COP28: Five reasons for optimism on climate - BBC News

Amid all the doom and gloom on climate change, there are some good reasons for cautious optimism.

1 day agocommentsCommentsShareclose panelShare pageCopy linkAbout sharingRelated TopicsCOP28Image source, Getty ImagesBy Matt McGrathEnvironment correspondent at COP28 in DubaiIt's easy to feel overwhelmed by bad news about climate change. Even for those of us used to covering it every day as journalists, it can sometimes seem relentless.

Of course we are right to worry. This year will be the warmest twelve months in 125,000 years, scientists say, as its impacts hit home in every corner of the Earth.

But as delegates try to reach a deal at the COP28 climate summit in Dubai, there are some real reasons to be optimistic too. Here's a look at some of them:

On streets and in estates all over the UK, there's a silent solar insurgency going on.

Every month this year around 17,000 houses added solar panels right across Britain.

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