Earth Day: Steps you can take to tackle climate change

PLUS: Bright ideas to save the planet.

Insert preview text here. View this email in your browser  |  Manage newsletter subscriptions 04.22.22 Today is Earth Day, a day when people all over the world take actions to help preserve and protect our planet. It's both celebratory—think pristine nature and majestic wildlife—and sobering, with dire news about the impact of climate change and environmental destruction at almost every turn. Here at WIRED, we focus a lot on promising ideas and innovations designed to make the future better for us all. In that spirit, we wanted to share some of our best stories about potential solutions to help alleviate the climate crisis, as well as the positive steps you can take right now. Happy Earth Day! Take Action Against Climate Change With These Tools and Resources These apps and online spaces can help you manage your eco-anxiety—and take steps to tread more lightly on the planet. Gravity Could Solve Clean Energy's One Major Drawback Finding green energy when the winds are calm and the skies are cloudy has been a challenge. Storing it in giant concrete blocks could be the answer. Some (Kinda) Good Climate News: 2 Degrees Is Doable Humans could keep global warming below 2 degrees Celsius, new research shows, but only if countries actually stick to their pledges. Why You (and the Planet) Really Need a Heat Pump Using a furnace is so 1922. In 2022, humanity has to massively ramp up adoption of clean ways to heat buildings. How to Take Care of Your Electric Vehicle Battery We asked a battery expert to answer all your questions about maximizing every charge. This Recyclable Boat Is Made From Wool By adding unwanted wool to the manufacturing chain, this forward-thinking New Zealand firm hopes to save farmers and the planet. A Million Little Pieces: The Race to Rebuild the World's Coral Reefs Nearly half of these ocean ecosystems have been wiped out since 1950. One man is on a mission to reverse that—by speed-growing coral in hyperefficient nurseries. Growing Crops Under Solar Panels? Now There's a Bright Idea In the new scientific (and literal) field of agrivoltaics, researchers are showing how panels can increase yields and reduce water use on a warming planet. Read More Climate Stories GET WIRED Spring Sale. Give yourself the gift of information. Get the print edition of WIRED and exclusive subscriber-only stories for just $29.99 $5. Subscribe now.     Have questions or comments? Reply to this email.   This e-mail was sent to you by WIRED. To ensure delivery to your inbox (not bulk or junk folders), please add our e-mail address, wired@newsletters.wired.com, to your address book.   View our Privacy Policy Unsubscribe or manage your newsletter subscriptions