{"id":17526,"date":"2023-07-31T12:00:00","date_gmt":"2023-07-31T11:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.canterbury.ac.uk\/sustainability\/?p=17526"},"modified":"2023-11-29T15:28:56","modified_gmt":"2023-11-29T15:28:56","slug":"monthly-good-news-11-july","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.canterbury.ac.uk\/sustainability\/monthly-good-news-11-july\/","title":{"rendered":"Monthly Good News #11: July"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><em>This blog post was reuploaded in August<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Who\u2019s ready for their monthly dose of serotonin? I know I am.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Here\u2019s the deal if you\u2019re new here, or a reminder if you\u2019re not: PEOPLE ARE INHERENTLY GOOD AND NOT EVERYTHING IS BAD. WE SHOULD CELEBRATE THAT AT EVERY OPPORTUNITY.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Like now! After all my painstaking work rounding up the good news of the world, I figure this is as good a time as any.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Scientists find evidence of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.happy-headlines.com\/blog-posts\/scientists-find-evidence-of-potentially-life-supporting-materials-on-mars\">potentially life-supporting materials on Mars<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.happy-headlines.com\/blog-posts\/this-butterfly-species-may-be-better-equipped-to-adapt-to-climate-change\">Tropical butterfly species<\/a> may be better equipped for rising temperatures<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Protecting Our Planet Challenge <a href=\"https:\/\/www.happy-headlines.com\/blog-posts\/protecting-our-planet-challenge-investing-200-million-to-help-protect-brazils-amazon-rainforest\">investing $200 million to help protect Brazil\u2019s protected areas<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Global renewable energy could have its <a href=\"https:\/\/www.happy-headlines.com\/blog-posts\/global-renewable-energy-could-have-its-largest-ever-annual-increase\">largest ever annual increase<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Trash can be turned into a material that can <a href=\"https:\/\/www.goodnewsnetwork.org\/all-kinds-of-trash-is-turned-into-valuable-graphene-that-can-cut-the-environmental-impact-of-concrete-by-a-third\/\">cut the environmental impact of concrete by a third<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>New study reveals that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.goodnewsnetwork.org\/the-magic-of-moss-the-tiny-plant-absorbs-6x-more-co2-than-other-plants-says-new-study\/\">moss absorbs 6x more CO2 than other plants<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>A new report states that there\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/thepath.unaids.org\/?_ga=2.68383698.255729742.1689853227-798550241.1689853227&amp;_gl=1%2Ajuj1bi%2A_ga%2ANzk4NTUwMjQxLjE2ODk4NTMyMjc.%2A_ga_T7FBEZEXNC%2AMTY4OTg1MzIyNy4xLjAuMTY4OTg1MzIyNy42MC4wLjA.\">a pathway to ending Aids by the turn of the decade<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/world\/2023\/jul\/12\/colombia-deforestation-amazon-rainforest-peace\">Colombia\u2019s deforestation rates plummet by 26% last year<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.roydennis.org\/2023\/07\/18\/first-white-tailed-eagle-in-240-years-fledges-in-england\/\">A white-tailed eagle chick was hatched recently on the Isle of Wight<\/a> \u2013 the first in 240 years<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Plus, here in Kent, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kentwildlifetrust.org.uk\/choughreintroduction\">10 hand-reared choughs will be released near Dover over the coming weeks<\/a> \u2013 they have been extinct in the county for 200 years<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>A coalition of UK conservation charities <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tcv.org.uk\/news\/nature-2030-campaign-for-2024-general-election\/\">calls for party manifestos to include radical commitments to nature<\/a> ahead of the next general election<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Scientists find <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/lifeandstyle\/2023\/jul\/15\/scientists-find-vital-missing-ingredient-for-healthy-vegan-diet-algae\">vital missing ingredient for healthy vegan diet<\/a> \u2013 algae<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Refugees who run <a href=\"https:\/\/www.positive.news\/economics\/refugees-amsterdam-circular-city\/\">a repair centre in Amsterdam and opening another in the UK<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.positive.news\/environment\/growing-food-in-the-desert\/\">Widely available lo-fi tech can help you grow vegetables anywhere<\/a>, including the middle of a desert<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>WHO and UN Children\u2019s Fund have reported that <a href=\"https:\/\/cdn.who.int\/media\/docs\/default-source\/wash-documents\/jmp-2023_layout_v3launch_5july_low-reswhowebsite.pdf\">2.1 billion people have gained access to safely managed drinking water since 2000<\/a>, while another 2 billion have access to safe sanitation in the same time<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Fears of a return to burning coal as an outcome of Russia\u2019s invasion of Ukraine have been soothed with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.carbonbrief.org\/guest-post-coal-project-financing-outside-of-china-hits-12-year-low\/\">data suggesting that there has been \u201cscant evidence\u201d of a coal rebound<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Paris will be <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/world\/2023\/jul\/11\/paris-charge-suv-drivers-higher-parking-fees-tackle-auto-besity\">charging SUV drivers higher parking fees<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Run by Refashion, an initiative begins in France to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/news\/world-europe-66174349\">offer rebates on clothing and shoe repairs to put the brakes on fast fashion<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>A report commissioned by charity Libraries Connected reveals how <a href=\"https:\/\/www.librariesconnected.org.uk\/sites\/default\/files\/Libraries%20for%20Living%2C%20and%20for%20Living%20Better.pdf\">libraries deliver add-on services like boosting literacy, battling loneliness and mental health issues etc. worth \u00a33.4 billion a year<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>London-based Gipsy Hill brewery created <a href=\"https:\/\/gipsyhillbrew.com\/carbon-negative\">the world\u2019s first offset-free, carbon negative pint<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Research suggests that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/environment\/2023\/jul\/04\/improving-farming-soil-carbon-store-global-heating-target\">improving soil could keep the world within the 1.5C heating target<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.who.int\/news\/item\/21-06-2023-belize-certified-malaria-free-by-who\">Belize has been certified malaria-free<\/a> by WHO<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Thin plastic bags used for fruit and veg in supermarkets have been <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/news\/business-66083337\">outlawed in New Zealand<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Netherlands finally <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amnesty.org\/en\/latest\/news\/2023\/07\/netherlands-historic-victory-as-law-amended-to-recognize-that-sex-without-consent-is-rape\/\">amend law to recognise that sex without consent is rape<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.timeout.com\/london\/news\/wimbledon-has-relaxed-its-dress-code-for-the-sake-of-women-on-their-periods-070323#:~:text=According%20to%20Wimbledon%2C%20players%20who,by%20players%20of%20all%20genders.\">Wimbledon relaxed its dress code for women<\/a>; white-only outfits having caused distress for players on their periods for years<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/world\/2023\/jun\/22\/c-of-e-divests-of-fossil-fuels-as-oil-and-gas-firms-ditch-climate-pledges\">Church of England break ties with fossil fuels and oil giants<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gov.uk\/government\/news\/government-crackdown-on-image-based-abuse\">Sharing \u201cdeepfakes\u201d will be criminalised in England and Wales<\/a> 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A little calmer?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Unclench your jaw, buddy. Relax your shoulders. Stop scowling. There. Not everything sucks, you know. Keep that in mind until next month when I\u2019ll tell you again.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>By Bethany Climpson, Sustainability Engagement Assistant<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Here\u2019s the deal if you\u2019re new here, or a reminder if you\u2019re not: PEOPLE ARE INHERENTLY GOOD AND NOT EVERYTHING IS BAD. 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