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Renewable energy sources such as wind, solar and biomass covered 58% of Germany’s electricity consumption, generating 152.2 billion kilowatt-hours from January to June 2026. Onshore wind grew 7%, offshore 28%, and solar PV 4%, while hydropower fell by 8%.
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Renewable energy sources such as wind, solar and biomass covered 58% of Germany’s electricity consumption, generating 152.2 billion kilowatt-hours from January to June 2026. Onshore wind grew 7%, offshore 28%, and solar PV 4%, while hydropower fell by 8%.

cleanenergywire.org
u/sg_plumber — 9 hours ago
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Urban trees aren't just nice, they should be mandatory critical infrastructure. 🌳 Vegetation absorbs pollutants, improving air quality for everyone, reduces temperatures, mitigates flooding, brings dividends, boosts physical and mental health, and native species provide habitat and food for animals.

grist.org
u/Berkamin — 17 hours ago
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Cities like London, Philadelphia, Ahmedabad, and Medellin are using urban climate resilience strategies to reduce heat, pollution, flooding, health risks, and costs simultaneously without complex megaprojects. Nature-based solutions work.

happyeconews.com
u/Berkamin — 1 day ago
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A new 138-kilowatt solar installation on Martha’s Vineyard is set to lower utility costs for hundreds of low-income, year-round residents on the island. 🌞 The project is the first to come out of the SolarShare program, which channels solar savings to households grappling with high electricity bills.

canarymedia.com
u/sg_plumber — 2 days ago
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18 donkeys have kept Doñana National Park in Spain free of wildfires for 9 straight years by grazing dry scrub daily where vehicles cannot reach. Doñana sits at the heart of one of Europe’s most vital wetland ecosystems. It shelters Iberian lynxes, endangered birds, and hundreds of migratory species

happyeconews.com
u/sg_plumber — 9 hours ago
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🚙 Penetration rate of new energy vehicles (NEV) in China's new-car market will surpass 90% by 2030, with battery electric vehicles (BEV) more than 90% of those. Every car in the future will be a "robot on 4 wheels." 🚙

cnevpost.com
u/sg_plumber — 2 days ago
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When it comes to total water use, AI data centers are a drop in the bucket, even if moderately sized data centers can have an outsized local impact. Amazon's data centers withdrew about 2.5 billion gallons globally in 2025, while 3.3 trillion gallons are used annually on US lawns and landscaping.

arstechnica.com
u/sg_plumber — 3 days ago
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Marine Conservation Institute recognizes 6 marine protected areas, 3 in Madagascar and 1 each in Senegal, Chile and Canada, as Blue Parks, awarding management that's “durable, equitable and effective” at protecting marine life, often in co-management with Indigenous peoples and local communities.

news.mongabay.com
u/sg_plumber — 3 days ago
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💰 Consortium led by Polish billionaire industrialist Michał Sołowow plans to spend £35bn of private capital to build 14 BWRX-300 small modular nuclear reactors on 3 sites across the UK, and power the equivalent of 8m homes for more than 60 years, or even power datacentre investments alongside Google

theguardian.com
u/sg_plumber — 3 days ago
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Water harvesting: planting/infiltrating or tanking, utilizing, and cycling free on-site waters (rain, stormwater runoff, greywater, etc), in a way that maximizes their availability and accessibility over time (even in droughts), reduces flooding, improves soil, and helps grow more life and fertility

harvestingrainwater.com
u/sg_plumber — 19 hours ago
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At the Bomhofsplas Solar Farm, a floating solar farm built on a lake in the Netherlands, underwater cages called Biohuts became their own functioning ecosystem where microorganisms and invertebrates thrived, benefiting those further up the food chain, while birds found refuge beneath the panels.

bgr.com
u/sg_plumber — 4 days ago
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Lundy Island, in the Bristol Channel, has witnessed a remarkable resurgence in seabird populations, with numbers soaring to over 40,000 – the highest recorded since the 1930s. The recovery comes after the island was declared "rat-free," following a concerted effort to eliminate invasive predators.

independent.co.uk
u/sg_plumber — 4 days ago
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Tuk tuks or rickshaws, the backbone of transport systems in many areas across South and Southeast Asia, are increasingly powered by batteries instead of hydrocarbons. Same with motorbikes. They're transforming economies and the environment, driven by falling manufacturing costs and energy concerns.

telegraph.co.uk
u/jeremiahthedamned — 4 days ago
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Solar-powered innovation has shown year-long stability with zero utility energy costs, thanks to a new type of photothermal material with nanoparticles significantly boosting efficiency. 🌞 It makes desalinating seawater cheaper than producing bottled water. 💧

scmp.com
u/jeremiahthedamned — 5 days ago
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Sorption-based atmospheric water harvesting offers a decentralized, sustainable solution to global freshwater scarcity, enabling clean water in diverse environments. 💧 Hierarchical textile fibers achieve 3.76 to 7.45 liters of water per kilogram of sorbent per day, across 20 to 80% relative humidity

science.org
u/sg_plumber — 6 days ago
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Traditional communities in Pará, Brazil’s top cocoa-producing state, are managing native species that naturally resist pests and extreme weather. The dense forest canopy of the floodplains provides natural irrigation and protection for cocoa trees against extreme droughts, heavy rain and pests.

news.mongabay.com
u/sg_plumber — 6 days ago
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A fragile U.S.-Iran ceasefire has reopened the Strait of Hormuz, but the rush toward energy independence it triggered across Asia isn't reversing. Southeast Asia's energy emergency, including rationing and 4-day work weeks, pushed governments toward solar faster than years of climate policy ever did

oilprice.com
u/sg_plumber — 6 days ago
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For 4 years, heat pumps have outsold gas furnaces in the U.S. — and now the superefficient 2-way appliances are on the verge of outselling standard ACs, too. More Americans than ever are cooling or heating their homes with heat pumps, whose sales are up by 1%, while AC sales are down by 8%

canarymedia.com
u/sg_plumber — 7 days ago
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🌞 Maryland's General Assembly passes new legislation designed to cut through permitting delays, reduce inconsistent local rules, and make rooftop solar installations faster and more affordable, reducing emissions and bills despite rising energy demand. 🌞

happyeconews.com
u/positivesource — 7 days ago
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9 female white rhinos arrived in Mozambique’s Zinave National Park following a 2-day translocation, aimed at rebuilding a viable breeding population of the mammals after decades of local extinction, the culmination of 10 years of wildlife reintroduction efforts in the park.

news.mongabay.com
u/sg_plumber — 8 days ago