China Coal Emissions May Peak in 2025 | Good Climate News
China’s power sector coal emissions could peak in 2025, heralds Greenpeace. The nation’s accelerated buildout of non-carbon power sources is outpacing new coal capacity.
New York City is now composting residential food waste, reports Reuters. Composting keeps the waste out of landfills, where it decomposes and creates methane, a powerful greenhouse gas.
Residential rooftop solar now provides 12.8% of Australia’s electricity, trumpets PV Magazine. The figure is amongst the highest in the world and puts Australia on track to meet its 2030 climate goals.
In the US, a record number of EVs were sold in August, relays Electrek. EVs made up 9.9% of new car sales - the highest ever - but the trend is predicted to reverse soon as tax credits expire.
Farmers in Illinois are successfully mixing solar power and sheep, notes Canary Media. This form of solar grazing - dubbed ovinivoltatics - seeks to displace frozen imports from Australia and New Zealand with fresh American-grown lamb.
The island of Grenada is using traditional knowledge to rebuild from last year’s devastating Hurricane Beryl, explains BBC News. The practice of planting “windbreakers” - a barrier of trees planted on the weather-facing side of homes - has been revived.
