Happy Friday!

Here’s some positive climate stories to see you through to the weekend.

🐋 Across the ocean and back

A new tool tracks the journeys of loggerhead turtles, humpback whales, Arctic terns and over 100 other species as they traverse the world’s oceans. This data will help conservationists solve the puzzle of how to help migratory animals who move in and out of jeopardy. The tool, MiCO, aggregates existing studies about the creatures’ movements, with the goal of helping researchers and policymakers understand how they can better protect them.

🚲 Making shared transport more accessible

Electric bikes and car rideshares reduce the number of private vehicles clogging up city streets, but aren’t always accessible to everyone: they sometimes neglect the specific needs of disabled and elderly people, or people without smartphones who can’t access complicated digital systems. That’s why local governments and organisations are stepping in – from e-bike libraries in New York to a program in Belgium that allows elderly people to request car rides from volunteers. Other simple fixes like adding booster seats in all cars, allowing people to book rides by phone calls, and making scooter handles suitable for women’s hands help make these options open to everyone.

🐄 Turning manure into materials

Scientists have found a way to turn animal manure into industrial-grade cellulose, a material used in paper, textiles, and packaging. As well as a being a environmentally-friendly form of cellulose production, this method finds a use for the billions of tons of waste produced by cows – a source of methane emissions and groundwater pollution.