Outside the system

Countering Doom and Despair

Some climate trends are going in the right direction – but we rarely hear about them, writes Josiah Mortimer

An osprey in Scotland – the bird is now returning to England Photo: Getty

Wildfires, droughts – and record profits for fossil fuel firms. It is easy to despair at the state of the planet. But there are reasons to be hopeful too.

I collect snippets of good news like a magpie, and my collection is growing. It offers a counterpoint to self-defeating climate doom.

An Energy and Infrastructure Revolution

In April, I reported that 10 former mining and quarry sites have been transformed from industrial wasteland into renewable powerhouses – providing clean electricity for thousands in the UK.