PolicyPolicy UpdateBangladesh’s e-waste burden grows as illegal imports surgeBangladesh has become a net importer of e-waste despite being a signatory to the Basel Convention and having its own national e-waste rules in place.Jun 18·1 min read·PolicyRead More→
PolicyPolicy UpdateTrump Administration Signs $765 Million Deal with Invenergy to Swap Offshore Wind Projects for Natural Gas, GeothermalThe U.S. Department of the Interior announced that it has signed a new agreement with […]Jun 18·1 min read·PolicyRead More→
PolicyPolicy UpdateFuertes lluvias azotan el sureste de EE. UU. con la llegada de los remanentes de la Tormenta Tropical ArthurA medida que la tormenta tropical avanza lentamente hacia el noreste, hay un riesgo de posibles inundaciones que pueden poner en peligro la vida. The post Fuertes lluvias azotan el sureste de EE. UU. con la llegada de los remanentes de la Tormenta Tropical Arthur appeared first on Yale Climate Connections.Jun 18·1 min read·PolicyRead More→
PolicyPolicy UpdateBoE Integrates Net Zero Transition Risk into Collateral FrameworkThe Bank of England (BoE) issued a new Market Notice outlining changes to its collateral […]Jun 18·1 min read·PolicyRead More→
PolicyPolicy Update100×100 Launches $100 Million Fund to Build 50 New Climate Tech CompaniesSingapore-based climate company builder and fund management platform 100×100 announced the launch of its second […]Jun 18·1 min read·PolicyRead More→
PolicyPolicy UpdateEQT Signs Record $4.4 Billion Sustainability-Linked Loan Tying Rates to Portfolio Companies’ Performance Against Material TargetsPrivate equity and venture capital investor EQT Group announced that it has established a new […]Jun 18·1 min read·PolicyRead More→
PolicyPolicy UpdateClean Fuel Startup Kvasir Raises €10 Million to Decarbonize Marine TransportDanish biofuel startup Kvasir Technologies announced today that it has raised €10 million (USD$11.1 million) […]Jun 18·1 min read·PolicyRead More→
PolicyPolicy UpdateBees are buzzing on Michigan State’s campusTranscript: At Michigan State University, the roar of lawn mowers is being replaced by the sound of buzzing bees. Last year, the school began transforming some mowed lawns into wild meadow habitat for pollinators like bees, butterflies, and hummingbirds. Landscape services coordinator Josh Ridner worked with an entomology professor to identify 22 acres of lawn […] The post Bees are buzzing on Michigan State’s campus appeared first on Yale Climate Connections.Jun 18·1 min read·PolicyRead More→
PolicyPolicy Update‘Rachel Carson and the Power of Queer Love’ explores how intimate relationships can spur political actionA recent book argues Carson’s relationship with Dorothy Freeman shaped both “Silent Spring” and modern environmentalism. The post ‘Rachel Carson and the Power of Queer Love’ explores how intimate relationships can spur political action appeared first on Yale Climate Connections.Jun 18·1 min read·PolicyRead More→
PolicyPolicy UpdateQ&A: What do China’s provincial five-year plans say about climate and energy?China’s provincial-level governments have now all published their 15th five-year plans – economic and social... The post Q&A: What do China’s provincial five-year plans say about climate and energy? appeared first on Carbon Brief.Jun 18·1 min read·PolicyRead More→
PolicyPolicy UpdatePhilippines, Indonesia firms are electrifying faster than governments can keep up, survey findsA new analysis by climate coalitions finds that 83 per cent of Indonesian executives want the government to step up investment in grid capacity and connectivity, while 89 per cent of Filipino executives say policy is lagging behind business electrification, despite Indonesia’s renewables push and the Philippines’ rapidly expanding clean energy pipeline.Jun 18·1 min read·PolicyRead More→
PolicyPolicy UpdateTemperate local extinctions from climate change are outpacing tropical extinctionsJun 18·1 min read·PolicyRead More→
PolicyAbatify AI IntelligenceAI’s Promise Requires Innovation in Governance, Not Technology Alone**The unconstrained physical expansion of AI infrastructure poses severe risks to regional ecological stability due to soaring electricity and watershed demands.** This resource intensity threatens to outpace regional grid decarbonization and localized conservation efforts.Jun 17·1 min read·PolicyRead More→
PolicyPolicy UpdateA Missing Piece in Climate Models: Nature’s Own EmissionsRising temperatures are set to drive up emissions from wildfires, fermenting wetlands, and melting permafrost, but these feedback loops are poorly captured in climate models. Scientists are racing to make sense of these emissions to gauge how much warming may lie ahead. Read more on E360 →Jun 17·1 min read·PolicyRead More→
PolicyAbatify AI IntelligenceMangrove reforestation boosts food security for Lombok fishers**Mangrove reforestation on Lombok Island directly rehabilitates degraded blue carbon ecosystems while restoring critical habitats for marine biodiversity.**Jun 17·1 min read·PolicyRead More→
PolicyPolicy UpdateThe climate fight must involve social media creatorsTrust and influence may have already shifted to social media, where fossil fuel interests are backing creators. Climate organisations must catch up.Jun 17·1 min read·PolicyRead More→
PolicyPolicy UpdateCropped 17 June 2026: Coral reef ‘hope’ | Ocean talks | Plant flowering times ‘shift’We handpick and explain the most important stories at the intersection of climate, land, food... The post Cropped 17 June 2026: Coral reef ‘hope’ | Ocean talks | Plant flowering times ‘shift’ appeared first on Carbon Brief.Jun 17·1 min read·PolicyRead More→
PolicyPolicy UpdateThe Role of Attribution Science in Climate LitigationThe Sabin Center maintains an open access database that attempts to post all of the climate change cases around the world. It has more than 3600 cases in 62 different jurisdictions and 28 international courts and regional tribunals. Of these, about 60% are in the United States. The largest numbers of these cases concern the […]Jun 17·1 min read·PolicyRead More→
PolicyPolicy UpdateAn EPA Researcher Details the Agency's Assault on ScienceIn January 2025, the Trump administration began shutting down projects within the EPA’s independent science division that touched on climate change and environmental justice. Air quality researcher Thomas Luben, who had worked at the agency for 18 years, was fired for objecting. Read more on E360 →Jun 17·1 min read·PolicyRead More→
PolicyPolicy UpdateExtreme weather comes for youth sportsDangerous heat, smoky air, and heavy rain cause canceled practices and competitions. The post Extreme weather comes for youth sports appeared first on Yale Climate Connections.Jun 17·1 min read·PolicyRead More→
PolicyPolicy UpdateSingapore launches first national centre for toxic industrial waste researchThe new centre will focus on toxic industrial waste, resource recovery and transforming Semakau Landfill into a circular economy hub.Jun 17·1 min read·PolicyRead More→
PolicyPolicy UpdateAuthor Correction: Priority science can accelerate agroforestry as a natural climate solutionJun 17·1 min read·PolicyRead More→
PolicyPolicy UpdateGlobally constrained forest biophysical cooling benefits under rising atmospheric drynessJun 17·1 min read·PolicyRead More→
PolicyPolicy UpdateGlobal inequalities in ownership-based carbon footprintsJun 17·1 min read·PolicyRead More→
PolicyPolicy UpdateArthur’s remnants slam the Gulf coast with torrential rains and flash floodingArthur was a short-lived tropical storm, but dangerous flooding is possible even after its demise. The post Arthur’s remnants slam the Gulf coast with torrential rains and flash flooding appeared first on Yale Climate Connections.Jun 16·1 min read·PolicyRead More→
PolicyPolicy UpdateThe AI Revolution Mirrors the Green TransitionThe AI buildout and the green transition both present significant and similar opportunities and challenges.Jun 16·1 min read·PolicyRead More→
PolicyPolicy UpdateDigital Tools Are Transforming Efforts to Save Plants from ExtinctionResearchers are increasingly digitizing plant and fungi specimens and using A.I. to analyze them, work that is transforming conservation science, according to a new report. Read more on E360 →Jun 16·1 min read·PolicyRead More→
PolicyPolicy UpdateAnalysis: Energy-efficient air conditioning could save Indian homes 69bn rupees a yearMore energy-efficient air-conditioning units could, together, save Indian households ₹69bn ($724m) a year, according to... The post Analysis: Energy-efficient air conditioning could save Indian homes 69bn rupees a year appeared first on Carbon Brief.Jun 16·1 min read·PolicyRead More→
PolicyAbatify AI IntelligenceAnalysis: UK’s EV drivers are now saving £1,100 each a year – and £3bn in total**Weakening UK EV targets threatens to stall the displacement of transport-sector fossil fuels, directly impacting urban air quality and localized ecological health.**Jun 15·1 min read·PolicyRead More→
PolicyAbatify AI IntelligenceAlbanians Mobilize Against Jared Kushner Plan for Resort on Pristine River Delta**The proposed luxury resort on the Vjosa River delta threatens one of Europe's last pristine wild river systems, risking critical coastal Blue Carbon sinks and highly sensitive biodiversity hot spots.**Jun 15·1 min read·PolicyRead More→
PolicyAbatify AI IntelligenceNew Research Indicates That in the Future, Trees May Store Less Carbon Than Expected**The premature cessation of tree growth relative to late-season photosynthesis reveals a systemic overestimation of forest carbon sequestration capacity, threatening long-term ecological stability.**Jun 12·1 min read·PolicyRead More→
PolicyAbatify AI IntelligenceDeBriefed 12 June 2026: El Niño begins | COP31 hosts eye electrification | Atlantic current monitoring at risk**The onset of El Niño, coupled with critical vulnerabilities in Atlantic current monitoring, directly threatens the permanence and structural integrity of global LULUCF and Blue Carbon sinks.**Jun 12·1 min read·PolicyRead More→
PolicyAbatify AI IntelligenceDead Organisms Shape the Living World Long After They Perish, Research Shows**The biological legacy of dead organisms constitutes a foundational pillar for long-term carbon sequestration and ecosystem resilience.**Jun 12·1 min read·PolicyRead More→
PolicyAbatify AI IntelligenceWhat I’ve Learned From ‘The End of Poverty,’ 20 Years Later**Redesigning global financial institutions to combat poverty and climate change is critical to funding localized LULUCF and Blue Carbon ecosystems that protect the most vulnerable populations.**Jun 11·1 min read·PolicyRead More→
PolicyAbatify AI IntelligenceUK Court Recognizes Climate Migration as a Human Right: FA v. the Secretary of State for the Home Department (2025)**The UK tribunal's landmark decision underscores how localized ecosystem collapse directly drives human displacement, elevating the urgency of protecting critical carbon sinks.**Jun 10·1 min read·PolicyRead More→
PolicyAbatify AI IntelligenceUnpacking New York State’s Rollback of its Landmark Climate Law**The legislative rollback of New York's CLCPA threatens to delay local decarbonization efforts, directly undermining long-term regional carbon sequestration and ecosystem resilience.**Jun 5·1 min read·PolicyRead More→
PolicyAbatify AI IntelligenceData Center Regulation: What Local Governments Should Know about Large-Load Tariffs and Clean Transition Tariffs**The rapid expansion of data center energy loads risks delaying utility-scale grid decarbonization, increasing reliance on fossil fuels and intensifying land-use pressures for new energy infrastructure.**Jun 2·1 min read·PolicyRead More→
PolicyAbatify AI IntelligenceUAH v6.1 Global Temperature Update for May, 2026: +0.53 deg. C**Rising global lower tropospheric temperatures threaten the ecological permanence of nature-based carbon sinks.**Jun 2·1 min read·PolicyRead More→
PolicyAbatify AI IntelligenceClimate Disclosure in Retreat**The regulatory retreat on GHG emissions reporting obscuring corporate value chains directly threatens ecosystem stability by decoupling corporate financial performance from localized ecological degradation.**Jun 1·1 min read·PolicyRead More→
PolicyAbatify AI IntelligencePressure Causes Temperature? It’s Time to Climb Down from “Mount Stupid”**Fringe thermodynamic theories challenging radiative forcing threaten the foundational scientific consensus required for validating long-term ecological carbon sequestration.**May 28·1 min read·PolicyRead More→
PolicyAbatify AI IntelligenceUAH v6.1 Global Temperature Update for April, 2026: +0.39 deg. C**Short-term stabilization of atmospheric temperature anomalies at +0.39 deg. C does not mitigate the long-term systemic risks to LULUCF-based sequestration projects.**May 7·1 min read·PolicyRead More→
PolicyAbatify AI IntelligenceThe Urban Heat Island and Urban Cool Island: A Few Examples for U.S. Major Metropolitan Areas**The transition from population-based to physical surface-based quantification of Urban Heat Islands (UHI) directly informs the efficacy of urban LULUCF interventions.**Apr 23·1 min read·PolicyRead More→
PolicyAbatify AI IntelligenceUAH v6.1 Global Temperature Update for March, 2026: +0.38 deg. CThe sustained upward trend in global tropospheric temperatures directly compromises the permanence and additionality of Nature-Based Solutions (NBS) by increasing physical climate risks and ecological volatility.Apr 3·1 min read·PolicyRead More→
Carbon CreditsNews BriefWCI Markets: CCAs breach $32, WCAs drop to record lowsCalifornia Carbon Allowance (CCA) prices climbed steadily through the week to break past $32, while Washington Carbon Allowance (WCA) prices dropped over 8% week-on-week (WoW).Jun 19·1 min read·Carbon CreditsRead More→
Renewable EnergyNews BriefDeveloper pitches huge 1 gigawatt new wind project for Queensland’s northDeveloper unveils its second giga-scale renewable energy project proposal this week, with the website launch of a wind farm proposed for north Queensland. The post Developer pitches huge 1 gigawatt new wind project for Queensland’s north appeared first on Renew Economy.Jun 19·1 min read·Renewable EnergyRead More→
Renewable EnergyNews BriefAuditor-general slams management of Snowy 2.0 as more delays loom and project costs blow outAttorney-general report highlights board and management failings in the blown out Snowy 2.0 project, and points to yet more delays. The post Auditor-general slams management of Snowy 2.0 as more delays loom and project costs blow out appeared first on Renew Economy.Jun 19·1 min read·Renewable EnergyRead More→
Forest and OceanNews BriefSuriname will not be saved by soybeans (commentary)Suriname is being presented with a familiar proposition: foreign agribusiness, whether Brazilian, Mennonite, or otherwise, will modernize agriculture, create jobs, and bring prosperity. It is an appealing narrative. It is also one that has played out throughout tropical America, from Mexico to Mato Grosso. The result has rarely been shared prosperity. Instead, it has often […]Jun 19·1 min read·Forest and OceanRead More→
Renewable EnergyNews BriefNew EV battery system uses internal signals to detect cell damage in real timeResearchers in Austria have developed a new battery management system (BMS) that can detect hidden...Jun 18·1 min read·Renewable EnergyRead More→
