Climate change: climate success stories from 10:10

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Your roundup of climate success stories 2016 is off to a fantastic start - here's the top climate success stories of the year so far. If you'd like to receive heartening stories of people tackling climate change every week you can sign up here.

France is installing solar panels on 1000km of roads Once installed, the panels will produce enough electricity for five million people! The specially designed Wattway panels can withstand heavy traffic rolling over them and can be fixed right onto the tarmac. It should all be up and running in the next five years. Learn more Share on Facebook

Solar power: now available at night. The new solar thermal plant opened in Ouarzazate, Morocco, uses the sun's light to melt a giant vat of salt. When the sun goes down, there's still enough heat in the salt to power the town for eight hours over night. Learn more Share on Facebook

Bikes are about to outnumber cars in London's rush hour Times are changing in the capital. From 2000 to 2014 the number of cars hitting the road during rush hour halved, while bikes trebled. The trend is set to continue, especially with new protected bike lanes popping up all over the city. Learn more Share on Facebook

UK renewables are generating more power than ever Scotland hit their 2015 target a year early - with half their electricity coming from renewables in 2014. And it gets better: this January, 48% of their electricity came from wind power alone. In the UK as a whole, clean electricity made up 18% of power in 2015, which is 31% more than 2014! Learn more Share on Facebook

Madrid is banning cars and covering itself in trees to fight climate change Climate change is raising temperatures in Madrid. So the city is turning disused roads and plazas into parks, and covering buildings in greenery. Some green roof pilots brought temperatures down by four degrees fahrenheit! Learn more Share on Facebook

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