This day in 1918 Nelson #Mandela was born. A promising career as a lawyer was cut short and he spent 27 years in jail before becoming South Africa’s first democratic president. Here is my #poem: He Lived Among Us A Tribute to Nelson Mandela (1918-2013) www.waynevisser.com/poetry/he-li...

New milestone for #renewables in Europe: #Solar was the bloc’s largest single source of power in June, ahead of nuclear (21%), gas (15%), wind (14%) and hydro (12%), as coal generated just 8%, according to data from the energy thinktank Ember.

Sodium-ion #batteries promise to be cheaper, safer & more environmentally friendly than the lithium-ion cells in #EVs. #CATL — the world’s largest #battery producer — will start mass-producing sodium-ion batteries by the end of the year Read more: www.nature.com/articles/d41... #sodiumionbatteries

The 2026 #Environmental Performance Index is out, ranking 177 countries on 47 environmental indicators. #Estonia ranks #1. European countries hold all but one of the top 20 positions, with #Luxembourg, the #UK, #Finland, and the #Netherlands are top 5. #Laos is bottom, just ahead of #India

#Solar #energy means competition for land, right? WRONG. Besides #agrivoltaics, how about solar panels between #railway tracks@ Sun-Ways installed solar on a 100-metre stretch of railway in western Switzerland, which produced 18.2 MWh of electricity – while 11,000 trains rattled overhead.

Some 400 years after being pushed to local extinction in England, #beavers were introduced to Paradise Fields – a 10-hectare stretch of land – in 2023. They have helped alleviate flooding but also boosted biodiversity: with 4 new species spotted in less that a year Image: Eliot Sachot

It feels like everything is going backwards - and yet the green economy has topped $10tn (£7.6tn) in market value for the first time, according to a report by the London Stock Exchange Group (LSEG). Let's not give up. We are making a difference #greeneconomy www.lseg.com/content/dam/...

For the first time since the Middle Ages #Italy now has more land covered in #forests than farms - over 100,000 sq.kms or 37%. #Nature recovery is mot only possible, it is already happening #naturepositive

Happily we are entering a period where we will see CO2 emissions peak and start to fall in country after around the world. #Australia is the latest to join this exclusive club with carbon emissions shrinking by 2% in 2025, mainly due to a rooftop #solar revolution

Never waste a crisis .. looks like China knows this idiom

Of the 322 #energy projects announced across #Africa in 2025, 173 were #solar projects, followed by #hydropower at 46, #wind at 34, gas at 22 and hybrid energy projects at 14 Source: Electron Intelligence, Photo: Themba Hadebe

Good news for #nature: In a landmark case brought by Client Earth, a Dutch court has ruled that bottom trawling in a marine protected area is unlawful.

#Ghana has announced its first ever #marine protected area. The Greater Cape reserve covers 703 sq km kilometres and is a key spawning ground for fish, stocks of which have plummeted in the area due to overfishing. Source: Positive News Image: Gerhard Petterson

#Amsterdam has become the first capital city to outlaw ads for high-carbon products, including meat, flights and internal combustion engine cars. The ban came into force on 1 May following similar moves by other Dutch cities, including The Hague, Utrecht and Delft.

There were 27,000 #solar installations across the #UK in March – equivalent to around one every two minutes. According to the government, the UK’s solar capacity has increased by 11.7% over the last year, with more large-scale installations due to come online.

In March #EV exports from #China grew 53% and in April 112%. Beneficiaries include #Australia — up 67% from February, #Belgium — up 63%, and #Germany at 34%.

Oil wars have consequences.. #Nigeria posted huge growth in #solar imports from #China in March from the previous month.

There are very few winners in an oil-war .. Russia, unfortunately, is one .. China may just be another #cleantech #china

As horrific as the Israel-US war on Iran is, I am convinced it is a tipping point for #cleantech in the world - towards #EVs and #renewables especially. Many are suffering and will suffer from the economic chaos Trump is causing, but the irony is that his #oil war will send fossil fuels into decline

#FireHorse. A new #poem, inspired by the Chinese Year of the Fire Horse, and written for someone special. Read here: www.linkedin.com/posts/waynev...

With every crisis comes an opportunity #EVs #oilcrisis

ENVOYS OF HOPE A new #poem by Wayne Visser Read here: www.linkedin.com/posts/waynev...

Indigenous river defenders are celebrating after winning a David versus Goliath battle against the Brazilian government and corporate giants over plans to industrialise an Amazonian waterway.

🎙️ Season 6 of the #Purpose #Inspired #Podcast has come to an end. The final episode of the season (based on my book #Thriving) is part witness statement, part call to arms. I share why - despite all the challenges - I'm still hopeful about the future. waynevisser.buzzsprout.com/216427/episo...

And here is how geopolitical risk spikes the oil price

This is what happens when we start wars over #oil. We would rather not have them, but when we do, we are speeding the transition to #renewables. Oil companies get a short term boom, but the life expectancy of their industry goes down. I expect the war in #Iran to be the same.

Gandhi said it best

My intention is not to knock the Church, but rather to show how power corrupts. Do you agree?

Our message - calling for a Reformation in business - is as fresh and relevant today as it was when the book was first published; probably more so.

Or the Big Tech companies smashing through AI ethical guardrails and doing a U-turn on their sustainability commitments