As a new year begins, the 1.5 Degrees: A Climate Action Blog team is taking stock of what grabbed your attention in 2021. What a year it has been! From the opening of the Climate Action Blog on 26 February to the last piece on 20 December after COP 26 and before the holidays, we created a total of 85 articles, posted regularly from 2 to 3 times a week. Scroll down to discover the 5 most read blog post of the year!
In 2021, we collaborated with citizens, scientists, artists, and climate action leaders to bring clear and compelling stories to our readers. Their voices helped us explain what climate action is, what it looks like on the ground, what challenges are met and what successes were achieved, who its actors are – and importantly, what each of us can do to fight climate change. To all our partners and collaborators: thank you.
Although we have put equal work and energy in the crafting of each post, analytics have proven both our intuition and internal bets wrong. The blog’s most popular categories last year were (in no particular order): “innovative approaches and tools”, “resources”, “energy”, “Global Climate Action Awards”, “arts” and “climate neutrality”. The team had internally bet very differently, and that is why now, as we look forward to continuing and improving the blog, is a good moment to ask you for feedback and advice.
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Here are the 5 most read blog post of 2021:
#5: Can Green Hydrogen Play a Bigger Role in Renewables?
In this article, we look into new announcements for investments in green hydrogen, the advantages of this new type of energy in the renewable menu, as well as the challenges it still poses.
https://unfccc.int/blog/can-green-hydrogen-play-a-bigger-role-in-renewables
#4: 8 Ways You Can Take Climate Action Right Now
Published on Earth Day, this listicle presented simply and clearly what we, people can do to play our part in combatting climate change and take climate action.
https://unfccc.int/blog/8-ways-you-can-take-climate-action-right-now
#3: A Beginner’s Guide to Climate Neutrality
This post explains what becoming climate neutral really means and how to get started in simple terms.
https://unfccc.int/blog/a-beginner-s-guide-to-climate-neutrality
#2: 5 Climate Action Podcasts You Should be Listening to
Well, the headline is self-explanatory, but we’d like to add one more podcast to the list – UN Climate Change’s very own It’s Possible, which was born just before COP 26. Listen to it here.
https://unfccc.int/blog/5-climate-action-podcasts-you-should-be-listening-to
#1: The Good, The Bad And The Blockchain
This post starts by unraveling basic notions about cryptocurrency before looking into climate dimension attached to mining it.
https://unfccc.int/blog/the-good-the-bad-and-the-blockchain