM
The 🇺🇸 US saw its coal exports drop by about 11% in the first half of 2025, thanks mainly to new tariffs and softer global demand 🛢️📉🌍
US Coal Exports Drop 11% — Tariffs & Lower Demand Top Reasons - CleanTechnica
Support CleanTechnica's work through a Substack subscription or on Stripe. Many people concerned about the climate crisis and pollution will be happy to hear that US coal exports dropped 11% in the fi...
cleantechnica.com
November 10, 2025 at 9:32 PM
The 🇺🇸 US saw its coal exports drop by about 11% in the first half of 2025, thanks mainly to new tariffs and softer global demand 🛢️📉🌍
🇳🇬 Nigeria has launched its largest-ever immunisation drive.
💉 The goal: vaccinate 106 million children against measles, rubella, polio, and HPV by early 2026. It aims to protect children from preventable diseases, 🚀 increase vaccination coverage and 👧🏾 introduce more girls to the HPV vaccine 🌍💪
💉 The goal: vaccinate 106 million children against measles, rubella, polio, and HPV by early 2026. It aims to protect children from preventable diseases, 🚀 increase vaccination coverage and 👧🏾 introduce more girls to the HPV vaccine 🌍💪
"The mother of all campaigns": inside Nigeria’s 100 million child vaccine drive
Health leaders say Nigeria will emerge from the ambitious drive better protected in the short term and more resilient in the long term.
www.gavi.org
November 10, 2025 at 9:26 PM
🇳🇬 Nigeria has launched its largest-ever immunisation drive.
💉 The goal: vaccinate 106 million children against measles, rubella, polio, and HPV by early 2026. It aims to protect children from preventable diseases, 🚀 increase vaccination coverage and 👧🏾 introduce more girls to the HPV vaccine 🌍💪
💉 The goal: vaccinate 106 million children against measles, rubella, polio, and HPV by early 2026. It aims to protect children from preventable diseases, 🚀 increase vaccination coverage and 👧🏾 introduce more girls to the HPV vaccine 🌍💪
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What is #ClimateChange?
Why we need to take #ClimateAction
Watch ▶️ www.youtube.com/watch?v=O0XT...
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What is #ClimateChange?
Why we need to take #ClimateAction
Watch ▶️ www.youtube.com/watch?v=O0XT...
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What is Climate Change? (explainer video with extra detail)
YouTube video by My Zero Carbon
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November 10, 2025 at 2:44 PM
🇨🇿 The Czech Republic has become the 69th country to fully prohibit #corporal punishment of #children 🚫👶, with a new law (effective January 1, 2026) stating that hitting, causing mental distress, or using degrading methods violates a child’s dignity ✊💙.
Czech Republic prohibits all corporal punishment of children!
In March 2025 Thailand became the 68th state worldwide to realise children’s rights to protection from all violent punishment!
endcorporalpunishment.org
November 9, 2025 at 9:05 PM
Scientists used AI to create an #enzyme that can eat one of the toughest plastics on Earth 🧪♻️, the same kind used in foam mattresses and sneakers 👟. It breaks #polyurethane down into reusable chemicals in just 12 hours at about 50°C 🔥. It turns it into raw materials instead of it becoming waste 🌍✨.
Neural network finds an enzyme that can break down polyurethane
Given a dozen hours, the enzyme can turn a foam pad into reusable chemicals.
arstechnica.com
November 9, 2025 at 8:49 PM
Scientists used AI to create an #enzyme that can eat one of the toughest plastics on Earth 🧪♻️, the same kind used in foam mattresses and sneakers 👟. It breaks #polyurethane down into reusable chemicals in just 12 hours at about 50°C 🔥. It turns it into raw materials instead of it becoming waste 🌍✨.
The new #AIglasses from Meta are being used by members of the #blind community 👓 to recognize text, menus, and everyday objects faster, giving them more independence 💡, even though the glasses were originally designed for streaming and casual wear. 🌍✨
Meta's AI glasses could mean more independence for the blind community
Members of the blind community have found new ways to use the AI technology to help manage everyday tasks, such as reading the mail.
www.cbsnews.com
November 9, 2025 at 8:06 PM
The new #AIglasses from Meta are being used by members of the #blind community 👓 to recognize text, menus, and everyday objects faster, giving them more independence 💡, even though the glasses were originally designed for streaming and casual wear. 🌍✨
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“Panels installed flat against the roof, in particular, fared well. Some rooftop solar owners have taken to removing their panels ahead of strong winds. Many were already back online.”
Jamaicans Have Been Turning to Solar Power. It Paid Off After the Storm.
www.nytimes.com
November 8, 2025 at 2:51 PM
“Panels installed flat against the roof, in particular, fared well. Some rooftop solar owners have taken to removing their panels ahead of strong winds. Many were already back online.”
🇦🇺Australia’s government is rolling out a plan to give everyone free #electricity⚡ for a few hours each day, when #solar power output is very high, to encourage shifted energy use and ease grid stress ☀️🔌😀
Australia has so much solar that it's offering everyone free electricity
Australia's extensive solar power penetration makes so much energy that the government wants to offer free electricity at peak hours.
electrek.co
November 8, 2025 at 9:41 PM
🇦🇺Australia’s government is rolling out a plan to give everyone free #electricity⚡ for a few hours each day, when #solar power output is very high, to encourage shifted energy use and ease grid stress ☀️🔌😀
An inventor by the name of Zac Clark designed a rugged #solar-powered backpack (the #MakeshiftTraveler) that not only charges phones via its battery and solar panel, but also unfolds into a sleeping system with a tent, rain poncho, flashlight and hygiene kit for people experiencing #homelessness 😊🎒☀️
Man invents solar-powered backpack that turns into a bed and a generator for homeless people
And thousands have already been donated to people in need.
www.goodgoodgood.co
November 8, 2025 at 9:38 PM
An inventor by the name of Zac Clark designed a rugged #solar-powered backpack (the #MakeshiftTraveler) that not only charges phones via its battery and solar panel, but also unfolds into a sleeping system with a tent, rain poncho, flashlight and hygiene kit for people experiencing #homelessness 😊🎒☀️
🏠: A project in Milwaukee is building about 40 fully-furnished #TinyHomes on a 7-acre site just for #homeless US vets, offering them not just a place to stay but on-site support services to help them rebuild stability and security. ✊🇺🇸
Work begins on Milwaukee tiny home village to serve homeless veterans
The project will include on-site services and resources to address underlying causes of homelessness such as mental health challengers or substance addiction.
www.jsonline.com
November 8, 2025 at 6:36 AM
🏠: A project in Milwaukee is building about 40 fully-furnished #TinyHomes on a 7-acre site just for #homeless US vets, offering them not just a place to stay but on-site support services to help them rebuild stability and security. ✊🇺🇸
Big tech companies 💻🏢 and #utilities ⚙️ in the US 🇺🇸 are rolling out lots of #microgrids, ie. mini-power systems 🔋 that can run independently or connect to the main grid 🔌. That's because they need more reliable electricity ⚡ and want to handle surging demand 📈 and extreme weather better 🌪️🌧️.
November 6, 2025 at 11:42 PM
Big tech companies 💻🏢 and #utilities ⚙️ in the US 🇺🇸 are rolling out lots of #microgrids, ie. mini-power systems 🔋 that can run independently or connect to the main grid 🔌. That's because they need more reliable electricity ⚡ and want to handle surging demand 📈 and extreme weather better 🌪️🌧️.
#BloombergNEF’s #Climatescope 2025 finds that #renewable investment in emerging economies nearly tripled since 2015, ie. from $49B to $140B ⚡. Yet those markets captured just 18% of global #CleanEnergy funding over the decade 🌍.
A Decade After the Paris Agreement, Clean Energy Is Making Strides in Emerging Markets but Investment Gaps Persist, BloombergNEF’s Climatescope Finds | BloombergNEF
BloombergNEF’s new framework and scorecard provides a tool for investors to analyze country-level climate risk and resilience.
about.bnef.com
November 6, 2025 at 11:33 PM
#BloombergNEF’s #Climatescope 2025 finds that #renewable investment in emerging economies nearly tripled since 2015, ie. from $49B to $140B ⚡. Yet those markets captured just 18% of global #CleanEnergy funding over the decade 🌍.
#FloridaPower&Light utility is racing ahead to install about 93 GW of #solar panels ☀️ and 50 GW of #battery storage 🔋 by 2045, aiming to become a #clean-energy leader in the Southeast and move away from #fossil fuels 🚀🌎.
Florida utility on pace to reach 93 GW solar, 50 GW storage by 2045
While utilities in neighboring states are “dabbling” with solar, Florida Power & Light is combining solar and storage as a “workhorse” technology, said a nonprofit executive.
pv-magazine-usa.com
November 6, 2025 at 2:16 AM
#FloridaPower&Light utility is racing ahead to install about 93 GW of #solar panels ☀️ and 50 GW of #battery storage 🔋 by 2045, aiming to become a #clean-energy leader in the Southeast and move away from #fossil fuels 🚀🌎.
The #StarCatcherIndustries has achieved a record-breaking wireless optical power #beaming demo, transmitting over 1.1 kW to standard #solar panels in space tests. It promises to build a scalable orbital #energy grid 🌌🔋🚀 and unlock new levels of power for #satellites without hardware changes. ☀️📡💡
Record-Breaking Optical Power Beaming Proves Path to Scalable Power Grid for Space
/PRNewswire/ -- Star Catcher Industries, Inc. ("Star Catcher"), the pioneering space energy company building the first orbital power grid, has set a new world...
www.prnewswire.com
November 6, 2025 at 2:13 AM
The #StarCatcherIndustries has achieved a record-breaking wireless optical power #beaming demo, transmitting over 1.1 kW to standard #solar panels in space tests. It promises to build a scalable orbital #energy grid 🌌🔋🚀 and unlock new levels of power for #satellites without hardware changes. ☀️📡💡
🇨🇦 Canadian researchers at the #UniversityOfWaterloo have designed a clever #gravity-based #energy-storage system that uses building shafts to lift heavy blocks with excess #renewable power and then drop them to generate electricity later ⚙️🏙️⚡
New gravity battery design could store renewable power in skyscrapers
The solid gravity energy storage system is optimized for 625 parametric building designs covering different energy use intensities.
interestingengineering.com
November 6, 2025 at 2:10 AM
🇨🇦 Canadian researchers at the #UniversityOfWaterloo have designed a clever #gravity-based #energy-storage system that uses building shafts to lift heavy blocks with excess #renewable power and then drop them to generate electricity later ⚙️🏙️⚡
Connecticut and Maine are teaming up to fast-track big #wind and #solar projects 🌬️☀️ so they can lock in federal tax credits 💰 before they expire, cut energy costs for residents 💡, and reduce carbon #emissions while moving away from #fossil fuels ⚡🌎🔋.
Connecticut and Maine team up to fast-track renewables
The two states will jointly consider clean-energy projects, a model that could help more installations qualify for federal incentives before they expire.
www.canarymedia.com
November 6, 2025 at 2:07 AM
Connecticut and Maine are teaming up to fast-track big #wind and #solar projects 🌬️☀️ so they can lock in federal tax credits 💰 before they expire, cut energy costs for residents 💡, and reduce carbon #emissions while moving away from #fossil fuels ⚡🌎🔋.
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Canadian startup unveils carbon-slashing cement solution
There is #hope, because we have the solutions 🛠️⚖️🔍 to take #ClimateAction.
Read on: www.cemnet.com/News/story/1...
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Canadian startup unveils carbon-slashing cement solution
There is #hope, because we have the solutions 🛠️⚖️🔍 to take #ClimateAction.
Read on: www.cemnet.com/News/story/1...
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Canadian startup unveils carbon-slashing cement solution
CURA, a Canadian climate tech company that has developed a transformative electrochemical technology to produce low-carbon cement, has announced its emergence from stealth mode. The company says ...
www.cemnet.com
November 5, 2025 at 8:00 PM
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Canadian startup unveils carbon-slashing cement solution
There is #hope, because we have the solutions 🛠️⚖️🔍 to take #ClimateAction.
Read on: www.cemnet.com/News/story/1...
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Canadian startup unveils carbon-slashing cement solution
There is #hope, because we have the solutions 🛠️⚖️🔍 to take #ClimateAction.
Read on: www.cemnet.com/News/story/1...
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A US based company backed by the Bill & Melinda #GatesFoundation is using immersive virtual reality ( #VR) to take viewers into remote #vaccine-delivery efforts. From sweltering Congo rivers to rural classrooms, people can feel why #immunisations matter 🧬🦠🎮💡.
How VR is helping people see the life-saving power of vaccines
A US company is using virtual reality to show how vaccines save lives – from the Congo to classrooms across America
www.positive.news
November 5, 2025 at 3:34 AM
A US based company backed by the Bill & Melinda #GatesFoundation is using immersive virtual reality ( #VR) to take viewers into remote #vaccine-delivery efforts. From sweltering Congo rivers to rural classrooms, people can feel why #immunisations matter 🧬🦠🎮💡.
#MacKenzieScott is donating $60 million to support long-term disaster #recovery 💸🌪️, helping communities #rebuild with more #resilience instead of just reacting to emergencies 🏘️💚✨.
MacKenzie Scott Backs Disaster Recovery in Marginalized Communities
www.nytimes.com
November 5, 2025 at 3:30 AM
#MacKenzieScott is donating $60 million to support long-term disaster #recovery 💸🌪️, helping communities #rebuild with more #resilience instead of just reacting to emergencies 🏘️💚✨.
One-fifth of the world’s #forests are now protected 🌍🌳, showing real global progress as countries commit to restoring nature and expanding #conservation efforts 🙌✨.
Decade of slowing deforestation offers hope for forests
Lush, green and brimming with trees and wildlife, forests are the Earth’s lungs and source of livelihoods for many communities.
news.un.org
November 5, 2025 at 3:27 AM
One-fifth of the world’s #forests are now protected 🌍🌳, showing real global progress as countries commit to restoring nature and expanding #conservation efforts 🙌✨.
Pakistan’s #solar boom is skyrocketing 🌞🇵🇰 as people and not just the government, drive massive #panel imports from 🇨🇳China to beat soaring power bills, even though the national #grid now faces a big shake-up ⚡📉
How Pakistan pulled off one of the fastest solar revolutions in the world | CNN
Pakistan has become one of the biggest new solar markets. It’s bringing cheap, clean power but analysts warn of potential trouble ahead.
www.cnn.com
November 5, 2025 at 3:24 AM
During the Trump administration, the US #solar industry rapidly expanded ⚙️🇺🇸, reshoring key parts of the solar supply chain, from making #panels and cells to producing key components, leading to more domestic factories and jobs in #renewable energy ☀️🏭✨Sector is at risk unless energy policies change.
Domestic Solar Manufacturing Booms During Trump Administration with Entire Solar Supply Chain Reshored – SEIA
The Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA) is leading the transformation to a clean energy economy. Learn more at seia.org
seia.org
November 5, 2025 at 3:21 AM
During the Trump administration, the US #solar industry rapidly expanded ⚙️🇺🇸, reshoring key parts of the solar supply chain, from making #panels and cells to producing key components, leading to more domestic factories and jobs in #renewable energy ☀️🏭✨Sector is at risk unless energy policies change.
🚀✈️ A pioneering #electric aircraft made a successful historic landing at #BoeingField, marking a big step toward cleaner skies and the future of #aviation. 🌍🔋
Electric plane makes historic landing at Boeing Field, marking a new era in aviation
YouTube video by KOMO News
youtu.be
November 4, 2025 at 1:23 AM
🚀✈️ A pioneering #electric aircraft made a successful historic landing at #BoeingField, marking a big step toward cleaner skies and the future of #aviation. 🌍🔋
#Níssan 🇨🇦 Canada🍁 has teamed up with Montreal’s #LithionTechnologies to recycle #end-of-life #EV 🔌 batteries by recovering about 95% of materials and 98% of critical #minerals, helping build a greener, circular #battery supply chain in Canada. 🔋🌱
Turning waste to power: Nissan and Lithion redefine EV battery recycling in Canada
Nissan Canada partners with Lithion to recycle EV batteries, recovering 95 percent of materials and 98 percent of critical minerals.
interestingengineering.com
November 4, 2025 at 1:21 AM
#Níssan 🇨🇦 Canada🍁 has teamed up with Montreal’s #LithionTechnologies to recycle #end-of-life #EV 🔌 batteries by recovering about 95% of materials and 98% of critical #minerals, helping build a greener, circular #battery supply chain in Canada. 🔋🌱