Pelecanus NEWS May 1 2021

Check out these awesome headlines from the last few weeks! All podcasts can be found at Pelecanus.org, iTunes, Soundcloud, Spotify, Stitcher, Amazon Podcasts, and Google Podcasts. Long form podcasts including our new series with The Smithsonian's Earth Optimism "The Possibilists" can also be found on YouTube! Drawdown In world first, New Zealand to make banks report climate impact https://phys.org/news/2021-04-world-zealand-banks-climate-impact.html Biden plans to cut emission at least in half by 2030 https://www.washingtonpost.com/climate-environment/2021/04/20/biden-climate-change/ California to ban fracking and phase out fossil fuels in California https://biologicaldiversity.org/w/news/press-releases/newsom-announces-plans-to-ban-fracking-phase-out-oil-extraction-in-california-2021-04-23/ Honda aims to go all-electric by 2040 https://www.npr.org/2021/04/23/990153361/honda-aims-to-go-all-electric-by-2040 German court orders revisions to climate law, citing major burdens on youth https://www.npr.org/2021/04/29/992073429/german-court-orders-revisions-to-climate-law-citing-major-burdens-on-youth Technology Scientists Create Whitest Paint In The World That Could Help Us Fight Global Warming https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2021/04/ultra-white-paint-reflects-sunlight-cools-climate/ Winners of $20M contest make concrete to trap carbon dioxide https://abcnews.go.com/Technology/wireStory/winners-20m-contest-make-concrete-trap-carbon-dioxide-77162856 Coffee waste can boost tropical forest recovery https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2021/03/210329085936.htm