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Critical Minerals, New Energy Sources and the Race for Resilience

**Accelerating critical mineral extraction for the energy transition creates severe friction between upstream ecological disruption and global emissions abatement imperatives.**

Interactive: Tracking negotiating texts at the COP17 biodiversity summit

**Negotiating texts at the upcoming biodiversity summit will establish binding ecological baselines that directly influence carbon sequestration integrity and ecosystem resilience globally.**

BII to Mobilize $1.6 Billion for Climate Finance in Southeast Asia

UK development finance institution British International Investment (BII) announced plans to channel $1.6 billion in […]

Candide Raises Over $70 Million to Close the Climate Finance Gap in Underinvested Communities

California-based impact investment advisory firm Candide announced that it has raised $71.5 million in commitments […]

Two Courts, One Conclusion: EPA Unlawfully Terminated Solar for All

On September 18, 2026, the U.S. District Court for the District of Rhode Island ruled that the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) termination of the $7 billion Solar for All program was unlawful under the Administrative Procedure Act (APA) and vacated the EPA’s action. Four days later, on September 22, 2026, the U.S. District Court for […]

Thousands of Handwritten Records Reveal Scale of Warming in the Congo

The Congo Basin is one of the few places on Earth where the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change has failed to track the long-term shift in extreme heat and rainfall. The reason is a lack of readily available data. To fill this gap, scientists have digitized thousands of handwritten weather records, which reveal the impact of warming in the region. Read more on E360 →

BNP Paribas AM Launches New Global Sustainability Strategy Following AXA IM Acquisition

BNP Paribas Asset Management (BNPP AM) announced today the release of its new Global Sustainability […]

TotalEnergies, KKR Add $1.2 Billion Solar Portfolio to U.S. Renewables Joint Venture

Alternative asset and private equity investor KKR and French energy giant TotalEnergies announced today a […]

AI, data centres could make Asean clean energy projects bankable as grid plans advance: experts

Long-term power purchases could unlock investment in renewables and transmission as Asean advances cross-border electricity trade, say energy transition specialists.

China’s changing steel sector could leave Australian iron ore behind

Steel slowdown and signals of low-carbon transition in China put Australian ore at a crossroads, as partnerships look to step up green iron development.

Selecting climate solutions creates new institutional authority

How Do We Make COP32 Deliver on Climate Goals?

**Operationalizing long-term delivery pathways toward COP31 and COP32 hinges on anchoring sovereign commitments in high-integrity, ecologically robust carbon removal benchmarks.**

Instagram Photo Reveals New Species of Giant Waterlily

**The discovery of a novel giant waterlily taxon highlights unaccounted biodiversity in vulnerable freshwater ecosystems, directly informing baseline integrity for inland Blue Carbon and LULUCF accounting.**

Climate insurance could save small businesses. Why is it so hard to reach them?

**Unmitigated climate shocks across Asian SME networks accelerate the degradation of natural capital and ecosystem-dependent productive landscapes.**

Singapore to study 200-hectare site on Pulau Tekong to widen energy options as demand rises

**The industrial rezoning of a 200-hectare site on Pulau Tekong introduces substantial ecological trade-offs, testing coastal biodiversity safeguards against long-term clean energy transition goals.**

Factcheck: UK Conservatives double the ‘cost of net-zero’ after spreadsheet blunder

**Artificially inflated transition cost narratives threaten the deployment of capital into national ecological restoration and domestic LULUCF carbon sinks.**

Topographic variation shapes organismal responses across mountain landscapes

**Microtopographic heterogeneity creates critical ecological refugia that fundamentally determine the long-term permanence of carbon stocks across montane LULUCF interventions.**

Lamont Researchers Receive Major Earth Science Honors from the American Geophysical Union

**Advanced empirical research into ocean carbon uptake and seafloor dynamics provides vital physical baselines necessary to de-risk and validate marine carbon sinks.**

As fires spread, Indonesia’s rubber growers turn to traditional knowledge

**Catastrophic wildfire outbreaks across Sumatra and Borneo driven by El Niño severely destabilize critical tropical biomes, compromising terrestrial carbon stock integrity.**

The U.S. Public Is Losing Its Say on Environmental Policy

**Curtailing federal environmental review processes directly threatens critical habitats and weakens the integrity of terrestrial LULUCF carbon sinks.**

Parties to the London Convention and Protocol Debate Marine Carbon Dioxide Removal Governance

The parties to the 1972 Convention on the Prevention of Marine Pollution by Dumping of Wastes and Other Matter (London Convention) and the 1996 Protocol to that Convention (London Protocol) are meeting this week. High on the agenda, as has been the case for the last decade and more, is “marine geoengineering including ocean fertilization.” […]

Jonathan, a 192-Year-Old Giant Tortoise, Holds Insights for Aging Well

**Long-lived keystone species directly underpin the ecological integrity and permanence required for high-credibility Nature-Based Solutions (NbS).**

STAFF NEWS: Karina Sarandrea and Brooke Mercaldi Join the Sabin Center

**Enhanced climate litigation tracking increases legal scrutiny over the ecological integrity of land-use and nature-based carbon sequestration assets.**

Study Links NYC Congestion Pricing Policy to Cleaner Air In Lower Manhattan

**Municipal demand-management mechanisms deliver rapid atmospheric and urban ecological co-benefits that establish critical regional baselines.**

Making sense of loss and damage at the national level

**National-level operationalization of Loss and Damage highlights structural thresholds where irreversible ecosystem degradation eclipses traditional carbon sequestration and nature-based adaptation capacity.**

September Research Roundup: Select Papers

In this month's edition of our research roundup, we look at the impact of suspending U.S. embassy reporting on air quality; why two extreme heatwaves had different impacts; and how to make vulnerable populations in smaller cities more visible.

What Does Securities Deregulation Mean for Climate Risk?

**The rollback of federal climate-disclosure rules obscures corporate exposure to physical asset degradation, ultimately weakening institutional capital allocation toward critical ecological preservation.**

As Deforestation Surges, Indonesia Hinders Access to Forest Data

**Data suppression on Indonesian forest cover cripples independent MRV capabilities, directly threatening the ecological integrity and biodiversity monitoring of critical Southeast Asian tropical peatlands.**

UAH v6.1 Global Temperature Update for September, 2026: +0.61 deg. C

The Version 6.1 global average lower tropospheric temperature (LT) anomaly for September, 2026 was +0.61 deg. C departure from the 1991-2020 mean, down from the August, 2026 value of +0.68 deg. C. The Version 6.1 global area-averaged linear temperature trend (January 1979 through September 2026) remains at +0.16 deg/ C/decade (+0.22 C/decade over land, +0.13 […]

Supreme Court to Tackle Preemption Issues in Corporate Climate Accountability Litigation

**The Supreme Court's determination on federal preemption will set critical precedents for financing local ecological remediation and nature-based climate resilience.**

Analysis: Wind and solar save UK from gas imports worth £5.9bn during Hormuz crisis

The UK has avoided the need for gas imports worth £5.9bn since the start of the Hormuz crisis as a… The post Analysis: Wind and solar save UK from gas imports worth £5.9bn during Hormuz crisis appeared first on Carbon Brief.

Governments must reconcile dissonant climate assessment approaches

**Fragmented carbon accounting frameworks jeopardize ecological integrity by mischaracterizing real carbon permanence across critical terrestrial and marine biomes.**

Analysis: Lula presidency saved at least 20,000km2 of Brazilian Amazon since 2022

An area of Amazon forest roughly the size of the US state of New Jersey has remained standing due to… The post Analysis: Lula presidency saved at least 20,000km2 of Brazilian Amazon since 2022 appeared first on Carbon Brief.

‘Concerning’ low sea ice persists as Antarctic hits third-lowest winter peak

Antarctic sea ice has recorded its third-smallest winter peak extent since satellite records began 48 years ago, new data reveals.… The post ‘Concerning’ low sea ice persists as Antarctic hits third-lowest winter peak appeared first on Carbon Brief.

Generative artifical intelligence for climate dialogue justice

**Deploying generative AI for climate dialogue justice bridges procedural equity gaps in nature-based interventions, empowering local stewards to directly influence LULUCF and Blue Carbon conservation design.**

UAH v6.1 Global Temperature Update for August, 2026: +0.68 deg. C

**Rapidly compounding tropospheric thermal anomalies driven by El Niño intensify non-permanence risks across global carbon sinks.**

Record Low Lake Mead: “Millennium Drought” or Inevitable Result of Demand Exceeding Supply?

**Depleting water levels at Lake Mead destabilize regional hydrology and threaten surrounding desert carbon sinks and aquatic ecosystems.**

UAH v6.1 Global Temperature Update for July, 2026: +0.48 deg. C

**Persistent atmospheric warming trends (+0.48°C anomaly) exacerbate ecological stress, directly threatening the permanence of nature-based carbon sequestration.**

UAH v6.1 Global Temperature Update for June, 2026: +0.46 deg. C

**The persistent +0.16°C per decade global warming trend directly threatens the permanence and stability of LULUCF and Blue Carbon sequestration sinks.**

US Genesis Mission backs digital twin to predict fusion plasma in under 20 minutes

A new US Department of Energy-backed project aims to predict the behavior of plasma inside...

Valkyrie combat drone makes first European flight with 3,100-mile range and Mach 0.8

Airbus and Kratos Defense & Security Solutions have flown the U740 Valkyrie uncrewed combat aircraft...

North American wetlands grants rise 29.3% led by Canada

Grants under the North American Wetlands Conservation Act (NAWCA) rose 29.3% in the latest funding cycle, according to NAWCA project summaries.

Carbon data gaps delay commercial deals at 63% of UK firms, survey finds

Nearly two-thirds of UK businesses have experienced lost or delayed commercial opportunities partly due to gaps in their carbon emissions data, with more than a third reporting deals worth at least £1 million affected, according to new research.

Nature Positive Initiative publishes state of nature metrics, TNFD adopts

The London-based Nature Positive Initiative (NPI) launched on Tuesday a "globally aligned" set of indicators and metrics designed to measure changes in the state of nature, and announced that the Taskforce on Nature-related Financial Disclosure (TNFD) has integrated them into its framework.

Banks are pulling back on their net zero pledges and climate-related policies, finds study

Banks are withdrawing or weakening their net-zero commitments and climate-related policies, according to the latest study of the world's largest banks.

UK lawmakers approve CBAM rules, Tories pledge to scrap it

British MPs have approved rules on how the UK can calculate its incoming border carbon tax rate and provide relief for imports that are subject to foreign carbon pricing – despite opposition from the Conservatives.

Batteries excluded in major tender designed to secure new gas plants to solve wind and solar droughts

Updated: New firming tender to favour gas-fired power plants to help deal with long periods of wind and solar droughts known as "dunkelflautes." The post Batteries excluded in major tender designed to secure new gas plants to solve wind and solar droughts appeared first on Renew Economy.

Anduril’s new missile swaps boosters to slash costs and take on hypersonic threats

Anduril is developing a new interceptor missile family designed to help the US military counter...

Tiny pluggable optical module boosts data center bandwidth 4x without extra hardware

NVIDIA and Cisco have announced plans for a new optical module that could deliver up...