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Green Lights Jan. 12: Top stories this week

Callaway Climate Insights • 196 implied HN points • 12 Jan 24
🌞 Climate & Environment Climate change Renewable Energy Green Technology Environmental Policy Sustainable Practices
  1. 2024 will be a challenging year for the climate with ominous reports predicting financial repercussions.
  2. California's efforts to address climate change face a temporary setback due to a budget crisis.
  3. ESG investing may see a resurgence as negative attention attracts investors towards renewable energy shares.

How to build the future in place

The Raven • 216 implied HN points • 14 Sep 23
🌞 Climate & Environment Sustainable Practices Resource Management Renewable Energy
  1. The world is facing a crisis of climate and ecosystem breakdown due to human activities.
  2. Building the future at the local and regional levels through strong communities can help address global challenges.
  3. Focusing on community-based solutions like social housing, sustainable materials, and governance can create a more resilient and cooperative society.

Displacement, Deforestation: How Sustainable turns Unsustainable in Lithium Production

Adetokunbo Sees • 3 HN points • 10 Feb 24
🌞 Climate & Environment Climate tech Environmental Impact Sustainable Practices
  1. Lithium production can lead to displacement of local communities, deforestation, and environmental degradation.
  2. To make lithium production sustainable, methods that reduce water and energy usage should be implemented, along with new technologies to decrease resource requirements.
  3. The growing demand for lithium, driven by the transition to clean energy, presents opportunities for investment and innovation in climate tech sectors like climate data analytics, satellite imaging, and carbon footprint management.

Celebrating one year of our climate journey

storyvoyager • 12 implied HN points • 30 Sep 23
🌞 Climate & Environment Climate fiction Climate change Sustainable Practices Environmental Conservation
  1. We are slowly restoring the ozone layer through global cooperation and banning ozone-depleting substances.
  2. Blue whales and other baleen whales play a role in sequestering CO2, contributing to nature-based climate solutions.
  3. Aiming to reduce plastic pollution by 80% by 2040 by reorienting and diversifying away from single-use plastics.

Holy Crap! What goes around comes around

WeBeGreen • 39 implied HN points • 01 Dec 22
🌞 Climate & Environment Pollution Waste Management Sustainable Practices Environmental Impact
  1. There is a disconnect between our actions and their consequences, such as the impact of our waste on the environment like water scarcity.
  2. The process of treating wastewater to turn it into drinking water includes multiple steps like screening out contaminants and filtering out microplastics.
  3. Issues like sewage dumping scandals highlight the consequences of pollution on water quality and food sources, emphasizing the need for better regulations and accountability.
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