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What went right this week (as of January 26, 2023): ‘positive tipping points’, plus more

New research fuelled climate optimism, fossil fuels reached a peak, and six lifestyle choices were found to slow dementia, plus more good news

This week’s good news roundup

1. ‘Positive tipping points’ offered hope
   Most people are familiar with climate tipping points: one component of a fragile ecosystem collapsing, sparking a chain of irreversible disasters. But academics from the University of Exeter in England have tipped the notion of tipping points on its head, claiming that breakthroughs in low-carbon technologies could trigger an unstoppable wave of decarbonisation, or what they call positive tipping points.

2. The world ‘reached peak fossil fuels for electricity’
   “It’s all over except the shouting.” That’s the conclusion of a report into the role of fossil fuels in the electricity sector. Published this week, it suggests that the world has reached peak fossil fuels for electricity generation. It forecast solar and wind capacity to increase at least threefold by the end of the decade, “pushing fossil fuel electricity into terminal decline”.

3. Meanwhile, the renewables race stepped up a gear
   A global race to supercharge renewables appears to be under way. According to The Times, the EU has drawn up plans to create a multibillion-euro package of state subsidies for green energy companies and electric car makers.

4. Colombia called time on fossil fuels
   The bell tolled for fossil fuels in Latin America this week too, with the Colombian government announcing that it would no longer approve new oil and gas projects.

5. Gaza opened its first female boxing club
   Women and girls are fighting prejudice at Gaza’s first female boxing club, which opened this week.

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