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China published a five-year coal development plan covering 2026-2030, emphasizing coal’s role in energy security while pledging to peak consumption during this period, though without specifying a target year.
The UK Conservative Party’s opposition report claims scrapping net-zero policies could save £320bn and encourage electrification through cheaper electricity. However, experts say the analysis contains flawed assumptions and would actually result in more emissions and less electrification.
Ocean surface temperatures reached a record 21.1 degrees Celsius in August, with scientists attributing the spike to both human-driven climate change and an intensifying El Niño event.
More than 40,000 excess deaths occurred on England’s hottest days between 1988 and 2025, with this summer showing even higher heat-related mortality as heatwaves intensify due to climate change.
Turkmenistan has begun plugging massive methane leaks from aging oil and gas facilities, marking progress in addressing the country’s status as the world’s worst methane super-emitter.
New York City’s Manhattan flood walls near completion by 2027 hurricane season. Mayor Zohran Mamdani now faces deciding where to fund the next major coastal protection effort across 520 miles of vulnerable coastline.
