What went right this week: Indigenous climate victories, a mental health hotline, plus more
What difference do protests really make? A report out this week has attempted to put a figure on it. Researchers analysed 20 fossil fuel projects in North America that have been cancelled or delayed following protests from Indigenous groups.
Their findings? That emissions equivalent to 400 coal-fired power plants have been avoided in the last decade owing to the projects being shelved. “Indigenous communities resisting oil, gas, and coal projects are demonstrating true climate leadership,” said the report’s authors.
Elsewhere, California secured funding to launch a mental health hotline, research revealed the UK was more united than it appeared, and the generational divide over climate change was found to be a myth.
Find out what else went right this week here.