Good News 13 Oct, 2023

Rewilding has turned a Carribean island from a ‘bare rock’ into a wildlife haven. Meanwhile kids in Barcelona are getting some rewilding themselves – riding to school as part of a community bike-bus! And rooftop solar smashes another record – take that, coal! 

Rooftop solar PV production reaches a new milestone – 12GW for the first time(Renew Economy)

Saul Griffith: How Australian households can go electric, cut emissions and save money (The Guardian)

The bicibús: how Barcelona got kids cycling safely to school – and loving it! (The Guardian)

Redonda: Tiny Caribbean island’s transformation to wildlife haven (BBC) 

From 30 jobs to “generational change:” When solar projects put First Nations first (Renew Economy)

VIDEO: Melbourne Council working to re-establish rare species – matchstick grasshopper (ABC)

Monarch butterfly is not endangered, conservation authority decides [Science.org]

New “Camino del Jaguar” Conservation Area Represents Hope for Ecuador’s Last Chocó Rainforests and its Protectors (Andes Amazon Fund)

Chart: The world is approaching a peak in electricity emissions (Canary Media)

Play time: Whales enjoy “kelping” or playing with seaweed, study says (SMH)

Offshore wind will power hundreds of future proof jobs – just ask Grimsby (UK) (Renew Economy)

NSW to legislate emissions targets, despite dithering over coal – urged to do more (Renew Economy)

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