Renewables generated 40% of global electricity for first time ever in 2023 & more environmental news.

[View this email in your browser]( Monday, September 2, 2024 “The Earth is a tiny and fragile world. It needs to be cherished.” — Carl Sagan [Facebook]( [Instagram]( [X]( Renewables Generated 40% of Global Electricity for First Time Ever in 2023 According to two new reports from BloombergNEF (BNEF), the global clean energy transition has reached significant milestones and is poised to continue at its current pace. Last year for the first time more than 40 percent of the planet’s electricity was generated by [zero-carbon]( sources — 14 percent from [solar and wind](. [Read More]( Related: [Solar Power and Battery Storage Lead New Utility-Scale Electricity in U.S. for First Half of 2024]( Biden-Harris Administration Affirms Public Lands Protections Across 28 Million Acres in Alaska United States Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland announced on Tuesday that protections against [oil and gas development]( — including [mining]( claims — across 28 million acres of federal lands in [Alaska]( will remain intact. [Read More]( Related: [Biden Administration Restores Protections for Threatened Species]( U.S. Announces $521 Million in Grants for EV Charging, Alternative Fuels Infrastructure The Biden-Harris administration has announced $521 million in grants to go toward further development of electric vehicle charging infrastructure as well as infrastructure for alternative fuels. The funding will help deploy more than 9,200 EV charging ports, and the grants will be applied to projects across 29 states, eight Federally Recognized Tribes and Washington, DC. [Read More]( Related: [National Park Foundation Receives Its Largest Grant Ever]( Prozac Contamination in Water Is Changing Fish Behaviors, Study Finds In a new study, scientists have confirmed that even low concentrations of the antidepressant pharmaceutical fluoxetine, also known by the brand name of Prozac, are affecting fish behaviors in the wild. [Read More]( Related: [Study Finds Alarmingly High Levels of PFAS Contamination in Small Estuaries]( Norwegian and Finnish Companies to Run Vessel on Ammonia by 2026 Norwegian shipowner Eidesvik and Wärtsilä, a [Finland]( engine manufacturer, have signed a contract to make a platform supply vessel (PSV) that can run on ammonia fuel. [Read More]( Related: [Airline Places Order for Sustainable Aviation Fuel Made From Human Waste]( Do you get this newsletter daily? If not, [sign up here]( or forward to a friend. [Facebook]( [Twitter]( [Website]( [Instagram]( Copyright © 2024 EcoWatch, All rights reserved. You are receiving this email because you signed up for EcoWatch Top News of The Day Our mailing address is: EcoWatch 1122 Oberlin RoadRaleigh, NC 27605 [Add us to your address book]( Want to change how you receive these emails? You can [update your preferences]( or [unsubscribe from this list](. [Mailchimp Email Marketing](