Good climate news this week 1 Africa: Continent’s solar orders surge 60% in the 12 months to June 2 India: Record 22GW of renewables added in 1st half 2025, up 57% y-on-y 3 US: California, world’s 4th largest economy, now using 40% less natural gas to produce electricity than just 2 years ago
4 China: Carbon market to introduce absolute emissions caps from 2027 5 Japan: Fossil fuels generate record low share of Japan's utility-scale electricity supplies over first half of 2025 6 Brazil: Wins backing from other Amazonian countries for $125b fund to finance forest conservation worldwide
7 China: Sales of heavy electric trucks surge, with 2025 sales up to June above 2024 total 8 Global: Renewables investment up 10% in first half of the year y-on-y to record $386b 9 Global: Ad giant IPG revealed as breaking its industry first climate policy with work for world’s biggest oil company
10 Global: 30-year-old solar panels still going strong 11 Litigation: 15 young climate advocates sue Wisconsin over pro-fossil fuel policies x.com/AssaadRazzou... This 5+ years weekly thread⬆️ aggregates good climate news and shows that climate action is widespread (Cartoon by Rohan Chakravarty)
World continues towards the 21st century even as the US rushes back to 1860. TX goodness!
And the bad news: globally CO2 emissions continue to rise
It's good to hear "any" good news from the US.
🥰 ty needed this!