SolarAid wins international aid award

SolarAid’s Light a Village project in Malawi has just won the International Aid and Development category in the UK’s Charity Awards. Announced on July 9, these prestigious prizes celebrate best practice in the sector. SolarAid won for its game-changing model of providing pay-as-you-go access to power.

ClientEarth raises the bar again

Less than halfway through the year, ClientEarth has already made a significant impact by winning an action against the UK Government, supporting Dutch campaigners to prove false KLM greenwashing claims, and challenging a €3 billion plastics project that failed to provide full details of its impact.

Good Tythings - May 2024

A decade-long global study has confirmed that conservation efforts are significantly reducing global biodiversity loss. Reviewing 665 trials of various conservation measures from across the globe, researchers found that two-thirds of these interventions had positive outcomes.

‘Stunning win’ by Rainforest Trust protects Amazon mangroves

This year’s International Day of Forests also marked a historic celebration for the Rainforest Trust and its partner RARE Brazil in protecting Amazon mangroves. On March 21, 2024, President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva of Brazil signed a decree that safeguards more than 180,000 acres of Amazon estuary. This area forms a critical part of the world’s largest continuous belt of mangroves.

Good Tythings - April 2024

Greenhouse gas emissions fall across Europe - Soaring renewable energy output and reduction of gas used in power stations are responsible for Germany recording a 10% fall in greenhouse gas emissions in 2023 and France and the UK both seeing a 5% drop.

Cause Updates Feb 2024

The penultimate four months of 2023 were Britain’s lowest-carbon quarter on record. Renewables supplied over 40% of Britain’s electricity in this period. There are a few factors that contributed to this — wind output increased one-fifth compared to Q3 2022, and electricity demand fell by 5%, perhaps because of the extended warm spells. Another major factor was a reduction in consumer use because of high prices. But the carbon reduction is an upside that should only grow as renewable capacity increases, more people get electric vehicles, and the Dogger Bank wind farm begins supplying energy.