๐๏ธ Good news wasnโt concentrated to a few events. They happened all year.
Here are 52 optimistic news from every week in 2023
January
๐ Ozone layer to be healed
โ Guinea worm disease is almost gone
๐ณ๏ธ New study: No evidence of democratic decline
๐ New skin cancer treatment more effective than expected
February
๐ 33 percent fewer deaths from cancer in the US in 30 years
๐ฆ Rhino poaching falls to zero in large Indian reserve
๐ EU knocked a decade off their decarbonization timeline
๐ The first international agreement for ocean protection since 1982 is signed
March
๐ฆ Azerbaijan and Tajikistan declared malaria-free
๐ก๏ธ Global heat pump sales see double-digit growth
๐ง Children's lung health has improved and urban air has become cleaner
๐ฐ Electric vehicles surpass $1 trillion in global sales
April
๐ Fewer child deaths, thanks to new vaccine
๐ First time: An EV is Europe's best-selling car
๐ญ US adult smoking hits all-time low
๐ฅ Graphene just broke another physics record
May
๐ฌ Critically endangered porpoise on the road to recovery
๐ณ๏ธ Support for democracy is very high - and increasing over time
๐ Child marriage is on the decline
๐ Worldโs first RSV vaccine is approved
June
๐ฆ Belize declared malaria-free
๐ณ๏ธโ๐ Estonia legalizes same-sex marriage
๐งญ New study: Morality not in decline
๐ญ Global climate emissions no longer on worst-case trajectory
July
๐ Global inequality is actually decreasing
๐จ AI art generation creates a revolution in protein design
๐๏ธ Iraq eliminates trachoma
๐ข๏ธ US destroys its chemical weapons stockpile
August
๐ฉ Steel is getting cleaner
๐ The global population of honeybees is fine
๐ฎ Violent video games don't make children aggressive
๐ Less plastic in the oceans than presumed, says Dutch researcher
September
๐ Record global access to electricity
๐ New survey: Americans satisfied with their lives
๐ Canada has almost eliminated poverty
๐ถ Record number of internet users, two-thirds are now online
October
๐ต Dementia has started to decline
๐ง 50 million more girls in school
๐ Egypt has almost eliminated hepatitis C
๐ณ Deforestation is reversing in Brazil
November
๐ญ Chinaโs emissions set to fall in 2024, says report
๐ Bangladesh has added an additional year of healthy life for just $1
๐ Northvolt's new battery needs less rare minerals
๐ Over 200,000 annual deaths averted through lower carbon emissions
December
๐ XPRIZE aims to add 10 healthy years of life - $101 million in prize money
๐ UK, US, and Bahrain approve CRISPR therapy to effectively cure sickle cell disease
๐จ Thousands of stolen art items are returned
๐ฉโ๐ป New studies: No negative mental health impact from internet and social media
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