SW News 09

Reasons to be cheerful

With the days getting shorter, the evenings drawing in and the country in the midst of a second Level 5 lockdown, you’d be forgiven for slumping into a pit of darkness and despair! To keep spirits up, this month’s newsletter is bringing you only GOOD news. Because believe it or not, there are plenty of reasons to be cheerful. Here are just a few:

The first draft of Ireland’s Climate Action Bill is working its way through the Oireachtas, setting the country on course for carbon neutrality by 2050. 

The EU is standing firm on its commitment to a green recovery, sticking to stringent emission reduction targets and directing 30% of the EU Recovery Fund towards climate action.

Honda is to stop selling new diesel cars in the UK this year and phase out petrol cars by 2022 – three years earlier than planned.  

A new coral reef has been discovered at the northern tip of Australia's Great Barrier Reef, the first such discovery in 120 years. 

You see, good things ARE actually happening amidst the crises. There are some flickers of light in the dark. So just for today, let’s look on the bright side and give ourselves some much needed hope.

P.S. We're not even mentioning the US election - too busy holding our breath!

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