Good climate news this week
1 2023 marked peak emissions in the power sector
2 Investment in low-carbon electricity likely to be 10 times higher than investment in gas and coal power generation
3 Climate scientist Claudia Sheinbaum to become Mexico's first woman president
4 World’s biggest solar plant at 5GW comes online in China, can power a small country
5 California 2023 sales of new zero-emission medium- and heavy-duty trucks double v 2022
6 China plans new carbon measurement standards to boost climate efforts
7 UK EVs reach record 17.9% of new cars in May
8 UN chief calls for global fossil fuel ad ban
9 Australian pension fund found guilty of greenwashing
10 Sri Lanka brings net zero emissions goal forward 10 years to 2040
Good climate news this week
1 China's emissions may have peaked in 2023 (huge)
2 Emissions reductions provided $249b of climate and health benefits to the US in just 4 years (huge)
3 EU gives final approval for exit from Energy Charter Treaty
4 New EU law to hit gas imports with methane emissions limit
5 China to spend $828m on high-tech all-solid-state EV batteries
6 BYD unveils hybrid powertrain capable of 2,000km (1,250 miles) drive
7 62% of US voters back climate litigation against Big Oil
8 New EU law to up domestic green tech production
9 Edinburgh bans SUV and cruise ship ads