The Climate List

SOME countries are at least meeting their goals, but we've got a long way to go! 🌳

These 11 EU states already meet their 2020 renewable energy targets Setting goals for the use of renewable energy makes a lot of sense. But what happens to those targets when overall energy consumption goes up?

"The Amazon is completely lawless" - 1 year into Bolsanaro's presidency.



https://www.nytimes.com/2019/12/05/world/americas/amazon-fires-bolsonaro-photos.html

‘The Amazon Is Completely Lawless’: The Rainforest After Bolsonaro’s First Year Deforestation in the world’s largest rainforest, an important buffer against climate change, has soared under President Jair Bolsonaro of Brazil.

Global warming is already changing the world before our eyes - Enter the year you were born to see what's changed

Climate change means the childhood you remember no longer exists Global warming is already changing the world before our eyes — let's see what has happened in your lifetime.

Sweden is ahead of the game! 100% renewable energy by 2040! 👏🦄🌲🌞

Sweden to reach its 2030 renewable energy target this year Sweden is on target to meet one of its renewable energy targets years ahead of schedule, and it’s thanks in part to wind turbines.

Greta is a badass.

(So is George Monbiot!)

Greta Thunberg: ‘We are ignoring natural climate solutions’ Film by Swedish activist and Guardian journalist George Monbiot says nature must be used to repair broken climate

The UN is planning on constructing half a million hectares of urban forest in the next 10 years 🏢🌲🏪

The United Nations wants to grow urban forests in 30 countries The U.N. plans to work with Britain's Kew Royal Botanic Gardens to grow forests in 90 cities across 30 countries in Africa and Asia.

"The Amazon is completely lawless" - 1 year into Bolsanaro's presidency.

‘The Amazon Is Completely Lawless’: The Rainforest After Bolsonaro’s First Year Deforestation in the world’s largest rainforest, an important buffer against climate change, has soared under President Jair Bolsonaro of Brazil.