Author: Gavin Haines

In this week’s news roundup, there are several positive stories to report. Cameroon has become the first country to begin routine vaccinations against malaria, which is seen as a transformative chapter in public health history. The vaccine is free for children up to the age of six months, and it’s expected that it will reduce… Continue reading What went right this week: the good news you should know about

This week brought important developments for the planet, including global ocean conservation, a new greenwashing law, reduced Amazon deforestation, and a promising cancer drug. Chile is due to be the first country to ratify a global agreement to protect one third of the world’s oceans. The treaty was signed by 84 countries last September, and… Continue reading What went right this week: the good news you should know about

A UK-based tech firm called Deep Green has come up with an innovative idea to provide free heating for public swimming pools. The firm captures excess heat from data centres and repurposes it for community use. Deep Green has developed a method of sharing the heat with swimming pools that also cools down its computers.… Continue reading Data centres could soon be heating your local swimming pool

Five amazing news stories have come to light this week that will surely boost our spirits. Firstly, a new cancer test could revolutionize early detection. Novelna’s newest gamechanging blood test can identify 18 different early-stage cancers. In trials, the test detected 93% of cancer cases in men and 84% in women in early stages. The… Continue reading What went right this week: the good news you should know about

A new social enterprise has been launched in the UK to address the twin problems of poverty in coastal communities and the protection of the nearby ocean. The Sea Ranger Service trains young people from primarily deprived seaside regions to become ocean conservationists while providing them with a salary. Founder Wietse van der Werf said… Continue reading Wanted: young people to conserve Britain’s oceans (and get paid)

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This week’s good news roundup includes a historic climate deal, a breakthrough in pregnancy sickness research, the success of two endangered animal species, and the return of a national bird species to a city after 150 years. Nearly 200 nations agreed to “transition away from fossil fuels” at the COP28 climate summit in Dubai, described… Continue reading What went right this week: the good news you should know about

At the Cop28 climate summit in Dubai, fossil fuel industry vested interests were apparent, with major oil-producing countries in opposition to the final deal. However, the deal is considered historic as it calls on all countries to transition away from fossil fuels to achieve net-zero by 2050. This is the first time this language has… Continue reading Even as the heat has been on in Dubai, the renewables juggernaut has gathered pace

This week has seen some positive developments in different parts of the world. For one, the rate of deforestation in the Amazon has decreased by 55.8% as compared to last year. Amazon Conservation, a charity that monitors deforestation across nine countries, attributes this success to impactful efforts to halt tree loss, especially in Brazil. Another… Continue reading What went right this week: the good news you should know about

Temperate rainforests across England will receive a £750m boost as part of a new government strategy that was published in response to a petition signed by tens of thousands of people. However, there are criticisms regarding the strategy’s lack of an overarching goal or any commitments to granting legal protections to more rainforest sites. Campaigners… Continue reading What went right this week: the good news you should know about