Good News Notes: “Almost 100 billion tons of CO2 could be pulled out of the atmosphere by the end of the century. That is, if high-income countries switch to a plant-based diet. The double carbon profit of returning farmland to its natural state would equal about 14 years’ worth of agricultural emissions, researchers from Leiden University…
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The Cutest Way to Fight Climate Change? Send in the Otters
Good News Notes: “OFF THE COAST of California lies an underwater forest of giant kelp, a kind of seaweed that grows to 100 feet tall at the rate of a foot a day. Just as a terrestrial forest sucks carbon dioxide out of the air, all that rapidly growing seaweed soaks up carbon from the water,…
Greening deserts: India powers renewable ambitions with solar push
Good News Notes: “As camels munch on the fringes of Thar desert, an oasis of blue solar panels stretches further than the eye can see at Bhadla Park — a cornerstone of India’s bid to become a clean energy powerhouse. Currently, coal powers 70 percent of the nation’s electricity generation, but Indian Prime Minister Narendra…
Kleenex and Huggies parent Kimberly-Clark aims to halve its environmental footprint within the next decade
Good News Notes: “Consumer products giant Kimberly-Clark has updated its sustainability plan, now aiming to reduce its plastics, water and natural forests footprints 50% by 2030.” View the whole story here: https://www.marketwatch.com/story/kleenex-and-huggies-parent-kimberly-clark-aims-to-halve-its-environmental-footprint-within-the-next-decade-2020-07-08