Positive climate change news — just gonna share some recent and recent-ish news stories about climate change that are mostly not doom and gloom. i pay a lot of attention to this stuff for work so i am inundated with these stories. i would like to post this stuff more often so if you’re into this, let me know and i will try to do so.
most of these stories are positive, some of them kinda straddle the middle, and towards the bottom i have some stories that are not as positive but i still think people should know about. balance is needed. we can’t become doomers leading us to apathy or being paralyzed by anxiety. but we also can’t become complacent as if this isn’t something we still need to care about. it's all hands on deck!
In a First, Renewables Beat Natural Gas on U.S. Grid Last Month
Solar to overtake coal on Texas grid for the first time ever this year
Seven countries now generate 100% of their electricity from renewable energy
Trillions Of Dollars Committed To Fossil Fuel Divestment
Clean energy saved EU €51 billion in 2025 by cutting fossil fuel imports - as solar leads the way
US renewables boom despite Trump attacks
Blowin’ in the Wind: How Nordic Countries Made Electricity Free
How Pakistan’s people-led solar boom is easing impact of Middle East energy crisis
Clean power scale-up moves the global electricity sector past fossil growth
Spain just became one of Europe's cheapest power markets. Here is how.
Solar energy is taking off across Africa
Asia Races Ahead on Clean Growth While the West Idles: Polman
A new economic superpower could spark a global retreat from fossil fuels
The case for co-locating offshore wind parks and nature reserves
Spotlight On Texas As Trump Makes Solar Power Great Again
Solar, Wind Emerge as Canada’s Cheapest New Power as Prices Fall by Half
California’s Battery Array Is as Powerful as 12 Nuclear Power Plants. Here’s What’s on the Horizon.
Global Energy Transition Investment Grew in 2025 Despite Major Obstacles; Here Are the Numbers
Inside the world’s largest renewable energy park – proof the green transition isn’t dead
Uruguay’s Renewable Charge: A Small Nation, A Big Lesson For The World
Solar keeps the lights on in Jamaica
Bhutan PM on leading the first carbon-negative nation: ‘The wellbeing of our people is at the centre of our agenda’
Australia has so much solar that it’s offering everyone free electricity
4.6 Billion Years On, the Sun Is Having a Moment
International cooperation
Countries pledge €3.4bn for climate adaptation, biodiversity protection and water security
UN votes to support strong action on climate change despite US efforts to thwart the effort
International treaty protecting world's oceans to take effect
Electric vehicles — i know, EVs are not the solution. disclosure: i don't drive and have never owned a car. i do think we should be working towards cities that don’t require vehicles at all—focusing on active transit, public transit, and cities designed to be walkable. we should focus the transport of goods to trains and not big clumsy dirty loud diesel smoke spewing trucks. and the suburbs—which were developed around the automobile—really shouldn’t exist at all and we do have to find a way to transition out of that way of doing things over time. of course, outside of cities, people are still very much going to need vehicles still. but the transition is going to require both.
and we have to stop burning gasoline and diesel fuel yesterday. it's bad for the climate. it's bad for our health. it's bad for our wallets. there's literally nothing good that comes from it. it's just bad things all the way down.
Close to 30% of cars sold this year are set to be electric as countries and consumers respond to energy crisis
EVs Offset 70% of Iran Oil Exports as Crisis Speeds Up Energy Transition
Most EV batteries outlast their cars, real-world data shows
Used EV sales jump in Europe as Iran war drives up petrol prices
The first country to BAN the sale of new gas cars is doing just fine, actually
Soaring electric truck sales deal new blow to diesel use in China
EV sales are up everywhere in the world — except North America
EU ban on the destruction of unsold clothes marks a turning point for fashion waste
South Koreans shift from plastic to aluminium as recycling awareness grows: survey
Scientists Create Biodegradable Packaging Film That Matches Plastic Performance
Toronto slashes single-use waste by third, plans to expand bylaw
Not-so-positive climate stories that you should still absolutely be paying attention to cuz c’mon it’s your world too
‘Point of no return’: New Orleans relocation must start now due to sea level, study finds
Extreme heat threatens global food systems, UN agencies warn
Paths carved into boreal peatlands for oil and gas exploration could be speeding up climate change: study
Experts Failing to Account for Ripple Effects from Extreme Weather, Paper Warns
US data shows Arctic winter sea ice could break last year's record low
Pace of Global Warming Nearly Double Since 2015 While Heat and Drought Combine More Often
Western Canada glaciers suffered 2nd-greatest ice loss on record in 2025 — i don't think people in north america realize how critical this is, that these glaciers supply water to major rivers that go to three separate oceans, they literally supply freshwater to the continent and they are projected to be gone by the end of the century. that's water necessary for ecosystems, agriculture, drinking water, everything.
How microplastics are chipping away at Earth’s ‘natural shield’ against climate change
Other stuff — assorted stuff, mostly good news
‘Stop Creating Climate Risk,’ Survey of Global Business Execs Urges Governments — even shithead capitalists want climate action as its actually better for business. imagine that! a habitable planet is better for business! also, and maybe this is more of a thing in countries dying of terminal neoliberalism, but can we just take a moment to laugh at the idea of business execs urging governments to do something about climate change when they've been the ones fighting tooth and nail to not pay taxes or strengthen environmental regulations or tax carbon emissions?
London, San Francisco and Beijing achieve ‘remarkable reductions’ in air pollution
Mangroves are making a comeback. It’s a rare climate success story.
Climate Change Responsible for Half of Insurance Premium Increases Since 2008
U.S.-Owned Oil Sands Giants Send Profits Out of Canada Despite Public Support for Resource Sovereignty
60 Orgs Reject Public Subsidies for LNG
New national law will turn large parking lots into solar power farms — cool idea coming out of south korea. we should be doing this everywhere along with green roofs on buildings.
‘We’ve done it before’: how not to lose hope in the fight against ecological disaster
Climate action can feel slow – but the fastest energy leap in history has begun
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