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To help you maintain some optimism about the future of our planet, I invite you to stop by here for a bit of good news on climate.

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Guidelines for Land Use Monitoring Issued

The German government has funded an effort by the Center for International Forestry Research and World Agroforestry (CIFOR-ICRAF) that resulted in new guidelines for transparent monitoring of land use.

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Court Declares Right to Healthy Climate

The Inter-American Court of Human Rights has issued a decision establishing a right to a healthy climate and finding that states have an obligation to take emission-reducing actions.

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Wales Developing Wind Energy

The UK government has announced up to £80 million in support for the development and delivery of wind energy in the Celtic Sea off the shore of Wales.

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Model Climate Laws Initiative Launched

Environmental Advocates NY and Columbia Law School’s Sabin Center for Climate Change Law have launched an initiative to provide legal assistance and drafting expertise to states in their efforts to enact legislation addressing climate change.

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Youth Garner Climate Funding

Enlight Foundation has announced 25 $1 million grants to organizations led by individuals 15 to 35 years of age and focused on climate.

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Renewables Far Outpacing Fossil Fuels

The International Energy Agency forecasts that global investment in clean energy sources will be double the amount invested in fossil fuel sources for 2025.

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Weaker AMOC Impact Predicted

Researchers have concluded that the impact of climate change on the Atlantic meridional overturning circulation (a system of ocean currents) will likely be less than previously estimated.

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Farmers Regain Climate Data

In response to the Northeast Organic Farming Association of New York suing the U.S. Department of Agriculture, the agency has agreed to restore climate related data to its websites.


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