Is Brazil the Nation to Stop Deforestation?

Brazil Now Has A Pro-Climate President

😊 The Good News - Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva just won the presidential election in Brazil against incumbent Jair Bolsonaro. Under Bolsonaro, emissions, deforestation, and illegal mining in the country skyrocketed but Lula da Silva has pledged to reverse these and honor Brazil’s COP26 pledge.

🥾 Follow This Path - Most of the Amazon Rainforest is located in Brazil, and it is being destroyed at staggering rates due to deforestation and other adverse impacts of climate change. Lula da Silva has made it clear he intends to protect the Amazon Rainforest, and I hope he follows through with his promises because we need carbon sinks like the Amazon to fight climate change.

Win for the Aboriginal Community Protects Heritage and Planet

😊 The Good News - A coal mine expansion in Australia has been denied after the local planning commission voted in favor of protecting sites important to the Plains Clan of the Wonnarua People. The expansion would have disturbed the unmarked graves of indigenous people who were massacred by colonists in the 1800s.

🥾 Follow This Path - The science is clear; we can't build new fossil fuel developments if we want to address climate change, and we certainly can’t commit environmental injustices to do so. I'm glad the Plains Clan of the Wonnarua People were able to protect the resting place of their ancestors and help prevent further emissions from fossil fuels.

This Soccer Club's Pitch Isn't The Only Thing That Makes It Green

😊 The Good News - The Turkish football club Galatasaray installed a solar roof on their stadium earlier this year, and they have already saved over $350,000 in energy costs. The solar roof project was almost a decade in the making, and the club now gets around 65% of its energy from the roof.

🥾 Follow This Path - Galatasaray is a prime example of why decreasing reliance on fossil fuels is beneficial for both the planet and the bottom line. They made the right switch as the energy crisis in Europe began, which has impacted energy costs around the globe. Because of that, they have saved an immense amount of emissions and money. I hope other stadiums, not just soccer ones, follow in Galatasaray’s footsteps and go green with solar roofs.

We Love To Sea Conservation Projects Thrive

😊 The Good News - The success of the Papahānaumokuākea Marine National Monument in Hawaii has spilled over into the surrounding waters. Nearby tuna populations have increased by 8%, even though the marine protected area was not created to protect tuna species.

🥾 Follow This Path - This unintended success has shown how important marine protected areas are for maintaining biodiversity, and I hope it is used by conservation experts in their continued push to protect 30% of the world’s oceans by 2030. This protection is vital as our oceans and the species that live there are threatened because of climate change, overfishing, pollution, and more.

Sustainable Public Transit #ForTheWin

😊 The Good News - Kenya just launched their first ever all-electric bus line in Nairobi. This one-year pilot project, conducted in partnership with Roam Motors, a startup that builds electric vehicles in Africa, aims to get more people in the city to use public transit, and Nairobi hopes to scale up electric buses in the near future.

🥾 Follow This Path - Transitioning to mass transit is not an easy feat, especially in a city like Nairobi where most people do not have access to reliable transportation. I'm glad that Nairobi is addressing this issue by going electric instead of relying on diesel, and I hope other cities in Africa do the same as they continue to grow.

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