Photo: Domingo Alvarez / Unsplash(CC0) In today’s edition of Squirrel […]
Elizabeth Jacyshyn-Owen
Romania raises recycling rate to 94%, albatross foster families, the crying clubs fighting loneliness
We’re closing out the week at Squirrel News talking about Romania’s wildly successful bottle deposit return scheme, the albatrosses in the Hawaiian Archipelago finding new foster families, and the inventive approaches people are taking across the US to tackle the loneliness epidemic.
Seventh HIV remission sparks hope, cervical cancer prevention accelerates, global south leads green energy shift
In today’s issue of Squirrel News, we’re talking about a German patient being the seventh to officially reach long-term HIV remission, the strong worldwide momentum in cervical cancer vaccination efforts, and the Global South’s growing leadership in renewable energy expansion.
Best of November: Bank accounts for homeless people, first-ever treaty with Aboriginal peoples, graduating with $1000
From the UK plan to phase out animal testing to a German farmer who rescues “gay sheep”: here’s our recap of the most important constructive news and stories from the past month.
Ethiopia to plant seven billion trees, Belgian town trials “lottery government”, Warsaw’s metro library
In today’s edition, we’re talking about Ethiopia’s plan to plant more than seven billion trees by 2025, the Belgian town giving randomly selected residents real policymaking power, and how commuters in Warsaw can take a break from their screens thanks to a library inside the metro.
Korea to phase out coal, Colombia bans drilling and mining in Amazon, Australia bans social media for under-16s
We’re wrapping up the week at Squirrel News talking about South Korea’s pledge to end coal power by 2040, Colombia’s halt on the authorisation of new oil developments and mining operations in its portion of the Amazon rainforest, and the world-first social media ban for children in Australia.
Countries step up on climate action, Brazil creates new Indigenous territories, LA’s pop-up wetlands
In today’s edition, we’re exploring how global climate action is picking up speed, Brazil’s move to establish new Indigenous territories, and the guerrilla campaign in LA reconnecting waterways with nature.
UK sets out plan to phase out animal testing, graduating with $1000, sanctuary for gay sheep
We’re closing out the week at Squirrel News talking about the UK government’s announcement that animal testing will be phased out by 2030, the financial literacy programmes supporting US high school graduates, and the “gay sheep” rescuers saving rams from near-certain death.
Bank accounts for homeless people, France’s composting capital, mob grazing
Today at Squirrel News, we’re talking about how the five biggest UK banks have launched a pilot scheme to make banking accessible for homeless people, how a small city in France managed to cut organic waste by 40%, and a unique solution to restoring Senegal’s degraded grasslands.
Free electricity in Australia, Lithuania halves suicide rate, litter-picking becomes global competitive sport
We’re closing out the week at Squirrel News talking about how Australia is planning to give away free solar power due to a national surplus, Japan’s litter-picking scheme becoming a global sport, and how Lithuania managed to reduce its suicide rate by more than 50%.
Australia’s treaty with Aboriginal peoples, NYC elects first Muslim mayor, Europe’s landmark climate ruling
In today’s edition, we’re exploring a first-of-its-kind legislation between Australia’s First Peoples and the Victorian parliament, Zohran Mamdani’s landslide win making him New York’s first Muslim mayor, and the EHRC’s new ruling to strengthen climate accountability for fossil fuel projects.
Maldives bans smoking for new generations, world’s largest heat pump, global extinction rates slow
At Squirrel News, we’re kicking off November talking about how the Maldives became the only country in the world with a generational smoking ban, the world’s largest heat pump entering construction in Germany, and new research suggesting that extinction rates are slowing across the globe.
