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  1. Stop Being a Climate Change Doomer - Sources
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  3. Ozone Layer Repair
  4. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Montreal_Protocol
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  6. In the USA alone, of the 530 coal power plants that existed in 2005, only 191 of them are left.
  7. https://coal.sierraclub.org/
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  9. More US electricity is now powered by renewables than by coal
  10. https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2020/jun/03/renewables-surpass-coal-us-energy-generation-130-years
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  12. New installations are overwhelmingly clean energy
  13. https://www.renewableenergyworld.com/solar/new-ferc-report-confirms-the-rise-of-renewables-above-coal-gas-oil-and-nuclear-combined/
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  15. LA air quality was nowhere near how bad it was on a daily basis in the 1980s.
  16. https://www.lamag.com/citythinkblog/air-quality-covid/
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  18. EU Cap and Trade led to 21% reduction in emissions 6 years ahead of schedule
  19. https://transform.iema.net/article/2015-04-07/ets-emissions-decline-sharply
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  21. The UK no longer runs on coal
  22. https://www.theguardian.com/business/2020/apr/28/britain-breaks-record-for-coal-free-power-generation
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  24. 97% of Scotland runs on renewables
  25. https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-scotland-56530424
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  27. Global green energy transition investments in 2020 surpassed 0.5 trillion (+ country breakdown)
  28. https://assets.bbhub.io/professional/sites/24/Energy-Transition-Investment-Trends_Free-Summary_Jan2021.pdf
  29. https://about.bnef.com/blog/energy-transition-investment-hit-500-billion-in-2020-for-first-time/
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  31. We consistently underestimate the adoption rate of renewable energy
  32. https://www.vox.com/2015/10/12/9510879/iea-underestimate-renewables
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  34. Exponential growth of photovoltaic (solar panels)
  35. https://www.iea.org/commentaries/is-exponential-growth-of-solar-pv-the-obvious-conclusion
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  37. 71% of Emissions are done by 100 companies
  38. https://www.theguardian.com/sustainable-business/2017/jul/10/100-fossil-fuel-companies-investors-responsible-71-global-emissions-cdp-study-climate-change
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  40. The overwhelming majority of investments into energy transition come from private investors.
  41. https://irena.org/Statistics/View-Data-by-Topic/Finance-and-Investment/Investment-Trends
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  43. The return on investments from renewable energy is over 420%, compared to a mere 50% in fossil fuels.
  44. https://imperialcollegelondon.app.box.com/s/73em3ob3h1pu0a0ek3bay2ydiss8x0rr
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  46. China planning new coal plants
  47. https://e360.yale.edu/features/despite-pledges-to-cut-emissions-china-goes-on-a-coal-spree
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  49. 25% of Chinese energy comes from renewables
  50. https://www.irena.org/Statistics/View-Data-by-Topic/Capacity-and-Generation/Country-Rankings
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  52. India plants 250 million trees in one day
  53. https://abcnews.go.com/Technology/wireStory/indians-distance-mass-tree-planting-campaign-71615916
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