Good News Friday

  • Nepal had a large decline in poverty from 25% to just 3.6% between 2011 and 2023. World Bank.
  • Rwanda has significantly increased its electricity access from 6% in 2009 to 75% as of March 2024. World Bank.
  • Morocco has slashed its under-five mortality rate by a remarkable 4.8 percent, dropping from 81 deaths per 1,000 live births in 1990 to 17 in 2022. Morocco World News.
  • Clean energy accounted for 10% of global GDP growth in 2023. PV Tech.
  • California has hit a new renewables record after exceeding 100 per cent of grid demand with clean energy sources for 30 of the past 38 days. Independent.
  • More than one in five cars sold worldwide this year will be electric. The Progress Playbook.
  • The world installed 117 gigawatts of new wind power capacity in 2023, a 50% increase from the year before, making it the best year for new wind projects on record. AP.
  • Second-generation mosquito nets prevented 13 million malaria cases in large pilot programs. STAT.

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