Nine breakthroughs for climate and nature in 2023 you may have missed

In a tumultuous year, the positive milestones for the climate and nature might well have gone under your radar. Future Planet rounds up nine quiet wins of the year, plus one much louder one.

Record-setting spending on clean energy in the US. A clean energy milestone in the world's power sector. A surge in lawsuits against polluters. A treaty for the oceans 40 years in the making.
This year has seen some remarkable steps forward in tackling the nature and climate crises.
But in a year like 2023, it's natural our attention has been drawn to the environmental disasters that have dominated the headlines. Add to that our "negativity bias", which affects the information we are most drawn to, and you can see why any positive developments over the past 12 months feel very quiet by comparison.
Some breakthroughs also don't get shouted about because they are being led by grassroots communities or indigenous groups whose voices are often marginalised. And sometimes, as we'll see, a climate win is quiet for a reason.