A new report estimates that since the 1970s, global immunisation efforts have saved an estimated 154 million lives, the vast majority being children under five, particularly infants. #ShareGoodNewsToo buff.ly/4dlgMU0

Rwanda has increased household electricity access from just 6% in 2009 to 75% as of now! All healthcare centres and the majority of schools are also now connected. #ShareGoodNewsToo buff.ly/3UpT4yG

Spain's electricity was 78%, 84%, and 85% clean in January, February, and March 2024, respectively. #ShareGoodNewsToo buff.ly/3QbQVnL

Between 2011 and 2021, the number of new HIV infections and AIDS-related deaths across Africa decreased by 44% and 55%, respectively. #ShareGoodNewsToo buff.ly/3Utw1mH

Houston, we have page proofs! Page proofs incoming!

'Inventing the Renaissance' has a font!
And a length! 650 pages w/o back matter (notes, bib, index) 750 with. Not as fat as I'd feared! But I definitely need to stop calling it my 'weird *little* book.' (Due out early 2025)

Clean energy accounted for 10% of global GDP growth in 2023. #ShareGoodNewsToo buff.ly/3JwdCiS

A highly portable X-ray machine is helping the Philippines combat tuberculosis by speeding up screening and making it more accessible. #ShareGoodNewsToo buff.ly/44bg8o7

A recent survey has found that cyclists now outnumber cars for trips from the outskirts of Paris to the city centre, a huge change from just five years ago. Great news for air quality in Paris! #ShareGoodNewsToo buff.ly/3QccRiu

Ghana's free high school policy has increased the completion of senior high school by 14.9% since its implementation in 2017. #ShareGoodNewsToo buff.ly/4dj8hcm

In March, coal’s share of electricity production in Texas slipped below 10%, while solar surged above 10%. #ShareGoodNewsToo buff.ly/4aNgLXA

Global life expectancy increased by 6.2 years between 1990 and 2021. #ShareGoodNewsToo buff.ly/3xIOuCJ

Tugboats may be small, but they contribute enormously to diesel pollution in ports. A new electric tugboat in San Diego is the first step to huge improvements in air quality in port cities. #ShareGoodNewsToo buff.ly/448UDEA

The gender pay gap in the UK is the lowest since reporting began seven years ago. #ShareGoodNewsToo buff.ly/3Uikjva

Recent reforms to how energy projects get connected to the electricity grid in the US will help speed the connection of clean energy projects. #ShareGoodNewsToo buff.ly/444Gt7c

In 2023, India launched an ambitious initiative to screen and place 75 million people with hypertension or diabetes on standard care by 2025. #ShareGoodNewsToo buff.ly/3SIVoyJ

The largest-ever global deployment of rapid diagnostic tests for cholera started today. More than 1.2 million tests will be shipped to 14 countries. They will equip health workers with the critical data needed to stop outbreaks early. #ShareGoodNewsToo buff.ly/3xyoj1z

Advancements and investments in geothermal energy - a zero-emissions electricity source that doesn't depend on the weather - mean that it might generate 10% of US electricity by 2030. #ShareGoodNewsToo buff.ly/3VNTVdr

New EPA regulations on chemical plants could cut emissions of certain carcinogens by nearly 80%. #ShareGoodNewsToo buff.ly/3UcqiBw

What if high-performance clothing didn't need to use plastic? Biomaterials might be able to fill plastic's role in clothing manufacture. #ShareGoodNewsToo buff.ly/4aqg5qW

Renewables have grown at an incredible rate since 2014 and now account for 22 percent of electricity in the US. #ShareGoodNewsToo buff.ly/3xwTb2f