• Between 1989-2024, almost 6.2 million cancer deaths have been avoided in the EU and 1.3 million in the UK. Annals of Oncology.
• Homicides in Mexico dropped by 4.18% in 2023, marking the third consecutive year of decline. La Prensa Latina.
• In India, the number of women enrolling in higher education increased by 32% between 2015 and 2022, from 15.7 million to over 20 million. Economic Times.
• Rates of U.S. gun violence decreased in 2023. CAP 20.
• U.S. teen smoking rates have plummeted, with less than 1% now daily smokers. Health Day.
• In the EU, fossil fuels dropped by a record 19% to their lowest ever level at less than one third of the EU’s electricity generation and renewables rose to a record 44% share. Ember.
• Germany’s coal power production drops to lowest level in 60 years in 2023. Clean Energy Wire.
• Texas recently generated 80% of its power from renewable and nuclear power for more than six hours. Houston Chronicle.
• India electrified 45% of its railway network in just five years. Energy Monitor.
• 93.9% of all new vehicles sold in Norway are electric. Clean Technica.
• More than 1,000 new EV charging stations have come online in the US since last summer. Bloomberg.
• Two thousand years ago, a volcanic eruption buried an ancient library of papyrus scrolls now known as the Herculaneum Papyri. These lumps of carbonized ash cannot be opened without severely damaging them. However, thanks to the Vesuvius Challenge, these scrolls can now be read.

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