The Climate Daily

Britain Announces for the first time Over 50% of its Electricity Generated By Wind! Plus Cambridge, MA first US City to to plaster Climate Change warning stickers on gas pumps.  Norway's low-carbon plans, and Pikas tell the world, "We're not extinct, yet!" Turns out they're actually are handling climate change quite well, thank you.   

UK Okays World's Largest Offshore Wind Farm, Cranberry Farms Harvest the Sun, Canadian Kids Instruct Their Teachers to Divest from Oil, and Canada Prioritizes Protection of Ecosystem Hot Spots

Hungarian company claims their product could rid the Earth of single-use plastic, reducing space junk pollution with wooden satellites. Stockholm experts discuss the COVID-19 and climate change, plus  Japan's largest private banks announce plans to cut investments in overseas coal-fired power plants.

Scientists discover some coral reefs are surviving warming oceans, plus Baltimore Wood Project-- a company that reclaims lumber from abandoned row homes. Germany achieves its 2020 climate targets, and t he world's most unlikely solar farms. 

Stockholm mayor pledges to make Stockholm the "Impact capital of the world," plus a Russian Arctic research vessel sets sail into the Neva River.  Sweden's environmental education is building a generation of Greta Thunbergs, and s cientists discover 12 new species in the deep Atlantic.

#Cutoutcutlery--One woman's quest to remove excess plastic cutlery from food apps, plus p lans to save Keystone Species Whitebark Pines across the United States. French schooner Tara sets sail on scientific mission to study climate change, and e xperts calculate exactly how much solar energy we need to save the climate.

$32 million effort is underway to restore a Louisiana marsh, plus plans to transform a former German coal plant into a hydrogen hub. We meet The Intersectional Environmentalist, and it's Natural Capital's 10th birthday and of course human beings make the natural environment all about us...again.  

President of the European Investment Bank Declares 'Gas is Over', plus an end to a mining proposal near Yellowstone National Park. "We Got Next!" now applies to being on the cool great outdoors team and, a quick look at the Energy Resilient Communities Act.

UN Environment Program Announces winners of its 2020 Young Champions of the Earth Prize, plus z ero-waste grocery delivery grows by one more company. Rockefeller Foundation, t he world's largest oil-funded philanthropic foundation says sayonara to all its fossil fuel investments, and, s traight out of the pages of science fiction--researchers experiment with making jet fuel from carbon dioxide.

A quick review of the hopeful-yet-forceful must read All We Can Save, plus e ngineers find a way to use human poop to power trains.  The GOP faces a climate change generation gap, and  12 New Electric Cars Are Set to Hit the Market!

Meet TikTok ocean-cleaning superstar, Shane Brown, in our "Profiles in Green," plus, researchers unveil 'Four Steps for Earth' to help protect biodiversity. Electric school buses arrive in suburban Washington, DC, and a United Nations global climate poll finds the people want action.  

WURD Radio'S ecoWURD Environmental Justice Summit, plus a Landmark Ruling for French Climate Justice. Over 50 countries pledge to protecting 30% of planet's land and water, and a s nowy owl spotted in New York City for first time in 130 years!

Pakistan's prime minister calls for an end to coal power plant construction in that country, plus Britain will stop funding investments in foreign oil and gas exploration. A Canadian Arctic indigenous network shows us how to build resilience in the face of the climate crisis and COVID , and India debuts the world's fastest growing, sustainable food source.

Canada's Climate Pledge Collective, initiates Project Bank Switch, plus airlines race to reduce carbon emissions. Africa's Great Green Wall, and Elon Musk offers a $100 million award for the 'best' carbon capture technology.    

Reining in my irrational exuberance, plus a bipartisan group offers recommendations for how President Biden help save the Amazon. Dr. Mamie Parker to lead Student Conservation Association, and Crayola's ColorCycle Incitative Recycles Any Marker Free of Charge.    

Why Climate change will be a 'really big' focus for ESG investors in 2021, plus Scotiabank becomes fifth major Canadian bank to refuse to fund oil drilling in Arctic refuge. Scientists discover a 'climate refuge' for coral discovered off coast of east Africa, and a   British science mission sails south toward a giant Antarctic iceberg to measure its impact on the environment and local species.

The government of Wales pitches radical new concept to its farmers: paying them to help stop climate change, plus E uropean Bison are no longer on the "endangered species list." Who knew Europe had bison?  America's Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) calls for domestic and international fiscal collaboration to help combat climate change. And French president Macron asks parliament to ame...

The 2020 The Goldman Environmental Prize winners are announced. Plus s cientists in Brazil are set to grow a second set of "lungs of the planet"...just in case.  In a related story, several of the world's largest food companies and grocers demand suppliers stop trading soybeans linked to the deforestation efforts in Brazil. And, Hindus start a climate action campaign to tackle the climate crisis,...

Two after-market car companies build an electric motor that'll fit almost any American hotrod paving the way for classic car electric motor retrofits , plus London initiates the "school streets" program to reduce pollution by getting children and their parents to walk or bike to school. The European Union announces its annual LIFE Awards-- recognizing best projects for environment and sustainabili...

And then there's Texas....We look to Texas for any signs of positive climate action in the midst of the recent humanitarian crisis. And, President Biden celebrates his 30th day in office by having America rejoin the Paris Climate Agreement. Also, a 300 megawatt lithium ion battery system--the world's largest-- has been built in California. Plus, Canada's Wood Buffalo National Park gets a $60 milli...

Today, on  The Climate Daily,  Bank of America pulls the plug on anymore Arctic Oil and Gas financing, plus Denmark stops exploring for oil and gas in the North Sea. Janet Yellen poised to use her clout at The Department of Treasury to fund the Climate Change battle, and, the Canadian government suspends logging in an endangered caribou habitat.  

Today, on The Climate Daily, England's premier league soccer club, Arsenal, signs onto the United Nations Climate Action Plan, plus UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson reveals Britain's bold move to ban the sale of gas cars by 2030! Norwegian Youth sue Norway over oil exploration in the Arctic, taking their case all the way to Norway's Supreme Court,  and, a heartwarming story of how a community in th...

Today, on  The Climate Daily,  British architects found group to design eco-friendly biodiverse buildings on a massive scale, plus  Britain moves to pay its farmers create woodlands, improve soil, restore land habitats and reduce pesticide use on their land.  Northern Ireland to plant 1 million trees by 2030, and, l ab-grown meat approved for sale. Yummy!

Today, on  The Climate Daily,  t he Center for Environmental Filmmaking announces its 2020 Eco-Comedy Award winners! plus,  Canada makes a further investment in supporting indigenous peoples protected areas.  The United Nations unveils eight Climate Action superheroes , and, s cientists provide a new glacial chronology for tracking the historic Laurentide ice sheet!

Today, on  The Climate Daily, w e find out which types of forests  are the most effective in storing carbon, plus g lobal renewable energy growth defies expectations, despite the pandemic. R esearchers investigate whether Climate-adapted plant breeding may lead to improvement of crops with seeds from gene banks, and, m ore news from the Comer Climate Conference.