This is the latest in an ongoing series of posts contrasting my "We're Toast" series of posts, with links to articles that suggest that we might somehow pull through the coming crisis. I haven't done one of these in a while, and yes, there is some good news among all the horrible news that seem to dominate the news.
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- Clean Energy Has Displaced Coal. Gas is Next. "Last year Europe produced more electricity from wind turbines than its fossil gas plants. Wind and solar produced a record 27% of the European Union’s electricity- above a quarter for the first time."
- Global Emissions Could Peak Sooner Than You Think. "Global deployment of solar and wind power, plus a surge in EV sales, means emissions from fossil-fuel-derived energy will finally hit the downward slope."
- World-first blood test for brain cancer may increase survival rates, say experts. "Inexpensive test can help diagnose even ‘inaccessible’ tumours earlier, speeding up treatment and improving outcomes."
- Scientists Will Test a Cancer-Hunting mRNA Treatment. "Strand Therapeutics has figured out a way to turn the molecule on and off in certain tissues to more precisely treat tumors."
- Scientists tame chaotic protein fueling 75% of cancers. "MYC is the shapeless protein responsible for making the majority of human cancer cases worse. UC Riverside researchers have found a way to rein it in, offering hope for a new era of treatments."
- 20 Things That Made the World a Better Place in 2023. "From the falling costs of renewable energy to new treatments for a whole host of diseases, 2023 wasn’t all doom and gloom."
- Scientists discover the first new antibiotics in over 60 years using AI. "A new class of antibiotics for drug-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) bacteria which was discovered using more transparent deep learning models."
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