Posted on 15 October 2022 by John Hartz

The Glass is Half Full

Here are all the positive environmental stories from 2022 so far

Photo by Sandy Millar on Unsplash

Eco-anxiety, climate doom, environmental existential dread - as green journalists, we see these terms used a lot - and often feel them ourselves.

There's a lot to be worried about when it comes to the climate and nature crises, but when a sense of hopelessness becomes the overarching emotion, apathy begins to creep in too. Last year three environmental educators, all part of EcoTok, penned this excellent piece for us about dealing with eco-anxiety and the need to remain hopeful - or "stubbornly optimistic", as Christiana Figueres puts it.

The media has a huge part to play in combatting climate doom. It's our job to be truthful and accurate in our reporting, not trying to downplay the severity of the situation or greenwash reality. But it's also our job to show that there is hope!

So, for 2022, as part of our ongoing effort to tackle eco-anxiety (both that of our readers and our own), we are going to be keeping track of all the positive environmental stories from this year.

This article will be regularly updated with the latest good news. It may be something small and local, something silly that made us smile, or something enormous and potentially world-changing.

Here are all the positive environmental stories from 2022 so far by Marthe de Ferrer et al, EuroNews Green, Oct 10, 2022

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Sun, Oct 9, 2022

• How Fox News weaponized Hurricane Ian to push its agenda to discredit climate science, trash Democrats, obstruct climate by Allison Fisher, Medias Matters for America, Oct 7, 2022
• Florida Commits $1 Billion to Climate Resilience. But After Hurricane Ian, Some Question the State’s Development Practices by James Bruggger & Amy Green,/inside Climate News, Oct 8, 2022
• Global warming is likely to blame for increased ocean temperatures, Environment, Innovation News Network, Oct 8, 2022
• Amid the Devastation of Hurricane Ian, a New Study Charts Alarming Flood Risks for U.S. Hospitals by Victoria St. Martin, Inside Climate News, Oct 8, 2022

Mon, Oct 10, 2022

• A Thousand Miles in the Amazon, to Change the Way the World Works by Katie Surma, Inside Climate News, Oct 9, 2022
• Greta Thunberg on the climate delusion: ‘We’ve been greenwashed out of our senses. It’s time to stand our ground’ by Greta Thunberg, The Guardian, Oct 8, 2022
• Climate change: World aviation agrees 'aspirational' net zero plan by Rowenna Hoskin & Matt McGrath, BBC News, Oct 7, 2022
• At the gateway to the Arctic, a world in turmoil, AP/RTL Today, Oct 10, 2022

Tue, Oct 11, 2022

• Turn down the heating: France unveils ‘ambitious’ energy saving plan by Paul Messad, Euractiv/Climate Home News, Oct 10, 2022
• England’s summer heat waves linked to record excess deaths among elderly by Karla Adam, Washington Post, Oct 10, 2022
• Hurricane Julia smashes into Nicaragua, bringing floods and damage as it moves over Central America by Ethan Freedman, Independent (UK), Oct 10, 2022
• Here are all the positive environmental stories from 2022 so far by Marthe de Ferrer et al, EuroNews Green, Oct 10, 2022

Wed, Oct 12, 2022

• Businesses lobby for carbon tariffs as Labor says Australia is ‘back in the game’ on climate by Katharine Murphy & Daniel Hurst, The Guardian, Oct 11, 2022
• Tropical Storm Karl forms in Bay of Campeche by Bob Henson, Eye on the Storm,  Yale Climate Connections, Oct 11, 2022
• Third of emissions cuts must come from behaviour changes, say Lords by Sandra Laville, The Guardian, Oct 12, 2022
• What will the world look like at 1.5 degrees Celsius? by Laurie Goering, Context, Oct 10, 2022

Thu, Oct 13, 2022

• Climate change: Greenland's culture shifts as Arctic heats up by Adrienne Murray, BBC News, Oct 12, 2022
• Extreme heat could make parts of Asia, Africa uninhabitable in decades by Andrew Jeong, Washington Post, Oct 11, 2022
• Securitizing Climate Change: How to Not Think about the Climate Crisis by Carol Cohn & Claire Duncanson, IPI Golbal Observatory, Oct 12, 2022
• Skeptical Science New Research for Week #41 2022 by Doug Bostrom & Marc Kodack, Skeptical Science, Oct 13, 2022

Fri, Oct 14, 2022

• A Brief History of Climate Change by Jennifer L, Carbon Credits, Oct 13, 2022
• Mississippi River levels are dropping too low for barges to float by Scott Dance, Capital Weather Gang, Washington Post, Oct 12, 2022
• Why Ian May Push Florida Real Estate Out of Reach for All but the Super Rich  by Christopher Flavelle, New York Times, Oct 13, 2022
• Stop Funding Heat, Oct 13, 2022

Sat, Oct 15, 2022

• Researchers Report a Staggering Decline in Wildlife. Here’s How to Understand It. by Catrin Einhorn, New York Times, Oct 12, 2022
• The curious origins of the anti-ESG movement by Emily Atkin, Heated, Oct 14, 2022
• Climate Change and Habitat Loss is Driving Some Primates Down From the Trees and Toward an Uncertain Future by Bob Berwyn, Inside Climate News, Oct 13, 2022
• The mighty Mississippi is so low, people are walking to a unique rock formation rarely accessible by foot by Allison Chinchar, Brandon Miller & Dave Alsup, CNN, Oct 15, 2022