Bhutan

Seven countries now generate 100% of their electricity from renewable energy

April 24, 2024 | By Peter Schulte | -, Good News Links

Albania, Bhutan, Nepal, Paraguay, Iceland, Ethiopia and the Democratic Republic of Congo produced more than 99.7% of the electricity they consumed using geothermal, hydro, solar or wind power. Data from the International Energy Agency (IEA) and International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) also revealed that a further 40 countries generated at least 50% of the electricity they consumed from renewable energy technologies in 2021 and 2022.

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Bhutan announces a “milestone achievement” with a 39.5% increase in snow leopard numbers

September 16, 2023 | By Peter Schulte | -, Good News Links

The global population of snow leopards is declining, but the survey suggests conservation efforts in Bhutan to restore snow leopard habitat and combat poaching are having a positive impact.

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Bhutan, Suriname, and Panama are now “carbon-negative,” absorbing more emissions than they produce

November 11, 2021 | By Peter Schulte | Good News Links

What they have in common is strong protection of their carbon-absorbing forests alongside increasingly tough measures to hold down climate-changing emissions.

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Ten countries now generate almost 100% renewable electricity

October 28, 2021 | By Peter Schulte | Good News Links

Albania, Bhutan, Costa Rica, Democratic Republic of Congo, Ethiopia, Iceland, Namibia, Nepal, Norway, and Paraguay all now generate more than 97% of their electricity from renewable sources.

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Bhutan Parliament votes to decriminalize homosexuality

December 17, 2020 | By Peter Schulte | Good News Links

Sixty-three of the 69 members of the Bhutan Parliament voted in favor of making gay sex legal; the other six were absent.

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Bhutan convenes its first democratic elections

March 6, 2007 | By Peter Schulte | Past Progress

The first democratic elections in Bhutan began in 2007, and all levels of government had been democratically elected by 2011.

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Ugyen Wangchuck becomes the first king of Bhutan

December 17, 1907 | By Peter Schulte | Past Progress

Ugyen Wangchuck was the first Druk Gyalpo (King of Bhutan) from 1907–1926. In his lifetime he made great efforts to unite the country and gain the trust of the people.

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The town of Punakha is founded in modern-day Bhutan

March 4, 1577 | By Peter Schulte | Past Progress

Punakha was the capital of Bhutan and the seat of government until 1955, when the capital was moved to Thimphu.

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The Mongpa people build a kingdom in modern-day Bhutan

January 1, 1003 | By Peter Schulte | Past Progress

Earliest records about the area which the Monpas inhabit today indicate the existence of a kingdom known as Lhomon or Monyul which existed from 500 B.C to 600 C.E.

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Humans from the Indus Valley Civilization settle the Himalayas for the first time

January 4, 1001 | By Peter Schulte | Past Progress

Neolithic tools found in Bhutan indicate that people have been living in the Himalayan region for at least 11,000 years.

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