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Green journalists acknowledge the prevalent use of terms like "climate doom" and "environmental existential dread" but emphasize the importance of avoiding hopelessness. While reporting truthfully on climate and nature crises is essential, it is equally crucial to convey a sense of hope to prevent apathy. How can public policy initiatives support media outlets in promoting a balanced narrative on climate issues, ensuring accurate reporting while fostering a hopeful outlook to motivate meaningful public engagement and action? https://lnkd.in/dNCYaTzZ

Facing eco-anxiety and persistent worries about climate crises, the Euronews website offers a page featuring positive news about our planet and climate change in 2024. You can find this uplifting news for each month. I like this idea because it proves there is hope for our planet and serves as a bright source of motivation for me, helping me to strengthen my skills and become part of this movement. https://lnkd.in/dd7QPMHa

https://lnkd.in/eMpX56eU <<Climate anxiety is very real, but these good news stories from 2024 prove there is hope for our planet. Eco-anxiety, climate doom, environmental existential dread - as green journalists, we see these terms used a lot - and often feel them ourselves. While there's a lot to be worried about when it comes to the climate and nature crises, we must not lose hope - because hopelessness breeds apathy.>> #climate #anxiety #green #media #environment #apathy #eco #gobal #crisis #hope #future

From #windpoweredislands to #urbanforests: #Positive #environmentalstories from 2023 -------- https://lnkd.in/gU39fGwV -------- #Climateanxiety is very real, but these good news stories from throughout 2023 prove there is hope for our planet. #Ecoanxiety, #climatedoom, #environmentalexistential #dread - as green journalists, we see these terms used a lot - and often feel them ourselves. While there's a lot to be worried about when it comes to the #climate and #naturecrises, we must not lose hope - because #hopelessness #breeds #apathy.

Insightful Update! Libby Blanchard PhD, Bill Anderegg, and Barbara Haya advocate for a shift from carbon offsets to "contributions" to forests. Explore this innovative approach to climate action and sustainability. 🔗 https://lnkd.in/eA_yab62 Join the discussion on reshaping climate investment incentives! #ClimateAction #ForestContributions #Sustainability #ClimateInvestment

New from Luminary Labs: 50 Prizable climate opportunities. Addressing #climatechange will require systemic change. But how will that change actually happen? Many federal agencies use “push mechanisms” like grantmaking and #policy to advance climate goals. But sometimes #grants and policies alone aren’t enough to solve complex problems. When it’s too early, too risky, or too hard — or when push mechanisms won’t deliver an innovation fast enough — “pull mechanisms” and market-shaping tools like prizes can accelerate innovation by delivering the right incentives at the right time to generate and develop viable solutions. To be sure, not all problems are “prizable.” Traditional procurement is often better when the ideal solution is known and already exists. Sometimes the market solves a problem on its own, or policies are enough to create the desired change. But when a problem is well-defined, a group of innovators is engaged, the foundational science and technology exist, and sufficient incentives are available, an incentive prize can yield breakthrough solutions. Inspired by the once-in-a-generation opportunity to advance rapid and transformative solutions and make a real impact on the future, Rebecca Meyer, Janna Gilbert, Benjamin Algreen Adler, Cameron Fox, Jessica Hibbard, Alex Leader, Andrew Wallace and I teamed up with Reed Van Beveren, Jessica Mahr, and Christopher Putney of the Environmental Policy Innovation Center Center to curate a list of 50 climate prize ideas. Which ideas have the greatest prize potential? What’s missing from this list? Are you considering a pull mechanism in this space? Share your thoughts in the comments below. https://lnkd.in/eHMjk8aS

One of our key manifesto asks is: ✅ All future devolution deals should include ambitious plans for place-based actions to reduce carbon emissions, adapt to the impacts of climate change, and restore nature. So it is rather depressing to read this, buried in a technical paper on devolution released as part of the #autumnstatement2023 "The government will consider devolving net zero funding, including for retrofitting buildings, to the eligible institution. This is subject to the outcome of the trailblazing pilots committed to in the deeper devolution deals with the GMCA and WMCA. After the pilots, the government, GMCA and WMCA will undertake a review of the effectiveness of this approach to consider and agree whether to continue it, if so in what form. The government will then consider whether to extend this arrangement to the eligible institution." Given results from the pilots are unlikely to be available until 2025 at the earliest, this may not bode well for the local delivery of retrofit. Find out more about our manifesto asks here: https://lnkd.in/dp9h-hBf Caroline George Louise Marix Evans Simon Brammer Sandra Bell Climate Emergency UK CIC Grantham Institute - Climate Change and the Environment Friends of the Earth LEDNet - London Environment Directors' Network mySociety

Any strategy to reach our climate goals must include nature. That much is black and white. And we know the world needs to increase financing for nature-based climate solutions. But determining which solutions to put money behind has been a grey area. Researchers from several institutions including EDF studied dozens of nature-based climate solutions. Essentially, they were trying to answer this question: “If we finance this solution via carbon crediting, can we be confident our investment can lead to real climate benefits that can be accurately measured?” And for preserving and restoring tropical and temperate forests, the answer is yes, assuming we follow through with good implementation. But for some other nature-based climate solutions (like some agricultural, grassland and ocean-based pathways) the answer is...complicated, even though these other solutions are important for other reasons, like biodiversity consideration. Fortunately, most financing from carbon crediting is already going to the nature-based solutions with the highest level of scientific certainty. But money is still being spent on carbon credits for solutions where the science needs to be more robust. Here's how science can help us make sure we're investing in solutions that will have an impact: https://lnkd.in/expXUtTf

Climate anxiety is very real, but these good news stories from 2024 prove there is hope for our planet. Eco-anxiety, climate doom, environmental existential dread - as green journalists, we see these terms used a lot - and often feel them ourselves. While there's a lot to be worried about when it comes to the climate and nature crises, we must not lose hope - because hopelessness breeds apathy. The media has an important role to play in combatting climate doom. It's our job to be truthful and accurate in our reporting, not trying to downplay or greenwash the situation. But it's also our job to show that there is hope. And soon you will be able to use Breathe Points to help you modify your behaviour, and see how your daily activities like walking or taking a bike instead of driving, or opting for renewable energy, could make a difference in reducing emissions and slowing the rate of climate change. https://lnkd.in/es97XGf6

Besides rural areas, #cities and #bioregions need to expand their #rewilding, #reforestation and #sponge programs. In particular, sponge networks of #ponds, #riversheds, #lakes and #wetlands would create millions of new #green #jobs in #fishing, #hunting, #aquaculture, #cooking, #boating, #tourism and related industries. Study nature-rich regions like #Minnesota, upper New England, and the #Gulf regions for ideas.