City planners and scientists across Europe, and the world, see the benefit of replacing urban concrete with green spaces. The hope is to increase the benefits of nature for inner city residents and reduce the effects greenhouse gasses in urban areas.
India is planning to greatly expand its solar power production, to have 40% of its power coming form solar by 2030. Stuart Wenham, the Australian who made solar panels much more efficient, has passed on, amid tributes from his colleagues. Exciting electric news from the Netherlands, automatic electric barges will soon be in operation, replacing many diesel trucks used for transporting freight.
Pope Francis has called for the urgent removal of fossil fuels as a source of energy in a bid to help protect the Earth's environment from global warming. In response, a number of Catholic organizations are planning to remove their financial investments from fossil fuel companies.
Solar power continues to increases in popularity throughout the world, with developed countries like Belgium and Germany increasing their use of solar, and developing countries like India, and in particular China, developing solar power at a fast rate. The increase in the world market for solar power is now increasing at the rate of 100 GW per year.
Norway is speeding ahead of the rest of the world, in its sales of electric cars. Over half of all cars sold in the country in 2017 were electric. This is mainly due to government subsidies and reflects the country's determination to go electric, in order to reduce thinning of the ozone layer.
A group of corporations are encouraging auto companies to move faster to shift to electric vehicles only production.
China's capital, Beijing is starting to win the battle against pollution by showing a drametic reduction in it's smog levels in 2017. This has been due partly to favorable weather conditions, but mainly to government measures to clamp down on air pollution in Beijing and other cities in China. China, until recently one of the most polluted countries in the world, is now no longer.
A new study indicates that the soil on organic farms hold 25% more carbon than soil from conventional farms.
At the UN climate talks in Germany, approval has been secured for a fund to help countries around the world to deal with the effects of climate change. This will allow stricken parts of the world to be helped quickly.
Stanford University futurist Tony Seba spent the last decades studying technological disruptions. He argues that the Electric Vehicle, battery storage, and solar power, along with autonomous vehicles, are a perfect example of a 10x exponential process which will wipe fossil fuels off the market in about a decade.
As environmental awareness increases around the world, there is good news about the hole in the ozone layer - it is getting smaller.
Puerto Rico is recovering from Hurricane Maria, and is contemplating installing an electrical system which is more resistant to hurricanes - solar power.
Solar energy use continues to develop around the world, as people see the advantages of this technology, for themselves and the environment.
An international conference is taking place in Switzerland which will greatly restrict the movement of mercury, one of the most toxic chemicals in the world.
Londoners are getting fed up with air pollution in the city, and the government and car manufacturers are responding to the rising demand for electric vehicles.
Biking is catching on ever more strongly in the Netherlands, as people the Dutch realize the win-win situation that biking brings.
Renewable energy can now supply Australia with most of its domestic power needs. Yet the Australian government is still following a policy of getting much of its energy from polluting sources, such as coal and gas.
The growth in solar power continues in Britain, despite Britain not being the sunniest country in the world.