Friday 18th November //
Positive news round-up
Ubuntu Thoughts / 5 Min read
November 18, 2022
Callum Berry
Content & Media Manager
Content & Media Manager
About PNR
From reports of rising temperatures to increased natural disasters, climate news can sometimes come off as all doom and gloom. So we’ve committed to sharing a weekly update called the ‘Positive News Roundup’ (PNR) that showcases just some of the stories of hope for our planet.
If you’d like to contribute or have ideas for upcoming articles, get in touch with PNR editor Callum at callum@ubuntustudio.co.uk.
If you’d like to contribute or have ideas for upcoming articles, get in touch with PNR editor Callum at callum@ubuntustudio.co.uk.
Good morning from Ubuntu HQ. It’s been a week with all the seasons here in Bristol, from crisp blue skies, to torrential rain. We’re doing our best to embrace this winter as a time of rest, coziness and reflection, so what better way than to delve into this week’s PNR to keep our spirits up.
Let’s get into it…
Let’s get into it…
Indigineous vs industrial
Unfortunately, despite Biden’s original campaign promise to ban new oil and gas leases, his administration seems intent on carrying on his predecessor's policy of supporting oil drilling in Alaska’s northern slope.
The good news, however, is that Knik Arm Services is the second oil company to cancel its oil and gas lease for a tract of land in the largest wildlife reserve in America, following fierce opposition from the Gwich’in people of northern Alaska. For decades, the Gwich’in Steering Committee has taken the protection of the Arctic’s Coastal Plain into their own hands and defended the region from drilling via political demonstrations and encouraging banks and insurance companies to side with them.
According to the committee, the result has seen 29 global banks implement policies to decline underwriting oil and gas projects and 14 international insurance companies have agreed that they will not insure any development projects in ANWR (Arctic National Wildlife refuge).
So it looks like we may be one small but significant step closer to reducing the number of oil and gas projects. Now to chat with Rishi Sunak about his plans for the North Sea…
The good news, however, is that Knik Arm Services is the second oil company to cancel its oil and gas lease for a tract of land in the largest wildlife reserve in America, following fierce opposition from the Gwich’in people of northern Alaska. For decades, the Gwich’in Steering Committee has taken the protection of the Arctic’s Coastal Plain into their own hands and defended the region from drilling via political demonstrations and encouraging banks and insurance companies to side with them.
According to the committee, the result has seen 29 global banks implement policies to decline underwriting oil and gas projects and 14 international insurance companies have agreed that they will not insure any development projects in ANWR (Arctic National Wildlife refuge).
So it looks like we may be one small but significant step closer to reducing the number of oil and gas projects. Now to chat with Rishi Sunak about his plans for the North Sea…
Rewilding the chain
The Iberian Chain is a landscape of canyons and valleys covered in pine, oak and juniper forests. Decades of land being abandoned as people moved to the cities have resulted in it becoming one of the least-populated areas in Europe.
Excitingly, Black vultures, lynx and wild horses are among the animals being reintroduced to the area with the launch of a rewilding project spanning 850,000 hectares (2.1m acres) in the highlands east of Madrid.
Europe’s 20-year landscape recovery scheme, which covers an area more than five times the size of Greater London, aims to make the land wilder and more nature-friendly, in doing so increasing biodiversity — an essential part of fighting climate change.
Excitingly, Black vultures, lynx and wild horses are among the animals being reintroduced to the area with the launch of a rewilding project spanning 850,000 hectares (2.1m acres) in the highlands east of Madrid.
Europe’s 20-year landscape recovery scheme, which covers an area more than five times the size of Greater London, aims to make the land wilder and more nature-friendly, in doing so increasing biodiversity — an essential part of fighting climate change.
L'avenir du soleil
If we were to list the things that France does best, the first that come to mind are bread, cheese, riots and…solar.
The country’s renewable energy sector just received a huge boost from new legislation approved through the Senate this week that will require all car parks with spaces for at least 80 vehicles — both existing and new — to be covered by solar panels. This is part of president Emmanuel Macron’s large-scale plan to heavily invest in renewables, which aims to multiply the amount of solar energy produced in the country ten-fold.
From July 1, 2023, smaller car parks that have between 80 and 400 spaces will have five years to be in compliance with the new measures, while those boasting more than 400 spaces will only have three years.
The country’s renewable energy sector just received a huge boost from new legislation approved through the Senate this week that will require all car parks with spaces for at least 80 vehicles — both existing and new — to be covered by solar panels. This is part of president Emmanuel Macron’s large-scale plan to heavily invest in renewables, which aims to multiply the amount of solar energy produced in the country ten-fold.
From July 1, 2023, smaller car parks that have between 80 and 400 spaces will have five years to be in compliance with the new measures, while those boasting more than 400 spaces will only have three years.
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