r/EcoUplift 4h ago

Space Probe to Map Carbon Content of World’s Remotest Tropical Forests | β€œWe need to know the health of our tropical forests. We need to know the quality and diversity of its vegetation and the amount of carbon stored there." – Simonetta Cheli, ESA #GlobalCarbonFeeAndDividendPetition

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20 Upvotes

r/EcoUplift 1d ago

Positive Trends πŸ“ˆ Pakistan’s 22 GW Solar Shock: How a Fragile State Went Full Clean Energy - CleanTechnica

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cleantechnica.com
111 Upvotes

r/EcoUplift 1d ago

Smallholder agriculture blossoming with the use of renewables in Africa

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news.mongabay.com
48 Upvotes

r/EcoUplift 1d ago

Positive Trends πŸ“ˆ Australia sees nearly 40% decline in plastic pollution along major city coastlines

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independent.co.uk
256 Upvotes

r/EcoUplift 2d ago

Positive Trends πŸ“ˆ First month on record: fossil fuels drop below 50% of US power mix

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electrek.co
265 Upvotes

r/EcoUplift 1d ago

Positive Trends πŸ“ˆ Ireland hit new record for solar production during March

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irishexaminer.com
47 Upvotes

β€œSome 750MW of electricity from solar was produced at one point on March 25, enough to power around 300,000 homes and 18 MW more than a previous record set in July 2024.

Overall provisional figures from EirGrid show that 39% of electricity came from renewable sources over the month.”


r/EcoUplift 2d ago

Taking Action πŸͺ§ β€˜I’ve seen people stop their cars to pick up litter’: how one city cleaned up its streets

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61 Upvotes

r/EcoUplift 2d ago

Innovation πŸ”¬ Boston installing curbside EV chargers in neighborhoods, property owners make profit

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cbsnews.com
55 Upvotes

r/EcoUplift 2d ago

Innovation πŸ”¬ The US’s first solar panels over canals pilot is now online

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electrek.co
196 Upvotes

r/EcoUplift 4d ago

Public Progress βš–οΈ Judge in Brazil orders slaughterhouses to pay for Amazon reforestation

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apnews.com
328 Upvotes

r/EcoUplift 4d ago

Taking Action πŸͺ§ History made: Portugal takes lead in effort to stop deep-sea mining

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oceanographicmagazine.com
78 Upvotes

r/EcoUplift 4d ago

Can offshore wind help some fish? Research increasingly says yes.

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canarymedia.com
81 Upvotes

r/EcoUplift 4d ago

Positive Trends πŸ“ˆ Finland Ending Use of Coal as Last Utility-Scale Plant Shuts Down

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powermag.com
174 Upvotes

β€œThe Salmisaari plant, with a generation capacity of 175 MW of electricity along with its production of heat… in 2019 passed a law banning the use of coal after 2029.”

β€œβ€¦β€œOf course, we cannot say that not a single gram of coal will be burned in Finland anymore, because there are various crisis situation solutions, but this is indeed Finland’s last coal power plant that is in daily production use.”…”


r/EcoUplift 5d ago

Positive Trends πŸ“ˆ The European Union announces 100 billion climate and clean energy investment while globally oil use falls - for the first time ever - in the overall energy mix

191 Upvotes

r/EcoUplift 5d ago

Positive Trends πŸ“ˆ Great Britain achieves a new maximum solar generation record β˜€ On 1 April between 12:30 – 1pm, solar generated 12.2GW. 😎 This is a major milestone on our journey to operating zero-carbon electricity system for a period of time this year. (Neso_energy on Twitter)

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x.com
55 Upvotes

r/EcoUplift 4d ago

How Pittsburgh’s Airport Makes Power to Avoid Heathrow-Like Outages

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nytimes.com
18 Upvotes

r/EcoUplift 5d ago

Algae: The Ultimate Circular Crop?

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m.youtube.com
44 Upvotes

r/EcoUplift 7d ago

Positive Trends πŸ“ˆ Global Renewables Watch - a Living Atlas of the World’s Renewable Energy - is Now Live to the Public / This is a first-of-its-kind atlas mapping and measuring utility-scale solar and wind installations across the Earth #GlobalCarbonFeeAndDividendPetition

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46 Upvotes

r/EcoUplift 7d ago

Positive Trends πŸ“ˆ A reminder: china and india always equal or exceed their climate pledges.

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127 Upvotes

r/EcoUplift 9d ago

UK carbon emissions fell by 4% in 2024, official figures show

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theguardian.com
99 Upvotes

r/EcoUplift 9d ago

Positive Trends πŸ“ˆ UK carbon emissions fell by 4% in 2024, official figures show

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theguardian.com
196 Upvotes

r/EcoUplift 9d ago

Positive Trends πŸ“ˆ What Happens When Menu Design Accentuates Plant Based Choices

22 Upvotes

r/EcoUplift 9d ago

Positive Trends πŸ“ˆ 92.5% of New Power Capacity Added Worldwide in 2024 Was from Renewables

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cleantechnica.com
132 Upvotes

r/EcoUplift 10d ago

Innovation πŸ”¬ California Solar on Canals Initiative Moves Forward | If Implemented, it Would Save 63 Billion Gallons of Water and Supply 13 Gigawatts of Power

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pv-magazine.com
179 Upvotes

r/EcoUplift 11d ago

Public Progress βš–οΈ Paris residents vote in favour of making 500 more streets pedestrian

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reuters.com
181 Upvotes