Switzerland lost nearly a fifth of its glacier ice in five years, monitoring report finds
Swiss glaciers shrank 5.5% in the first eight months of 2026, just short of the 2022 record, after a hot summer followed a winter with little snow.
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Amazon signs 20-year deal to keep Maryland's largest nuclear plant running and expand it
The agreement with Constellation Energy will add about 190 megawatts at Calvert Cliffs and support more than $3 billion in infrastructure investment.
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Rising seas could cost Australia $855 billion by 2100, study estimates
Under a high-emissions scenario, losses could reach $1.91 trillion, with nearly 720,000 coastal properties damaged.
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Brazil says rainforest fund is on track to hit its $10 billion seed target
The Tropical Forest Forever Facility has raised $7.3 billion from governments in under a year but still needs $2.7 billion to reach its 2026 goal.
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New international standard gives food companies a framework to cut waste
BS ISO 20001, developed by experts from more than 30 countries, lets organizations across the supply chain manage and report food loss and waste.
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China sets 2030 battery targets and backs sodium-ion and solid-state technologies
A new five-year plan calls for 15,000-cycle lithium batteries and early large-scale use of all-solid-state cells, but sets no capacity or output target.
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Record heat deaths in Germany expose Europe's adaptation gap, experts warn
About 16,000 people died from heat in Germany between May and August, and preliminary estimates put Europe's toll above 40,000.
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South Korea overhauls grid rules to connect more than 100 gigawatts of renewables by 2030
Flexible connections, battery storage and competitive allocation of grid rights will replace hard limits that left projects waiting in congested regions.
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Wind and solar spared Britain £5.9 billion in gas imports during the Hormuz crisis, analysis finds
Wind and solar supplied a record 41% of British electricity so far in 2026, while gas-fired generation fell nearly 10% year-on-year.
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Germany could face more than 600,000 metric tons of solar panel waste by 2030, study finds
Panels already installed hold materials worth €4.8 billion, but recycling plants are running well below capacity as fewer old modules than expected come back.
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Brazil says rainforest fund is on track to hit $10 billion seed target
The Tropical Forest Forever Facility has $7.3 billion in government pledges and needs $2.7 billion more by the end of 2026.
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Britain creates state-owned grid company to compete with private network operators
Great British Grid will bid for transmission projects as the government moves to let developers build their own connections.
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