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Buildings are turning to ‘ice batteries’ for sustainable air conditioning 8/10/2025
Buildings are turning to ‘ice batteries’ for sustainable air conditioning Every night some 74,000 gallons (280,000 liters) of water are frozen at Norton Audubon Hospital in Louisville, Kentucky. The hospital used to get all of its air conditioning from a conventional system found in most U.S. buildings, but now 27 tanks of ice sustain a network of cold-water pipes keeping operating rooms at safe temperatures and patients comfortable. ...more
Carbon offsets fail to cut global heating due to ‘intractable’ systemic problems, study says 7/10/2025
Carbon offsets fail to cut global heating due to ‘intractable’ systemic problems, study says Analysis of 25 years of evidence shows most schemes are poor quality and fail to lower emissions. ...more
Reuters Exclusive: India considers introducing nationwide climate-linked insurance scheme 7/10/2025
Reuters Exclusive: India considers introducing nationwide climate-linked insurance scheme India's government has begun early-stage talks with local insurers about designing a nationwide climate-linked insurance programme aimed at simplifying the payout process after extreme weather events such as heatwaves and floods. ...more
How the US got left behind in the global electric car race 7/10/2025
How the US got left behind in the global electric car race You could be forgiven for thinking that electric cars might finally be gaining momentum in the US. ...more
Advocates raise alarm over Pfas pollution from datacenters amid AI boom 7/10/2025
Advocates raise alarm over Pfas pollution from datacenters amid AI boom Tech companies’ use of Pfas gas at facilities may mean datacenters’ climate impact is worse than previously thought. ...more
As forests are cut down, butterflies are losing their colours 7/10/2025
As forests are cut down, butterflies are losing their colours The world is becoming less colourful. For butterflies, bold and bright wings once meant survival, helping them attract mates and hide from prey. But a new research project suggests that as humans replace rich tropical forests with monochrome, the colour of other creatures is leaching away. ...more
AFED at World Green Economy Summit in Dubai 7/10/2025
AFED at World Green Economy Summit in Dubai The 11th World Green Economy Summit (WGES) convened in Dubai on 1-2 October 2025, under the theme ‘Innovating for Impact: Accelerating the Future of the Green Economy’. ...more
Trump administration scraps $8 billion for climate-related projects 6/10/2025
Trump administration scraps $8 billion for climate-related projects President Donald Trump's administration is cancelling nearly $8 billion in climate-related funding targeting 16 U.S. states, including California and New York, White House budget director Russ Vought said on Wednesday. ...more
Hotel prices lead countries to consider skipping COP30 climate summit 6/10/2025
Hotel prices lead countries to consider skipping COP30 climate summit Dozens of countries have yet to secure accommodation at next month's COP30 climate summit in Brazil and some delegates are considering staying away as a shortage of hotels has driven prices to hundreds of dollars per night. ...more
‘Planetary health diet’ could save 40,000 deaths a day, landmark report finds 6/10/2025
‘Planetary health diet’ could save 40,000 deaths a day, landmark report finds Diet allows modest meat consumption and would also slash food-related climate emissions by half, says report by 70 leading experts from 35 countries. ...more
 
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