Environment

Photo shows Bill Gates, who recently raised $1 billion to mitigate climate change through Breakthrough Energy.
Bill Gates Raises $1 Billion to Develop Clean Energy

Bill Gates’ non-profit, Breakthrough Energy, raised $1 billion to develop clean energy. Investors include American

McDonald's plastic Happy Meal toys
McDonald’s Happy Meal Toys Are Going Sustainable

McDonald's has pledged to make Happy Meal toys more sustainable worldwide by replacing plastic.

Clockwise from top left. Photos show Nzambi Matee (inventor of innovative plastic pollution solutions), XR protestors demonstrating for Indigenous rights, sealife swimming around coral, and a young platypus.
Plastic Pollution Solutions, a Platypus Renaissance, and More Good Climate News

An entrepreneur from Kenya develops an unexpected plastic pollution solution, plus more good climate news

Photo shows a small white rabbit in a sterile lab setting, next to two small medicinal-looking bottles. The EU just voted overwhelmingly in favor of an end to animal experiments.
EU Votes to Stop Lab Animal Experiments

The EU just voted to phase out lab animal experimentation in favor of more effective

Photo of cattle on a farm
Why Won’t COP26 Take Animal Agriculture Seriously?

Animal agriculture is a huge contributor to climate change, so why hasn't COP26 put it

Indigenous representation comes to the IUCN, a vulture conservation project succeeded, and more good climate news
Blue Whales Are Back in Spain, Plus More Good Climate News

Blue whales return to Spain, Indigenous representation, and sustainable manufacturing: here's some good climate news

Photo shows sharks swimming in the ocean. The UK is set to become the first country with a truly comprehensive shark fin ban.
UK Becomes First Nation to Ban the Shark Fin Trade

The UK aims to be the first country to comprehensively ban all importation and exportation

Photo shows someone filling up their car with fuel. As of July, leaded gasoline is banned worldwide.
Leaded Gasoline Is Now Banned Everywhere

Leaded gasoline is now banned worldwide, representing a huge victory in the mitigation of fossil

Photo of cook Niko Tortonitis serving vegan bolognese at the Technical University in Berlin, which is now mostly meat-free.
Berlin Universities Are So Close to Going Meat-Free

Berlin universities are the latest schools to go (almost) meat-free for the climate.

Four-way split image shows Volkan Koc sheltering with stray dogs (top left), free range chickens (top right), a grey fox (bottom left), and kittens in an open window (bottom right).
The Biggest Animal Welfare Laws of 2021

There was a positive uptick in new animal welfare laws being introduced in 2021. Here