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Earth Catalyst gathers & hand-filters the most recent updates from over 1,000 green tech and sustainability organizations. Here are all of the updates; if you subscribe to our free newsletter, we'll send you 3 each weekday we think will be meaningful to you.

Moving into 2025 together

Writer's picture: Marshall KirkpatrickMarshall Kirkpatrick

As I prepare to go into a week of rest, I wanted to publish one last newsletter for 2024. How should I introduce it?

 

I'll say thank you for joining us, my team and I, as we get started. I haven't really started promoting this newsletter yet, but about 2/3 of you open it and read it each day. That suggests to me that it is delivering valuable information you can use, wherever you are, in your work to transform your corner of the world. I hear most from my friends working with fire, to save trees, and challenging militarism's ecological impacts - but I hope those of you with a wide range of work will find meaningful support here.

 

We'll have a lot of work to do in 2025. I'll need your help, and I'll offer to help you however I can.

 

Here's a last issue of information and inspiration from Earth Catalyst for 2024.


-Marshall Kirkpatrick

Earth Catalyst: Boosting your efficacy and capacity with two decades of trailblazing & the newest technology

 
Today and every day, our system scans over 1,000 green tech and sustainability organizations for updates. Below, you'll find:

  • A Visual of the Day

  • A digest-style Table of Contents for 83 selected updates from around the green tech and sustainability world

  • (If you subscribe by email) 3 personalized selections just for you and your work

 

Did a friend forward you this newsletter? Welcome! You can subscribe here and get your own personal recommendations each day.

 


Visual of the Day

Seeing Wings in Timeless Motion

The wings of a Tulip-tree silkmoth, in motion.


From the Guardian: "For the past decade, the Barcelona-based visual artist Xavi Bou has devoted his work to revealing 'the hidden beauty of natural movement'. His initial focus was birds; now he’s moved on to insects. In collaboration with US entomologist Adrian Smith he’s created an eye-popping series that captures – by merging multiple frames into a single image – the rhythmic flutterings of butterflies and chaotic leaps of spittlebugs and treehoppers."

 

This beauty and these creatures are part of what we're working to save.


Today's Updates




Table of Contents

  • Agriculture (8 stories) - Neonicotinoid bans amid bee population crisis, IITA-CGIAR's legume initiatives, and USDA funding cuts shape agricultural landscape while Ethiopian digital farming tool shows 47% productivity gains

  • Circular (3 stories) - Mince pie waste-to-energy schemes, Massachusetts food waste reduction success, and biodegradable bamboo wipes highlight circular innovations

  • Ecosystems (1 story) - Ecologist George Wuerthner critiques forrest mastication programs

  • Efficiency (6 stories) - Federal efficiency programs drive $800B savings since 1980; Nevada launches energy audits; SC's Rainey Station adds 180MW via waste heat; heat pump adoption rises; 7,600+ back White House standards

  • Finance (4 stories) - Insurance market disruption hits US property values while World Bank carbon funds face distribution hurdles in Nepal; new streamlined climate fund for vulnerable nations launches 2025

  • Grid (9 stories) - DOE advances $1.4B storage strategy and funds 41 projects while France launches major nuclear reactor; Queensland and Australia tackle transmission expansion amid solar control debates; Supernode develops enhanced cryogenic power cables

  • Indigenous (17 stories) - Prescribed burn associations, Y. Eva Tan fellows, and Papua's Mauberema conservation center lead Indigenous fire management and forest protection initiatives across global territories

  • Industry (2 stories) - DOE launches $9.5B hydrogen R&D program; VW and IG Metall plan 35,000 job cuts and 700,000 vehicle reduction

  • Policy (13 stories) - USFS $200M wildfire grants, COP29's $300B pledge, DOE LNG export warnings, and EPA chief Regan's departure mark policy shifts amid state-level climate actions in NY, MT

  • Renewables (7 stories) - SunHydrogen's nanotech breakthrough, German balcony solar surge hits 550K units, Eversource's geothermal pilot, while nuclear developers plan 18GW fleet expansion

  • Transport (12 stories) - Nissan ARIYA debuts at $40K amid China's 52% EV market share; Hyzon's bankruptcy impacts hydrogen sector; Vatican and USPS plan fleet electrification; Tesla Supercharger network expands; Gogoro wins battery innovation award


Agriculture

Neonicotinoid bans amid bee population crisis, IITA-CGIAR's legume initiatives, and USDA funding cuts shape agricultural landscape while Ethiopian digital farming tool shows 47% productivity gains



Circular

Mince pie waste-to-energy schemes, Massachusetts food waste reduction success, and biodegradable bamboo wipes highlight circular innovations



Ecosystems



  • Forest Mastication Equals Forest Degradation (The Wildlife News) - Forest mastication programs have damaged wildlife habitats and increased fire risks on public lands, contradicting agency claims of ecological benefits, according to new research.


Efficiency

Federal efficiency programs drive $800B savings since 1980; Nevada launches energy audits; SC's Rainey Station adds 180MW via waste heat; heat pump adoption rises; 7,600+ back White House standards



Finance

Insurance market disruption hits US property values while World Bank carbon funds face distribution hurdles in Nepal; new streamlined climate fund for vulnerable nations launches 2025



Grid

DOE advances $1.4B storage strategy and funds 41 projects while France launches major nuclear reactor; Queensland and Australia tackle transmission expansion amid solar control debates; Supernode develops enhanced cryogenic power cables



Indigenous

Prescribed burn associations, Y. Eva Tan fellows, and Papua's Mauberema conservation center lead Indigenous fire management and forest protection initiatives across global territories



Industry

DOE launches $9.5B hydrogen R&D program; VW and IG Metall plan 35,000 job cuts and 700,000 vehicle reduction


  • US | Hydrogen Program (Energy Central) - The Department of Energy's $9.5 billion hydrogen initiative aims to accelerate clean energy deployment through research and development, with regular updates guided by industry feedback.

  • Volkswagen Reaches A Deal To End Labor Dispute (CleanTechnica) - German automaker Volkswagen and IG Metall Union agree to eliminate 35,000 jobs and cut production by 700,000 vehicles through 2030 while avoiding forced layoffs.


Policy

USFS $200M wildfire grants, COP29's $300B pledge, DOE LNG export warnings, and EPA chief Regan's departure mark policy shifts amid state-level climate actions in NY, MT



Renewables

SunHydrogen's nanotech breakthrough, German balcony solar surge hits 550K units, Eversource's geothermal pilot, while nuclear developers plan 18GW fleet expansion



Transport

Nissan ARIYA debuts at $40K amid China's 52% EV market share; Hyzon's bankruptcy impacts hydrogen sector; Vatican and USPS plan fleet electrification; Tesla Supercharger network expands; Gogoro wins battery innovation award


And those are today's updates! Thanks for reading, may you find lessons learned here that boost the impact of your work.

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