From Reasons to be Cheerful:
The ozone layer will be completely recovered within the next 40 years.
The Inflation Reduction Act set aside $1.5 billion for urban tree planting in 2023.
Four-day work weeks helped reduce commuting hours by 10 percent in the UK and 27 percent in the US, leading to a decrease in carbon emissions.
All 140 whisky distilleries in Scotland have pledged to be carbon-neutral by 2040.
More than 15 million people living in Brazil’s densely populated favelas are getting street addresses.
Volunteers have given new life to more than 100,000 abandoned bicycles, shipping them across the globe to people who need them.
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