💚 A Big Announcement From Us 🎄📅
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Happy Friday 👋
Today, I have big news for you about what we’ve started working on with a number of partners: an impactful Advent calendar!
Ok, I know that it’s not the best time to share some Christmas-related information right now, especially as we just broke the all-time heat record two days in a row…
But creating a product like this, it already feels like time is running.
And, I’d like to take you on this journey with us, share regular updates, and—most importantly—get your feedback to truly make this the most impactful Advent calendar possible!
Here are the impactful insights that I have for you today:
- Let’s create the most impactful Advent calendar together 🎄📅
- How $4.3 billion in grants will slash greenhouse gasses 💸
- An endangered whale species is seen for the first time after 110+ years 🐋
- And more… 💚
🎄📅 Let’s Create the Most Impactful Advent Calendar Together
1️⃣ The big picture: The Christmas season is mostly driven by consumerism and virtually all mainstream Advent calendars make matters worse. They often only offer short-lived joy through unhealthy sweets or cheap toys. This year, we want to provide an alternative with what we call The Most Impactful Advent Calendar! Every day, one charity partner organization does a good deed in your name. Together, we help you turn this year into a holiday season filled with daily acts of kindness and generosity!
2️⃣ Why is this good news: Instead of contributing to consumerism, you’ll help fight some of the biggest problems in the world. From climate change, to biodiversity, to education, and poverty—every single good deed will be a concrete positive action. Plus, we’ll make sure that the calendars are also locally and sustainably produced and shipped. Our goal is to truly make this the most impactful option for you and everybody else this Christmas season and I’d love to get your feedback along the way so that we can make this happen together!
3️⃣ What’s next: We are currently still in the early stages of creating The Most Impactful Advent Calendar. First, we have a landing page up for you with all the information that is important to share (and sign up to). Next, we need to finalize our cooperations with 24 partner organizations. So far, we have eight committed ones and are in talks with quite a few more. Please let us know if you know about any we should reach out to as well! In parallel, we are also in good talks with a sustainable printing company and a logistics operator (more about that once it’s finalized).
Related: Join the waitlist, you’ll be greeted with a quick questionnaire to share your feedback and input—alternatively, hit “reply” and let me now your thoughts directly via email!
📢 Three More Good News
💸 How $4.3 billion in grants will slash greenhouse gasses:
- $4.3 billion is being provided in grants by the Environmental Protection Agency. These grants will be used to fund projects in 30 different states to reduce climate pollution.
- These projects aim to reduce industrial emissions and enhance energy efficiency. Not only does this funding represent one of the largest climate investments ever made, these projects will drastically help slash greenhouse gasses and create green jobs.
- Other solutions will soon be implemented to address climate change and support the transition to clean energy.
✈ How UK airlines may soon disclose carbon impact of flights in 2025:
- Airlines in the UK may soon be required to inform consumers of the environmental impact of flights, specifically CO2 emissions.
- If this proposal goes through, this transparency will allow future passengers to make more informed and sustainable travel decisions. Additionally, this would further encourage airlines to adopt greener practices to reduce their carbon emissions.
- This proposal could take effect by early 2025. The UK is also currently planning to have at least 5 sustainable aviation fuel or SAF production plants by 2025.
🐋 An endangered whale species seen in Ireland after 110+ years:
- For the first time in over a hundred years, a North Atlantic right whale has been spotted off the coast of Ireland.
- This unexpected appearance offers hope. These whales are critically endangered, with less than 400 specimens remaining after severe whaling. It also reinforces the importance of our current conservation efforts to protect these whales and other animals.
- Researchers are now working to identify the whale that was spotted. Conservation groups are urging local communities to give the whale space in order to support the whale and the recovery of its endangered species.
📢 Even More Good News Headlines From This Week
🧋 Multiple states enact new laws to increase producer responsibility for recycling efforts
🧑🔬 Researchers discover how to produce hydrogen and fertilizer at the same time
🌱 A newly-engineered type of soil can water and feed itself
🦈 Discovering the anti-aging properties of sharks
🇧🇼 Financing renewable energy in Botswana
🐊 The Cambodian crocodile revival
🤝 Important Awareness Events at a Glance
🦈 July 23-30, Shark Week:
- Shark Week was founded in 1988 on the Discovery Channel as a week-long, shark-themed TV block to educate the public about sharks, dispel the myths that surround them, and note the important role they play in marine ecosystems.
- Despite surviving 6 mass extinctions to date, shark species around the world are increasingly under threat from global warming, unsustainable fishing practices, and pollution.
🧑 🦽July 26, Americans with Disabilities Act Anniversary:
- Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) Anniversary celebrates the implementation of the ADA on July 26, 1990.
- The act promotes equal opportunities in the workplace and beyond for people with disabilities.
🍃 July 28, World Nature Conservation Day:
- World Nature Conservation Day raises awareness of some of the threats facing the natural world, including climate change, destruction of natural environments, and ecological breakdown.
- The day promotes ecological activism and sustainability initiatives to preserve the natural world.
Related: You can discover all the 67 most important awareness events (for the month, days, weeks) in our awareness calendar for July 2024!
📜 These Days in History
♿ July 26, 1990: President George H.W. Bush signed the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) into law. This is a landmark civil rights law that ensures equal opportunities to disabled citizens, significantly improving accessibility around the nation.
👩🏻💼 July 27, 1940: Bharati Mukherjee was born. In her life, she became an Indian-born American novelist. Her short stories often focused on identity, women undergoing life transformations, cultural changes, and immigration, speaking to many women and immigrants across the world.
🇮🇪 July 28, 2005: The Irish Republican Army declared the end to their armed campaign. They would then deploy nonviolent strategies to achieve their objectives.
💭 Quote of the Day
“It’s making life important, making a single life important, rather than having a prescription for the global ills which afflict us.”
― Bharati Mukherjee; Indian-born writer, essayist, and professor emerita
Share the news with your friends to make a bigger positive impact on the world and society!
Stay impactful 💚
