This week’s good climate news

With so much still to do to slow warming and avoid the worst impacts of climate change, it’s important to fortify ourselves by celebrating wins along the way.

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The New York City skyline in the distance with Governor's Island in the foreground

Climate campus coming to NYC

A new climate hub dedicated to fighting climate change is coming to Governors Island in New York. The first-of-its-kind campus, which expects to open in 2028, will research environmental solutions, provide training for climate careers and create more than 2,200 jobs.

The island has no car traffic and is only accessible by ferry. A hybrid electric ferry will join the regular rotation starting next summer.

An electric vehicle plugged in inside someone's garage

The electric car rEVolution is here 

A new International Energy Agency report indicates electric vehicles are set to capture nearly one-fifth of the global market this year. International EV sales are on track to hit 14 million in 2023, a steady increase from 10 million sales in 2022.

With new standards in place, this report also projects that EVs will account for 60% of all car sales in the U.S., EU and China by 2030.

Solar panels on clay tile rooftops

More and more UK homes adding solar panels

Residents in the U.K. are leaning into rooftop solar to save money and reduce their impact on the environment. More than 50,700 households installed solar panels in the first quarter of 2023, over double the amount in the first three months of 2022.

Solar panel installations peaked in 2015 when the U.K. still had hefty incentives for individuals to install a home array.

A close up of someone opening the TikTok app on their phone hopefully about to go follow the EDF TikTok account

TikTok is removing climate misinformation — yes or no?

TikTok is taking a stand against climate misinformation during Earth Month. The app bulked up its misinformation policy, which will now remove content that denies climate change. The changes aim to reduce harmful misinformation on the app.

TikTok will also direct climate curious users to factual information sourced in partnership with the U.N. similar to a YouTube policy.

A kelp forest underwater, which feels like a generous way to describe just a bunch of seaweed clumped together

Kelp forests boost global economy $500 billion a year

The first study exploring the economic value of kelp forests proved they are vital to our planet — and an excellent tool in fighting climate change. A new paper suggests kelp forests provide up to $562 billion each year by sequestering carbon dioxide, enhancing fisheries productivity and removing harmful nutrients from the water.

This is triple the value previously believed.

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