SaysWho? Posted December 24, 2023 Share Posted December 24, 2023 After a terrible year for climate news, here are 5 reasons to be positive | CNN WWW.CNN.COM There was no shortage of bleak climate news in 2023, already confirmed as the hottest on record. But amid the gloom, there have also been signs of progress. Quote The Earth’s ozone layer is on track to recover completely within decades, a UN-backed panel of experts announced in January, as ozone-depleting chemicals are phased out across the world. The ozone layer protects the planet from harmful ultraviolet rays, but since the 1980s, scientists have warned about a hole in this shield due to ozone-harming substances, including chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs), which were used widely in refrigerators, aerosols and solvents. International cooperation has helped stem the damage. A deal known as the Montreal Protocol, which came into force in 1989, began the phase-out of CFCs. The ozone layer’s subsequent recovery has been hailed as one of the world’s greatest environmental achievements. Other positive news: A surge in renewable energy A climate deal that targets fossil fuels Plummeting deforestation in Brazil Electric vehicle sales surge Article goes into detail for all of it 1 2 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marioandsonic Posted December 24, 2023 Share Posted December 24, 2023 God imagine if the ozone layer issue cropped up today. The GOP would be calling the Dems nazis for wanting to take away their CFC-using fridges. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Remarkableriots Posted December 24, 2023 Share Posted December 24, 2023 We need to improve recycling electric car batteries here, like Canada has done. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
outsida Posted December 24, 2023 Share Posted December 24, 2023 I read that 2024 will be the first time Wind and Solar out produce Coal power. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CitizenVectron Posted December 24, 2023 Share Posted December 24, 2023 12 hours ago, Remarkableriots said: We need to improve recycling electric car batteries here, like Canada has done. What has Canada done? I'm not familiar. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keyser_Soze Posted December 24, 2023 Share Posted December 24, 2023 8 minutes ago, CitizenVectron said: What has Canada done? I'm not familiar. Just step outside and you can see it all around you! 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reputator Posted December 26, 2023 Share Posted December 26, 2023 Man this article and thread is actually therapeutic to read. Thank you. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Remarkableriots Posted December 26, 2023 Share Posted December 26, 2023 On 12/24/2023 at 8:28 AM, CitizenVectron said: What has Canada done? I'm not familiar. EV supply chain | Invest in Canada WWW.INVESTCANADA.CA As the only country in the Western Hemisphere with an end-to-end electric vehicle... Quote As the North American leader in battery recycling technology, Canada offers a stable source of recycled materials for new batteries. Li-Cycle and Lithion Recycling have both developed patented processes that recover and recycle approximately 95% of the materials in an EV battery. The purity of the recycled materials is on par with freshly mined minerals, meaning that batteries can be recycled over and over again. Maybe I'm wrong, but to me, that sounds good. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jason Posted December 26, 2023 Share Posted December 26, 2023 8 hours ago, Reputator said: Man this article and thread is actually therapeutic to read. Thank you. But what could a weathercuck know about the environment? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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