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Government
Government policy, regulations, and climate laws
As Flood Risk Increases in Himalayas, Nepal Builds More in Vulnerable Areas
The total footprint of buildings along flood-prone riverbanks in the Himalayas grew by half in recent years, a study found.
Logging industry downturn fuels wildfires as loggers find some federal forests impossible to harvest profitably
Loggers are finding it impossible to profitably harvest some federal forests.
Industry groups set out plan to unlock carbon capture investment by clearing insurance hurdle for CCS projects
Carbon capture and storage (CCS) has been gaining attention as a tool for cutting industrial emissions, but the… The post Carbon Capture’s Next Big Hurdle Is Insurance.
Researchers urge EU to buy only international carbon credits delivering additional mitigation, propose five conditions for its planned entry into Article 6 market
The EU should only buy international carbon credits that demonstrably deliver mitigation beyond what would otherwise have occurred, researchers have argued, proposing five conditions for the bloc’s planned entry into the Article 6 market.
Activism
Climate protests, rallies, strikes, and direct action by grassroots movements and activist organizations
Greta Thunberg joins French students in fourth straight week of school protests over teacher shortages, overcrowded classrooms, deteriorating facilities
French students are taking to the streets for a fourth consecutive week of protests over poor school conditions, including teacher shortages, overcrowded classrooms and deteriorating facilities.
Across Victoria Alliance brings 300 farmers, CFA volunteers and One Nation and National supporters to Victoria's parliament to protest transmission lines, renewables and data centres
A protest last week brought together a mishmash of causes but its core was opposition to energy infrastructure.
Clearway Energy starts construction on 650MW Swan Energy Center solar project on former strip mine land in Missouri, creating 500 construction jobs and $80M local revenue
Clearway Energy Group has started construction on Swan Energy Center, a 650-MW solar facility located on portions of strip-mined land in northwestern Bates County, Missouri.
Business
Corporate climate action, finance, and market trends
US coal industry turns access to Trump into policy wins, much of its "wish list" delivered; a coal CEO golfs with Trump's son
A CEO golfs with Trump’s son as an industry once shut out of Washington turns access into policy
Puro.earth's agriculture Environmental Attributes Registry draws interest beyond carbon credit buyers from firms seeking stronger supply chain emissions data, president says
The interest in Puro.earth’s new Environmental Attributes Registry for agriculture extends beyond the traditional carbon credit buyers, to companies looking to strengthen their own supply chain data for better emissions reporting, according to the company’s president.
Industry groups set out plan to unlock carbon capture investment by clearing insurance hurdle for CCS projects
Carbon capture and storage (CCS) has been gaining attention as a tool for cutting industrial emissions, but the… The post Carbon Capture’s Next Big Hurdle Is Insurance.
Researchers urge EU to buy only international carbon credits delivering additional mitigation, propose five conditions for its planned entry into Article 6 market
The EU should only buy international carbon credits that demonstrably deliver mitigation beyond what would otherwise have occurred, researchers have argued, proposing five conditions for the bloc’s planned entry into the Article 6 market.
IEEFA analysis finds headline cost estimates for projects like Ksi Lisims LNG may understate stakeholder risks
Do headline cost estimates for projects like Ksi Lisims understate stakeholder risks bgriffin.ieefa Tue, 10/13/2026 - 14:00 Insights Energy Investment Trends LNG Canada British Columbia, Canada offshore-gas-shutterstock_422653819.jpg Mark Kalegha Mark Kalegha is an Energy Finance Analyst tasked wit…
UPDATE – EXCLUSIVE: Huge Guyana J-REDD+ project over-credited by 40%, ratings agency discovers
Guyana’s flagship jurisdictional REDD+ (J-REDD+) programme - approved to supply the CORSIA market - has seen one of its vintages over-credited by 40% due to a clerical error that eluded successive rounds of audits, a ratings agency has revealed, with project stakeholders now working to clawback mil…
Impacts
Climate effects, extreme weather, and environmental consequences
Review in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences: 300+ of 1,450 US glaciers vanished since mid-20th century, total area down 35% from 217 square miles
Scientists take measurements on Sperry Glacier, in Glacier National Park, Montana.
Marine biologist Sirachai "Shin" Arunrugstichai says photography can draw public attention to marine conservation; his Thailand work spans bleached reefs, oil-blackened beaches, dugong Marium
BANGKOK — Marine biologist and photojournalist Sirachai “Shin” Arunrugstichai has taken many notable photographs in Thailand, from white bleached coral reefs to beaches blackened by oil spills.
As Flood Risk Increases in Himalayas, Nepal Builds More in Vulnerable Areas
The total footprint of buildings along flood-prone riverbanks in the Himalayas grew by half in recent years, a study found.
Tech
Clean technology, renewables, and climate solutions
BYD launches Great Han EV sedan in China from 235,900 yuan (~$35,000), with up to 1,008 km CLTC range from 102.326 kWh Blade 2.0 pack; AWD Flagship makes 570 kW
BYD’s latest flagship EV, the Great Han, is now on sale in China, starting at about $35,000 with a CLTC range of over 1,000 km (621 miles).
California electricity prices hit double the national average, second highest in US; 80% of residents want lower bills prioritized, GridLab and Energy Innovation say clean energy isn't the cause
The state's electricity prices are double the national average, and wildfires are a big reason — but far from the only one.
Qcells plans gigawatt-scale tandem perovskite solar factory for 2029, testing full-size panels in field; Tandem PV targets 2028, GCL opened 1GW plant in Kunshan last year
Qcells , one of the most prolific solar manufacturers operating in the U.S., is staking a claim on the next generation of solar power.
Pennsylvania's hydrogen hubs stall after hydrogen seemed poised for breakthrough three years ago
Three years ago, hydrogen seemed poised for a long-awaited breakthrough.
Tesla's China sales fall 11.9% to 381,088 cars in first nine months of 2026 while Giga Shanghai exports more than double to 361,972, per CPCA; Beijing to cut EV export tax rebate next year
Tesla sold 381,088 cars to Chinese buyers through the first nine months of 2026, down 11.9% from last year, according to CPCA data.
South Korea's hydrogen stations hit 74.7% of 2030 target but vehicles reach 16.4%; 80.6% of active stations need subsidies, as Europe's AFIR mandates 200km spacing by 2030
Europe is building a hydrogen-refuelling network before there is a large hydrogen-truck market to support it.
Research & Innovation
Climate research, studies, and scientific discoveries
Reading Rainfall in a Snail’s Shell
The chemical record of a snail shell is allowing scientists to reconstruct a record of past storms from the recent—and maybe distant—past.
England's east coast loses at least 183 homes to erosion and landslides in 16 years; councils demolish them as unsafe, £1.1m cost, Environment Agency pays about £482,000 for 61
Exclusive: Homes demolished along east coast after being deemed too vulnerable to live in, figures reveal Seaside communities along the east coast of England have lost at least 183 homes to coastal erosion and landslides over the past 16 years, figures obtained by the Guardian reveal.
Australia's BOM reports record weekly central Pacific sea-surface temperatures as El Niño strengthens weeks before expected December peak; readings top 30C for first time in parts of tropical Pacific
El Niño has continued to strengthen, with several key measures now in record territory.
Slow-Release Alkalinity Turns Slag Cement Into a Stronger, Greener Binder
New research shows that the rate at which clinker-based activators release alkalinity, rather than the total amount supplied, controls crystal growth and strength in low-carbon sulfate-activated slag cements.
New AI Framework Tackles the Trickiest Problem in Reading News: Spotting Events
Researchers at Liaoning Normal University have developed MCC-ED, a multi-module AI framework that combines contextual interaction, closed-loop graph fusion, and event contrastive learning to achieve state-of-the-art event detection results on the ACE-2005 and MAVEN benchmarks.