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We are living in an age of unprecedented wealth, with millions entering the middle class every year. Homo sapiens live longer lifespans than ever before, with better nutrition, and better medicine than ever in our history. This is also the most peaceful time in our history, with record lows in crime and wars. The developing world is surging in wealth and in the west we have more opportunity and access to information than ever.

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It’s getting cheaper to filter carbon dioxide out of the air (www.theverge.com)
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IEA expects global clean energy investment to hit $2 trillion in 2024 (www.reuters.com)
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Renewables accounted for 87% of electricity consumption in the first five months of the year (Portugal) (www.ren.pt)
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Renewables provided almost 30% of US electrical generation in March (electrek.co)
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cross-posted from: https://startrek.website/post/10838638

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Average US vehicle age hits record 12.6 years as vehicle life expectancy continues to improve!* (apnews.com)
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IWSA: 37 wind-powered and 11 wind-ready ships in operation (www.offshore-energy.biz)
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Adopting net zero technologies will save UK economy billions, finds Smith School analysis (www.ox.ac.uk)
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Germany's solar installations hit 5 GW so far this year (www.pv-magazine.com)
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Renewables covered 95% of Portugal’s power needs last month (www.euronews.com)
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After 100 Years, Lake Tahoe Is Seeing An Old Friend: The Sandhill Crane (laist.com)
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The number of fish on US overfishing list reaches an all-time low. Mackerel and snapper recover (apnews.com)
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These 4 charts show the world passed a major clean energy milestone (www.cnn.com)
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Optimist Pollster Finds Americans Are Far More Alike Than Different, With Shared Values Bridging Political Divides (www.goodnewsnetwork.org)
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Thank you! (midwest.social)
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I just found this community and I just want to thank everyone who is involved and contributes. The world needs more optimism!

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Down and to right? (lemmy.world)
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Charts are from 2018.

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Up and to right! (lemmy.world)
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Take this, doomers!

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The many ways society has improved (reddthat.com)
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Morocco's farming revolution: Defying drought with science (phys.org)
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El Salvador’s homicide rate sees drastic decline (reddthat.com)
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New mRNA cancer vaccine triggers fierce immune response to fight malignant brain tumor (medicalxpress.com)
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Global immunization efforts have saved at least 154 million lives over the past 50 years (www.who.int)
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The amount of bridges rated as being in poor condition has fallen from 15% in 2000 to 6.8% in 2023 (www.axios.com)
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Countries becoming happier (reddthat.com)
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A Paradigm Shift in Social Policy: How Finland Conquered Homelessness (www.spiegel.de)
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Amount of warming Earth is projected to face by 2100 has dropped (ciphernews.com)
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