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Government policy, regulations, and climate laws
IMD issues heavy rainfall alerts across 20+ states as monsoon floods Assam’s 69 villages, displaces 16,000; Delhi-NCR sees showers easing heat, risks waterlogging
Daily weather tracker: Heavy rain batters Northeast, floods hit Assam; rain alerts issued across 20 states, Delhi set for heat relief Down To Earth
Brent Crude Oil Prices Top $100 as Conflict With Iran Drags On
Stocks in Asia were down following a sell-off in the U.S.
Tunisia marks 5 years of Saied's emergency rule as heatwave blackouts kill 150-200 amid worst infrastructure crisis, President calls for accountability
Between 150 and 200 people are reported dead after more than a week of blackouts during an exceptional heatwave, as Tunisia marks five years since President Kais Saied suspended parliament and concentrated power in the presidency.
Trump Administration admits cutting billions in energy grants to states that did not support Trump in 2024 election, court documents reveal
Federal officials said in court documents that they halted billions of dollars in funding for energy projects to states “based solely” on whether they backed President Trump in the 2024 election.
California ZEV sales nearly a fifth of new cars bought YtD
Zero-emission vehicles (ZEV) sales in California are rebounding, outpacing legal uncertainty as the state battles the Trump administration over vehicle regulations and lost federal tax incentives as the US-Iran war pinches gas prices.
Activism
Climate protests, rallies, strikes, and direct action by grassroots movements and activist organizations
Sonam Wangchuk weakens on 19th day of hunger strike demanding Indian education minister’s resignation; court orders health monitoring amid severe starvation
The climate activist and engineer Sonam Wangchuk, who has become the figurehead of anti-government protests in Delhi, is resisting calls to end his fast until the education minister resigns As night falls on day 18 of his hunger strike, the lack of any sustenance except water shows.
Protestors disrupt Microsoft Sustainability Chief Melanie Nakagawa at Seattle PNW Climate Week over rising data center emissions and oil, gas partnerships
Protestors interrupted one of the final sessions of PNW Climate Week — a conference that brings together climate leaders across Washington, Oregon, and British Columbia — objecting to Microsoft’s rising carbon emissions from data centers and partnerships with oil and gas companies.
Business
Corporate climate action, finance, and market trends
Brent Crude Oil Prices Top $100 as Conflict With Iran Drags On
Stocks in Asia were down following a sell-off in the U.S.
BloombergNEF raises U.S. data center electricity demand forecast 83% to 194GW by 2035, enough to power every U.S. household; AI chip growth could push demand to 229GW
Energy analysts at BloombergNEF predicted last year that U.S.
SpaceX completes 13th Starship test flight with soft splashdown in Indian Ocean an hour after launch, second flight for V3 version as public company
The megarocket pulls off a soft splashdown in the Indian Ocean an hour after launch.
Center for Active Stewardship adds Sierra Club Hidden Risk data to Scorecards; Vanguard, BlackRock align 0-1% with climate votes, dozens hit 100% alignment
The Center for Active Stewardship Adds Sierra Club’s Hidden Risk Data to Scorecards Platform NEW YORK, NY — The Center for Active Stewardship (CAS) announced today the addition of the Sierra Club’s Hidden Risk scorecard to its public proxy voting Scorecards platform, which tracks how leading asset…
CarbonPlan warns wildfires burning two California forest offset projects eligible for Cap-and-Invest compliance, projecting further losses in coming days
Wildfires currently burning in two forest offset projects, eligible for compliance under California’s Cap-and-Invest programme, are expected to incur more losses in the coming days, a carbon market research group warned Friday.
Solar Power World releases 15th annual Top Solar Contractors List highlighting U.S. firms with 72% having 10+ years and 58% over 15 years’ solar experience
With 2026 proving to be a milestone year for many in the United States, Solar Power World is proud to present the 15th anniversary release of the solar industry’s most recognized grouping of solar and energy storage installation companies.
Impacts
Climate effects, extreme weather, and environmental consequences
IMD issues heavy rainfall alerts across 20+ states as monsoon floods Assam’s 69 villages, displaces 16,000; Delhi-NCR sees showers easing heat, risks waterlogging
Daily weather tracker: Heavy rain batters Northeast, floods hit Assam; rain alerts issued across 20 states, Delhi set for heat relief Down To Earth
Police Scotland declares major incident as 11-day Cairngorms wildfire nears Nethy Bridge village, prompts full evacuation and mobilizes 500+ firefighters with air and ground support
Major incident declared over blaze which started 11 days ago as wind strengthens A major incident has been declared over a wildfire that has been raging in the Cairngorms national park for more than a week, police have said, with a whole village having been evacuated.
Seven UK water companies including Thames Water and Affinity Water impose hosepipe bans affecting 10.1 million customers due to 30% increased water demand during July heatwaves
The hosepipe ban is in place due to high demand for water during heatwaves and dry weather.
Monsoon floods kill at least 41 in Assam, India, submerging homes and roads as rescue efforts continue, Chief Minister calls situation 'very serious
Heavy monsoon floods submerge homes and roads in Assam, India, as rescue efforts continue after at least 41 people were killed.
Tech
Clean technology, renewables, and climate solutions
BloombergNEF raises U.S. data center electricity demand forecast 83% to 194GW by 2035, enough to power every U.S. household; AI chip growth could push demand to 229GW
Energy analysts at BloombergNEF predicted last year that U.S.
Research & Innovation
Climate research, studies, and scientific discoveries
BloombergNEF raises U.S. data center electricity demand forecast 83% to 194GW by 2035, enough to power every U.S. household; AI chip growth could push demand to 229GW
Energy analysts at BloombergNEF predicted last year that U.S.
Rutgers-led study finds Europa’s subsurface ocean may not feed shallow ice reservoirs, complicating direct access for future missions
Europa, one of Jupiter's icy moons, has long fascinated scientists because of what may lie beneath its frozen shell: a global ocean of liquid water.
National Academies endorses rapid advances in climate change attribution science, affirming stronger links between emissions and extreme weather events
Attribution science is advancing quickly, researchers said.
Lake Powell, a vital reservoir, plunges toward unprecedented low levels as water crisis deepens in US west
Experts say the critical reservoir system is careening toward a breaking point as the US west’s climate warms and dries Lake Powell, US’s second-largest reservoir, threatens to plunge to unprecedentedly low levels this year after a historically bleak snowpack failed to raise its water level, scient…
Stockholm University study finds severe droughts 3,200 years ago in Eastern Mediterranean caused by coinciding natural climate cycles linked to Late Bronze Age collapse
The most severe droughts in the ancient Eastern Mediterranean arose when multiple natural climate cycles coincided, according to a new study from Stockholm University published in Science Advances.