Environmental Optimism

Major news from the UN International Court of Justice today, as they release an advisory opinion on the key responsibilities of nations to tackle climate change.

Full article online at environmentaloptimism.wordpress.com/2025/07/23/i...

#goodgreennews #climate #nature #justice #policy #action

Just 1 week to go to complete our Attitudes to Sustainability Survey!

This survey is a global representative of the views and thoughts of youth on sustainability and climate change, and in this data collection period, we're near 1,000 voices!

Help us reach the target: se-ed.org.uk/how-to-get-s...

The UK will ratify the High Seas Treaty, ministers have announced!

The Treaty is a vital global agreement to improve the protection of our marine #environment and the threatened wildlife that lives in it.

Read more: environmentaloptimism.wordpress.com/2025/06/11/u...

#ocean #goodgreennews #nature

BREAKING NEWS: Japanese scientists have developed a plastic that dissolves in water without releasing microplastics. 🧴🌊

This alternative biodegradable material could be key in tackling the plastic crisis and reducing plastic pollution in our oceans!

Find out more below.

#goodgreennews #nature

Did you know young people are positively impacting the mental health of their schools and communities? 🌱💙

Our Young Changemakers students are doing just that - and a group at Clifton College, Bristol have created a positive eco newsletter to do so! 😊🌍

Give it a read at: issuu.com/cliftoncolle...

Calling all nature lovers! What are you doing this #EarthMonth to support our planet? 🌍🌱

Here's three easy actions you can take at home to boost your #sustainability in April. Let us know which you'll try and what ideas you have!

If you need us, we'll be out creating a compost heap... 👨‍🌾👩‍🌾

#nature

Oil Spills are devastating for our oceans, its marine life and our own health. But nanomaterials may be a saving grace!

These tiny particles could help us clean up oil spills, soaking up oil without releasing toxic chemicals into the ocean themselves.

#nature #goodgreennews #oil #gas #climate #eco

850 NEW OCEAN SPECIES DISCOVERED! 🌊🦈

The Ocean Census project has made huge strides in exploring our oceans, discovering over 850 new species unknown to science! These amazing finds will help scientists improve conservation efforts for ocean ecosystems.

#nature #goodgreennews #ocean #animal #news

Woodland Trust sows 75,000+ seeds across Devon and Cornwall in order to triple the area of temperate rainforest ecosystems in the UK! 🌱🌳👏

By taking to the skies, the Woodland Trust have been able to make a major step forwards in boosting British biodiversity!

#nature #flowers #goodgreennews #birds

Nature taking care of invasive species pest control! 👏🙈

How exciting! This is great for the conservation of the species - the more individuals we are able to care for in zoos, the better able we are to make impactful change in the wild too!

This sounds great! Looking forward to seeing it and hearing more about the work!

Colossal really are doing wonders proving their concept for de-extinction! Amazing how by simply altering some genes of a similar, related modern species, we can “bring back” individuals with the same characteristics as an extinct species. They’ve created woolly mice in prep for woolly mammoths too!

Exciting news - further evidence of the proof of concept of Colossal’s work!

Possibly a very exciting revelation in ocean research reducing the risk posed to researchers in more remote and treacherous regions of the ocean!

The future of vehicles is electric, there are fantastic European electric cars available now - we need to be talking about how consumers are switching and how charging point infrastructure has improved - we need to keep talking about that because fossil fuel companies keep spreading misinformation

With Monarch Butterfly populations seeing fewer numbers each year, this comes as great news!

The population of these pollinators have seen a rebound in Mexico thanks to recent #conservation efforts in the country. Find out more below!

#goodgreennews #nature #climate #animal #naturewriting #scicomm

Happy #WorldAquaticAnimalDay! 🌊🐬🐙

Today is a day to celebrate and raise awareness for the wonderful #species that call our waters home - what’s your favourite aquatic #animal? Tell us in the comments below ⬇️

(Ours is the Green Sea Turtle!)

#goodgreennews #animal #nature #ocean #river #turtle

This is just it - more public transport to reduce emissions is great, but to get people to use it the transport infrastructure and state needs to be greatly improved!

So colourful! How beautiful nature is!

Love this! Great way of using loopholes to boost protection of bees 🐝! Sorry, fish… 🐟

New paper alert! This study has found that making use of small, molecular heaters, we could improve crop yields!

Not only will this boost the amount of food we can produce to sustain our growing population, but it could mean we can use less land and space to do so, leaving more for #nature!

So sad - hopefully they have a better year in 2025, but to make that happen, true action needs to be taken! Not just at the individual and organisational level but in government and policy too

This is very exciting! Finland is now incredibly close to cutting out coal from its power system entirely, with the last coal-powered power plant shutting down in favour of renewable energy!

Go Finland! 🇫🇮🥳

#goodgreennews #nature #coal #climatechange #climate #renewables

So beautiful- we had a pair appear in a local park a few weeks ago and they’ve had a baby!

Yikes - very concerning. Proves the need for vital, urgent climate action to mitigate and prevent such catastrophic impacts

Scientists discover the goings-on of the early months of a Polar Bear’s life!

Not much is known about a #polarbear cub’s first few months, but now, researchers have uncovered some fascinating detail, thanks to new evidence collected by camera. Find more below!

#nature #photography #goodgreennews

This new study reveals a concerning concept - that the ocean warming in the Southern Ocean could be more damaging to the planet than that in the Arctic.

Warming in the Southern Ocean is wreaking havoc on the ice of Antarctica and tropical rainfall - all the more reason to tackle climate change!

Awesome news this - get on there while it’s still available!

Beautiful! Let’s hope 2025 is a better year for the wonderful pollinators!