Happy Monday! Here is your weekly dose of positive Climate and Biodiversity news to help motivate you and get your week off to a great start.
It's time to balance out all the “doom and gloom” news we often hear and add some positivity to our lives. 🙌
🐸 New global biodiversity fund to restore nature worldwide by 2030 officially launches
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"Representatives of 185 countries officially agreed to launch a new fund to ramp up investment to nations in meeting goals outlined in the Global Biodiversity Framework."
Read the full article on Mongabay.
🇩🇪 Government approves budget plan for climate fund
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"Until 2027, Germany plans to invest 212 billion euros in climate protection and transforming the economy."
Read the full article on Deutschland.de.
🦪 Meet the company using discarded oyster shells to cut energy costs and keep France's buildings cool
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"Cool Roof France has found an innovative way to use the 130,000 tonnes of waste oysters produced every year in France."
Read the full article on Euronews.
🇧🇷 São Paulo students plant mini-forests on school grounds as urban oases
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"Four thousand students planted nearly 10,000 trees on public school grounds in the city of São Paulo, Brazil, in 2022, and another eight mini-forests will be planted in 2023."
Read the full article on Mongabay.
🇮🇳 India approves $7 bln plan for electric buses in nearly 170 cities
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"India approved plans for a nearly 580 billion rupee ($7 billion) scheme to deploy 10,000 electric buses in 169 cities over a decade, along with charging and associated infrastructure facilities."
Read the full article on Reuters.
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