#SouthAustralia will soon be the first ever gigawatt-scale grid powered by #renewables. Currently, the state is at about 80% from wind and solar—the highest anywhere in the world. By 2030 it's predicted to be 500%. #GoodClimateNews ☀️🍃

https://reneweconomy.com.au/south-australia-grid-with-the-most-wind-and-solar-has-the-smallest-reliability-gap/

Last year, the world built more new #solar capacity than every other power source combined. Solar is now growing fast enough to completely displace #fossilfuels from the entire global economy before 2050. #goodclimatenews #climatechange 🌏 ☀️

https://theconversation.com/despairing-about-climate-change-these-4-charts-on-the-unstoppable-growth-of-solar-may-change-your-mind-204901

Australia's GHG emissions are now ⬇️24.7% (vs. 2005). Notably, ⬇️179% in land use/forestry sector (less deforestation). Renewable electricity generation ⬆️19% since 2021 alone! 🌳☀️ So much more needs to be done and the #ClimateCrisis is very real, but this is still #GoodClimateNews. Now we need #NoNewCoalandGas!

Source: https://www.dcceew.gov.au/climate-change/publications/national-greenhouse-gas-inventory-quarterly-update-december-2022

A big win for the #environment and consumers re: anything with a rechargeable battery: phones, laptops, EVs, e-bikes. Reducing e-waste + fostering a circular economy will lower the CO2 footprint of device manufacturing. 🔋♻️ #goodclimatenews https://www.androidauthority.com/phones-with-replaceable-batteries-2027-3345155/

Two-thirds of the Great Barrier Reef have the highest coral cover recorded in 36 years following widespread recovery. 🪸 #GoodClimateNews https://www.aims.gov.au/monitoring-great-barrier-reef/gbr-condition-summary-2021-22

@wattbewerb #GoodClimateNews eventuell? Ich würde, wenn es passt, immer auch #Klimakrise und #Nachhaltigkeit hinzufügen.

@blairpalese @reuters great to get some #goodClimateNews if if against a tragic backdrop.

Some #GoodClimateNews while we watch Twitter slowly break. https://www.wired.com/story/wired-impact-shellworks-biodegradable-plastic/

Some #GoodClimateNews to read while we watch Twitter eat itself. #ClimateJustice https://www.wired.com/story/wired-impact-shellworks-biodegradable-plastic/