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India cash transfers for women: Paying for unpaid household work Some 118 million women in 12 Indian states receive unconditional cash transfers, one of the world’s largest experiments.

🇮🇳 In a big social experiment across #India, millions of #women in a dozen states are getting regular💸 cash payments from the government as a way to recognize the value of unpaid household and care work. It gives women more financial control and sparks wider debate about work, gender and welfare 🙋‍♀️🏠

A Rare Bright Spot for U.S. Solar: Subscriptions

🌞 As per the #NewYorkTimes, even though the 🇺🇸 US solar industry has faced a lot of policy and market challenges recently, some companies are finding a “bright spot” by using #subscription-style solar services. It lets users get clean energy without buying panels outright, helping #solar grow. ⚡️

As per Wikipedia, Germany averaged approximately 363 g CO₂/kWh in 2024–2025 while figures for France show 6-22 g CO₂/kWh in 2024 due to heavy reliance on nuclear power. Let's say it's work in progress and certainly in the right direction.

🇩🇪 In #Germany between July and September 2025, renewable energy⚡️ sources like #wind and #solar supplied nearly two-thirds (about 64%) of all the electricity fed into the public grid. It comes to show how much the country’s clean energy share is growing 📈☀️

2026 Winter Olympic village will turn into subsidized housing after Milan Games Sustainability guided the development of the 2026 Olympic living quarters, featuring temporary mobile home units and apartments that will be turned into subsidized student housing.

🥶 At the 2026 #WinterOlympics in 🇮🇹 Italy, athletes will stay in #eco-friendly modular housing in Cortina and a new Milan village that’ll later turn into student apartments. It makes the whole setup a smart mix of sustainability and reuse 👟📚

Small plug-in solar panels gain traction as an affordable way to cut electricity bills For years, solar power at home was mostly limited to people who owned their rooftops and could afford the steep upfront costs. But now, a new generation of small, affordable systems — often called “pl...

Small “plug-in” #solar panels are becoming more popular in the 🇺🇸 US because they’re cheap, easy to install , just plug them into a wall, and can help people cut their electricity bills, even if they don’t own a rooftop 🌞💡

First it was China, now it's India ― 10,000,000 solar panels to produce record energy and trigger the green revolution India deploys 10 million solar panels at Bhadla Solar Park, generating 2,245 MW of clean energy and preventing 5.6 million tonnes of CO2 emissions annually.

🇮🇳 India just fired up 10 million solar panels at #BhadlaSolarPark, generating massive clean power and putting the country into the global #green-energy spotlight 🌞

I couldn't agree more.

Australian environment laws set for biggest overhaul in decades The new laws will establish the country's first-ever national environment protection agency.

🇦🇺 Australia’s environmental laws are set for their biggest improvement in decades, after a year long deadlock between Labour and the Greens. The deal establishes #EnvironmentProtection Australia and subjects native forest logging and high-risk clearing to federal scrutiny. 🌲🍃

Latin America Reached Its Lowest Ever Poverty Rate in 2024

#Poverty in Latin America fell to 25.5% of the population in 2024, the lowest level on record 📉. The 2.2% drop from 2023 means there are now 12M fewer people living in poverty. This decline was due to rising #wages in Mexico 🇲🇽 and Brazil 🇧🇷, giving a boost to millions across the region 💪.

Multidimensional poverty rate falls to 1.3% in 2025 Viet Nam’s multidimensional poverty rate has fallen from 4.4% in 2021 to 1.3% in 2025, a decline of 3.1 percentage points over the five-year period, according to the Government’s Summary Report on the...

🇻🇳 In Vietnam the multidimensional #poverty rate dropped from 4.4% in 2021 to just 1.3% in 2025 thanks to major social-spending efforts, housing support, income growth and “ #leave-no-one-behind” policies. 📉✨

How Kerala eliminated extreme poverty | Brookings Jayant Menon and Vinod Thomas examine how Kerala nearly eliminated extreme poverty through sustained social investment, targeted safety nets, and community-led monitoring.

🇮🇳 The Indian state Kerala pulled off something huge. From 60% in extreme #poverty in the 1970s to almost 0% today, a state of 60M people. Thanks to #micro-interventions delivering 🍚 food, 🏠 housing, care,🎓 education support, and job cards, all powered by hyper-local #monitoring and community action

Britain becomes world’s largest economy to end new oil and gas exploration - Greenpeace UK Commenting on the government’s North Sea Future Plan, in which it has confirmed that no more licences for new oil and gas will be issued, Greenpeace UK’s co-executive director, Areeba Hamid, said:  “B...

🇬🇧 Britain has ended new fossil-fuel exploration, imposing a legal moratorium on all new oil and gas licences. After five decades of #NorthSea expansion, policy now aligns with 1.5°C goals. Future investment shifts to offshore #wind, carbon-free heat, and grid upgrades.🍃⚡

Under Blockade, Gaza’s Doctors to Unveil the First-Ever Locally Made 3 Amid severe blockade restrictions, Gaza clinicians unveil a groundbreaking achievement: a fully local, solar-powered 3D-printed external fixator made from recycled materials, marking a milestone in re...

#Glia has created the first externally fixated fracture device manufactured entirely inside #Gaza. Using recycled plastics, #solar-powered 3D printers and no imported components, they’re producing functional orthopaedic 🩺 fixators at a time when over 90% of local medical facilities are damaged. ♻️

French startup unveils solar canopy for motorhomes France’s Genelios has developed an 8 kW modular solar canopy for motorhomes, offering manufactured-in-France construction, multiple installation options, and services that include design, monitoring, ...

🇫🇷 A French startup called #Genelios has unveiled a modular 8 kW #solar canopy system designed for motorhomes 🚐 that supports quick installation on varied terrain. It comes with design, monitoring, and maintenance services across France, Belgium, Switzerland and Luxembourg. 🇧🇪🇨🇭🇱🇺 ☀️

Solar device converts salt water into drinking water at record speed A new solar device converts salt water into drinking water without the need for external energy, offering fast and stable desalination.

🌞 🇰🇷 A team at Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology ( #UNIST), in South Korea, has built a #solar-powered device that turns salt water into safe #DrinkingWater. It uses a special #photothermal material making it promising for off-grid and sun-rich regions. 💧🔆

In Maine, a cafe helps subsidize a community newspaper In the Midcoast Maine town of Camden, the Villager Cafe helps support a weekly newspaper, the Midcoast Villager – dishing up sustainable journalism while sustaining the community.

🥞 At the Villager Cafe in #Camden, #Maine, you can grab your blueberry pancakes and latte while supporting the local weekly paper #MidcoastVillager. ☕The cafe’s profits help keep the newsroom alive and open to the community. 📰

Romania Hits 94% Recycling After Launching Largest Return Plan in the World Romanian government's private-public partnership with the logistics firm RetuRO, has led to an incredible 94% collection rate.

🇷🇴 Romania rolled out what’s billed as the world’s largest deposit-return #recycling system and now recovers about 94 % of its plastic, glass and metal beverage containers. That's up from around 11–12% a few years ago. This fresh approach plus incentives can seriously up recycling game. ♻️💡

BEV 4986 +322% DIESEL 3168 -30%

DIESEL 38270 -11% BEV 35627 +140%

In November, 57% more 🔋🔌 fully electric passenger cars were registered in 🇵🇱 Poland than ⛽ diesel cars. It's a close call for the full year 2025. Could this be diesel's final year of significance in Poland?

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How one school district used solar panels to give teachers a $15K pay raise The initiative has inspired other school districts in the area to follow suit.

In the #BatesvilleSchoolDistrict in Arkansas, installing #solar panels turned a previous budget shortfall into a roughly $1.8 million surplus, enabling teachers to receive raises of up to $15,000 each ☀️👩‍🏫📚.

Dominican Republic brings Caribbean’s largest solar plant online The Dominican Republic has switched on the 162.6 MW Cotoperí Solar complex, developed by Acciona Energía and local investors. It is the largest PV installation in Central America and the Caribbean.

🇩🇴 The Dominican Republic just activated the largest #solar plant in the Caribbean, a 162.6 MW boosting the region’s clean-energy capacity ☀️⚡. It helps cut dependence on fossil fuels, strengthens energy security, and pushes the whole region closer to a more resilient, #renewable-powered future 🔋🌱.

Nevada mandates EV charger grid connection tracking The Nevada Public Utilities Commission has issued a ruling requiring NV Energy to provide transparency into grid connection timelines for EV charging.

In Nevada 🏜️, regulators now require one year of data starting Jan 2026 on how fast and efficiently #EV chargers connect to the #grid, aiming to cut delays and ease the rollout of heavy-duty charging #infrastructure ⚡🔌📊

As Energy Needs Grow, So Do New Home Energy Programs Smart home technology and smarter, software-based programs will help allocate energy to where it's needed most at the right time.

In this opinion piece, Jennifer Castenson at #Forbes argues that new smart home energy programs are popping up as our power needs grow, turning homes into active players in the grid by using things like #batteries, #solar panels, and smart #software to keep things efficient and stable ⚡🏠🔋

The Carbon Capture Plan Turning Cattle Farms Into Power Plants The Frontier coalition is investing in new technology that produces green electricity from biogas, while capturing waste carbon.

🇩🇪 German startup #Reverion drops shipping container-sized solid-oxide fuel cells onto farms. They intake #biogas, churn out clean #electricity ⚡ for the grid, and liquefy the remaining #CO2 for permanent storage.🗃️ ☁️

Geothermal Breakthrough in South Texas Signals New Era for ERCOT In just 12 months, Sage Geosystems and San Miguel Electric Cooperative built the world’s first pressure geothermal system. It is now poised to deliver long-duration, dispatchable storage for the Elect...

⚡️In South Texas, #SageGeosystems and #SanMiguelElectric Coop Inc. built a first-of-its-kind underground “ #pressure-geothermal” energy storage system that’s set to bring reliable, long-duration clean power. It aims to the Texas grid through big spikes in demand and renewables. 🔋🌍

Teen-built spider robot aims to regrow Portugal’s burned forests As Portugal loses over a million acres to fire, students develop an AI robot that plants trees with up to 90% survival on dangerous terrain.

🌱 There’s a cool new six-legged #robot called #Trovador that uses AI to pick the right native tree species and plant saplings even on steep, fire-damaged slopes. It's helping restore forests where humans can’t easily reach. 🤖🌳

Planting of first new national forest in decades starts The Western Forest is set to stretch across Bristol, Somerset, Wiltshire and Gloucestershire.

🌳The #UK has just kicked off #planting the first new national forest in decades, starting with 30 hectares at Pucklechurch Wood. This is a major step toward creating the so-called “ #WesternForest” across the West of England, bringing huge benefits for nature, climate and local communities. 🌲✨

Who charges to 99% on a public charger?

Technically they do it but for very special occasions like new years eve and Canada Day (maybe). But I totally agree with you. It would be extremely beneficial elevating congestion and having corporate sponsors taking on some of the costs.

It may reference earlier data like 19-20% in 2024 for EVs. For late 2025 the UK combined electrified is above 50%. The difference between the UK and EU could be due to different definitions, incentives and policy, charging infrastructure or timing/momentum among other things.