UK circular economy needs 'coordinated action' to attract investment, report finds
Investors see UK waste and recycling infrastructure as too risky without clearer government policy, a new industry-commissioned report warns.
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COP31 host Türkiye launches pledge on AI's energy use as UN climate chief warns Big Tech is 'on thin ice'
Turkey's COP31 presidency has launched a pledge on how AI is powered and governed in climate action, as UN climate chief Simon Stiell warns tech companies' energy demands threaten their credibility.
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This year's El Niño is on pace to become the strongest ever recorded
A Carbon Brief analysis finds this year's El Niño intensifying faster than any event on record, with forecasts pointing to an unprecedented peak this winter.
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Seven of nine 'planetary boundaries' now breached, global scientist coalition warns
A new annual assessment by 60 scientists finds Earth's life-support systems at their worst levels ever recorded, with seven of nine planetary boundaries now outside the safe zone.
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India's power-sector emissions stay flat for two years as clean energy absorbs demand growth
A new Carbon Brief analysis finds India's power-sector CO2 emissions unchanged for two years running as record clean-energy growth absorbs all new demand.
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Report: Nvidia's indirect emissions from chip supply chain up 725% since 2020
An international report led by Greenpeace finds Nvidia's supply-chain emissions have surged as demand for its AI chips soars, calling the company's climate claims misleading.
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Sri Lanka swaps net metering for feed-in tariffs on new rooftop solar
Sri Lanka has ended net metering for new rooftop solar installations, moving to a feed-in tariff scheme as the island's distributed solar market keeps growing rapidly.
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Pakistan turns to Chinese AI weather system MAZU to strengthen climate early warnings
Pakistan is the first country to deploy MAZU, a Chinese AI-powered forecasting system, as it works to strengthen early warnings against worsening floods and extreme weather.
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Policy & RegulationInterview
'Decarbonization is a driver for innovation': Prof. David Campbell on the quintuple helix and climate governance
Ahead of COP31, the University of Vienna scholar discusses the intersection of democracy, knowledge systems, and the ecological transition, arguing that environmental policies must be viewed as engines of economic progress rather than mere survival tactics, in an exclusive interview with Sustain&Play.
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Türkiye opens second 2026 call for its industrial green transformation grants
TÜBİTAK has opened its second 2026 funding call for industrial green transformation projects, part of a World Bank-backed program supporting the shift to cleaner, more resource-efficient manufacturing.
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Former EPA officials warn that data center buildout is putting public health at risk
Ex-regulators say more than 30 Trump-era rollbacks are letting data centers expand with weaker pollution oversight, with one study estimating roughly 1,300 additional deaths a year from AI-driven power buildout.
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Brazil's solar module imports plunge as curtailment scares off big projects
Brazil's solar module imports fell by nearly half in the first half of 2026, as widespread grid curtailment scares off utility-scale developers even as rooftop demand holds steadier.
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