Human Achievements
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Stories tagged “climate”
17 stories on The Good Press tagged with this topic.
Technology
Solar Powers 25% of EU Electricity for the First Time
In June 2026, solar became the EU's single largest power source for just the third time ever — beating nuclear (21%), gas (15%), wind (14%), and hydro (12%).
Technology
Solar +30%, Batteries +66%: Renewables Hit a Tipping Point
The Energy Institute's annual global power review finds renewables met the entire 3% rise in world electricity demand in 2025 — the first time clean energy has fully absorbed new global growth.
Science
New England Forests Called Greatest Recovery in History
Scientists at the Woodwell Climate Research Center say New England's comeback — from 90% deforested to 60% forested today — is the most remarkable forest recovery ever recorded.
News
Mangrove Forests Rebound Worldwide as Gains Outpace Losses
A 40-year satellite study from Tulane finds mangrove regrowth has nearly matched losses since 2010, leaving the planet with just a 1% net decline since the 1980s.
Technology
Cheese and Tofu Waste Turned Into Tiny CO2-Capturing Beads
ETH Zurich scientists turned dairy and tofu by-products into porous protein beads that captured 97 mg of CO2 per gram in lab tests, outperforming many existing systems.
Human Achievements
5,000 People in 5 Countries Set Guinness Juggling Record Before World Cup
In 43 cities across the US, Mexico, Canada, Brazil, and the UK, freestylers and fans bounced a ball in unison for ten seconds — and raised money for climate-damaged soccer fields.
News
Mangrove Forests Are Now Growing Worldwide for the First Time in 40 Years
A new Tulane-led study in Science finds mangrove area has rebounded since the early 2000s, with denser, healthier "closed-canopy" forests now expanding across the tropics.
Technology
Cambridge Spin-Out Raises $10M to Replace Refrigerant Gas With Solid-State Cooling
Barocal's new technology cools without climate-warming gases and targets a $450 billion HVAC market — including the data centers driving demand to triple by 2050.
News
Goldman Environmental Prize 2026 Honors Six Grassroots Heroes
From a UK villager who beat Big Oil in court to a Nigerian biologist who rediscovered a "lost" bat, this year's Green Oscars celebrate six women who reshaped the planet's defenses.
News
US Plants 24 Million Trees in Five Months — One of the Biggest Pushes Ever
Between November and April, federal and partner crews planted more than 24 million seedlings across US national forests — part of a 46-million-tree restoration effort.
News
Britain's Grid Hits 98.8% Zero-Carbon — a New Record as Gas Fades
For a half-hour on Wednesday, 98.8% of the electricity flowing through the UK's national grid came from carbon-free sources — a new record as gas fell to its lowest share ever.
Technology
New Carbon Material Releases CO2 at 60°C, Slashing Capture Costs
Japanese scientists engineered 'viciazites' — carbon materials with precisely placed nitrogen atoms that capture CO2 and release it using barely any heat.
Science
The World's Most Climate-Resilient Crop Just Got a Massive Genetic Upgrade
An international team has published the first sorghum pangenome in Nature, unlocking hidden genetic diversity that could accelerate breeding of drought- and heat-resistant crops for the world's most vulnerable farmers.
Human Achievements
The Scientist Who Convinced the World to Look Underground: Toby Kiers Wins Tyler Prize
Evolutionary biologist Dr. Toby Kiers has won the 2026 Tyler Prize for Environmental Achievement for her groundbreaking work on mycorrhizal fungi — the hidden underground networks that could be key to fighting climate change.
News
Kashmir's Lotus Farmers Are Reviving an Ancient Crop — and a Way of Life
In the wetlands of Kashmir, farmers are bringing back nadur — the beloved lotus stem — by learning to work with water instead of fighting it.
Technology
Solar Power Now Cheaper Than Ever — Clean Energy Revolution Accelerates
New report shows solar energy costs have dropped 90% in a decade, making it the cheapest electricity source in history.