China CO2 Emissions Fall 3% | Good Climate News
China’s power sector CO2 emissions fell 3% in the first half of 2025, explains Carbon Brief. The fall was driven by the boom in renewable energy and suggests China’s emissions - the world’s largest - may have already peaked in 2024.
New York City has introduced its first hybrid electric ferry relays Canary Media. The ferry is expected to save 1,400 tons of carbon emissions a year when fully operational.
We can get most of the metals we need for the energy transition without building new mines, argues New Scientist. Scouring the waste streams of existing gold or iron ore mines, for example, could yield massive amounts of energy transition minerals.
Pakistan is undergoing a bottom-up solar revolution reports NPR News. Cheap solar panels from China and an unreliable fossil-fueled grid have sent levels of residential solar skyrocketing
Coal is dying in Europe heralds energy think tank Ember. The three largest users of coal on the vieux continent - Germany, Poland, and Czechia - posted record low generation share in June. Across all of Europe, coal bottomed out at 6.2%.
Belize is restoring its coral reefs with heat-resistant varieties notes Mongabay. The project is part of the global Super Reefs program, which seeks to generate healthy reefs by helping the most resilient varieties propagate.
Australia is on track to meet its 2030 climate goals, trumpets the Sydney Morning Herald. The progress is being led by renewable energy - which now accounts for 40% of Australia’s electricity - and emissions reductions in industry and agriculture.
