China installed more solar panels last year than the U.S. has in total & more environmental headlines.

[View this email in your browser]( Monday, January 29, 2024 “A transition to clean energy is about making an investment in our future.” — Gloria Reuben China Installed More Solar Panels Last Year Than the U.S. Has in Total [China]( is the world leader in [renewable energy]( including 40 percent of the planet’s entire [solar]( capacity, reported Rystad Energy. The United States comes in second place with 12 percent. Last year, China installed more new [solar capacity]( than the total amount ever installed in any other country, Bloomberg reported. [Read More]( Related: [China on Course to Reach Solar and Wind Power Goals Five Years Ahead of Schedule]( Fewer Wild Birds Are Visiting Gardens in the UK, Survey Finds An analysis of data from the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds (RSPB) has found that fewer wild birds are visiting gardens in the UK. RSPB analyzed data from its annual Big Garden Birdwatch, which kicks off in late January each year since 1979. The Big Garden Birdwatch asks participants to spend at least one hour observing and counting birds during the event’s specified timeframe. Participants then send their findings to RSPB as part of a citizen science project. [Read More]( Related: [Africa’s Birds of Prey Are Experiencing an Extinction Crisis]( BLM Proposes 22 Million Acres of Public Lands for Solar Energy In order to help the United States transition to [renewable energy]( the Department of the Interior has announced a new [solar energy]( “roadmap,” including 22 million acres of [public lands]( to expand solar energy development in the West, a press release from the [Bureau of Land Management]( (BLM) said. [Read More]( Related: [Scientists Create Biodegradable Plastic Using Solar Energy]( Biden Freezes Approval of Liquid Natural Gas Exports to Consider Climate Impacts Following pressure from climate activists, the Biden administration announced a freeze on new [liquefied natural gas]( (LNG) export permits while it examines their effects on [climate change](. The move could delay decisions on new [LNG plants]( until after the presidential election in November, reported Reuters. [Read More]( Related: [Biden Administration Announces New Steps to Launch American Climate Corps]( Benito the Giraffe Moving to More Temperate Climes in Southern Mexico A giraffe named Benito has left the arid city of Ciudad Juárez in northern Mexico on a 1,200-mile journey to a more temperate climate. The move follows an effort by activists from the collective “Let’s Save Benito,” who were concerned for the [giraffe]( welfare, reported BBC News. [Read More]( Related: [Rescue, Rehabilitation and Release: A Sea Turtle Success Story to Kick off 2024]( 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](