20 Links on Climate change that give us hope

As ever there are reasons to worry, but there is also hope! 20 bit of hope from the last 4 weeks!

Hello dear readers! I’ve had a lot on in my own life in last few weeks, so not posted as much as I’d like - but climate is never far from my mind and I’ve been gathering links and notes to form into articles, but I’ve got such a backlog of climate hopium articles and links that I need to clear the decks and share a bunch with you - so here we go!

(Image - an Ecotricity wind turbine in the UK, pic my me!)

1. A Native American tribe is building a $1B solar farm in Colorado

2. New research shows that the land on which solar is deployed can be a boon for the health of the plants and soil below the panels

3. Clean energy momentum - A decade of data shows that you’d have been off been investing in renewables and not in fossil fuels

4. Is Geothermal About to Become the Solar of the 2020s?

5. The Texas grid set a new solar record yesterday [16th Feb] breaking through 16 GW for the first time

6. Biden puts $60M into three geothermal energy projects

7. Solarcycle (Biggest solar panel recycling company in US) has partnered with the largest solar panel manufacturer in US (Qcells)

8. Clean energy first- California's grid 100% wind, water & solar two consecutive days

9. Globally there is overwhelming support for climate action - we just need to shout about it more!

10. Alliant Energy is building a compressed carbon dioxide long-duration energy storage system

11. Barclays will cease direct funding for new oil and gas projects

12. Major solar breakthrough means energy can be stored for up to 18 years

13. UK will quit controversial energy charter treaty (ECT) after efforts to align it with net zero emissions plans failed

14. Here's how Bridgit Mendler's new space startup could help save the planet

15. MIT says new superconducting breakthrough will empower fusion energy

16. Congress Increases U.S. Funding for Fusion Energy Sciences Research

17. Brain food! Future of Energy Reading List

18. Biden Vows to ‘Save the Planet From the Climate Crisis’

19. Opportunities for action! How five crucial elections in 2024 could shape climate action for decades

20. US based Opportunity for action! Non-climate denier running for US Congress

As ever, a reminder - yes there is bad news about climate and, yes I read that too - what this space is about is turning hope into action. There are good reasons to have hope and take action! 

Thanks all.

(Graph - A decade of data shows that you’d have been off been investing in renewables and not in fossil fuels)