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Oil Prices Jump After U.S. and Iran Trade Strikes in Persian Gulf

Attacks on ships in the Strait of Hormuz sparked a new cycle of retaliation that could throttle the flow of energy from the region.

Verra proposes major revision to concrete carbon crediting methodology

Verra has opened a consultation on a major revision to its methodology for projects that use captured waste CO2 in concrete production.

Residents of Spanish Towns Caught in Fierce Blazes Recount Harrowing Escapes

Many say communication was chaotic and even nonexistent as flames tore through the area, taking 12 lives in one of the deadliest wildfires on record in Spain.

Heat Waves May Have Led to Over 2,700 Deaths in England and Wales

This summer’s heat waves may have already resulted in more than 2,700 deaths in England and Wales.

Urban water affordability crisis exacerbated by climate change

University of Bath and Bath City FC cut grassroots football emissions 4% with LED floodlights, plan 75% reduction and £500K savings over 15 years through efficiency and renewables

With international football facing increasing criticism over its carbon footprint, University of Bath students are working with Bath City FC to show how community football could help tackle climate change.

North American forestry standards body and US non-profit launch pilot forest analytics tool for carbon reporting, wildfire mitigation, and resilience planning

A North American forestry standards organisation and a US-based non-profit have partnered on a pilot forest analytics tool for carbon reporting, wildfire mitigation, and resilience planning across timber sourcing areas, the two announced.

Heat Wave Dries Up German Rhine Chokepoint to Strain Fuel Supply

Water levels at a key waypoint on the Rhine River have fallen to the lowest for the time of year in decades as Europe struggles with intense heat waves, limiting fuel flows into southern Germany and Switzerland.

Sunrise Movement shifts focus to fight authoritarianism alongside climate change, mobilizes youth activism during Minneapolis ICE surge

Sunrise Executive Director Aru Shiney-Ajay discusses why the youth-led organization shifted tactics, how it played out during the Minneapolis ICE surge, and why she thinks fighting authoritarianism and climate change go hand in hand.

Microsoft’s carbon emissions jump 25% to 21M tons in 2025, electricity use for AI data centers drives rise from 2% to 13% of total footprint

We got a look at another major tech company’s latest energy and carbon emissions data — and it’s a doozy.

South Korean financial group establishes fund for Paris-aligned carbon projects

In a first for South Korea, a leading financial group has established a pilot blind fund dedicated to international offset projects that support the country's climate targets.

Indigenous Earth Fund distributes $5M to Indigenous-led clean energy, forest management projects since 2021, addressing funding gaps highlighted by Lumbee’s Edgar Villanueva

Edgar Villanueva says that Indigenous communities have solutions to environmental problems but struggle to access funding.

Ukraine parliament introduces draft law for national emissions trading system starting 2028 to align with EU and offset border carbon fee costs

Ukrainian politicians have introduced a bill to create a national emissions trading system (ETS) from 2028, in a step that would further integrate the country with the EU, and help to offset the costs of the bloc's border carbon fee.

Northland, Orlen say first power generated at Poland wind farm

Nagoya University develops computer-guided electron beam method to form and reshape 3D dome bumps on nanofilms within 10 seconds in water

Researchers at Nagoya University in Japan have developed a method to form dome-shaped bumps on nanofilms in water using a computer-guided electron beam.

Europe Battles Growing Wildfires After Relentless Heat

Wildfires are breaking out across Europe after three heat waves and weeks of low rainfall left much of the continent dangerously dry, with crews battling blazes south of Paris and in the UK, while Spain reels from one of its deadliest wildfires.

Romanian power adequacy risks may be overstated, EU energy regulator says

Romania may face electricity supply risks later this decade, but its national assessment likely makes the outlook appear worse than the most probable scenario, the EU energy regulator said in an opinion published last week.

Trump administration ends 50-year habitat protections for endangered species, potentially accelerating decline of imperiled wildlife

The rule change ends a safeguard that had been in place for 50 years and could hasten the demise of imperiled animals.

EU ETS tightening drives emissions cuts among carbon-intensive firms without output loss, boosts green acquisitions as decarbonization strategy, study finds

A tightening of the EU Emissions Trading System (EU ETS) prompted the bloc's most carbon-intensive companies to reduce emissions without cutting output, while encouraging manufacturers to pursue greener acquisitions as part of their decarbonisation strategies, according to a new study.

More than 2,700 deaths linked to UK heatwaves

For the first time on record temperatures of 35C or higher had been recorded in May, June and July of the same year in UK