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The report argues that maintaining secure maritime food trade is a US national security imperative, as disruptions to key chokepoints—specifically the Suez Canal, Panama Canal, and Strait of Malacca—can trigger cascading global risks. Using a strategic foresight approach, the authors analyze four scenarios based on the uncertainty of international cooperation and port infrastructure resilience. They find that climate stressors, such as a projected global warming increase of over 2°C by 2040, threaten agricultural productivity and port operability. These vulnerabilities can be exploited by hostile actors, such as Al-Shabaab in Somalia, to weaponize food and destabilize regions. The report recommends that the US incorporate maritime food trade resilience into its National Security Strategy, invest in climate-resilient infrastructure, and revitalize flexible development assistance to prevent the erosion of soft power and protect military supply chains.

Several organizations welcome the Geothermal Sustainable Development Pact, noting that next-generation geothermal technologies can provide clean heat and electricity. They highlight the pact's focus on community engagement, environmental protection, and data transparency, specifically regarding hydraulic fracturing fluids and water intensity.

The author contends that GDP growth fails to eradicate poverty and instead drives environmental degradation and social inequality. The text proposes a shift toward 'decommodifying' essential services and reducing inequality to achieve social wellbeing without relying on economic expansion.

The World Association for Christian Communication (WACC) and its partners evaluate the draft outcomes of the WSIS+20 process. While acknowledging progress in reaffirming multistakeholder engagement and human rights obligations, the text highlights critical gaps regarding AI governance, private sector due diligence, and the need to replace the current profit-driven digital paradigm with one focused on public interest and justice.

Executive Order 14300 directs a fundamental shift in the Nuclear Regulatory Commission's (NRC) mission, moving from exclusive risk minimization to weighing nuclear energy's benefits to national and economic security. The order mandates a wholesale regulatory revision within 18 months, establishes binding licensing deadlines (18 months for new reactors, 12 months for renewals), and aims to expand U.S. nuclear capacity from 100 GW to 400 GW by 2050. To achieve this, the document suggests streamlining exemptions for advanced reactors, adopting science-based radiation limits, and reducing the scope of the Advisory Committee on Reactor Safeguards (ACRS).

The document analyzes how climate-induced stressors, such as desertification in the north and sea-level rise in the south, exacerbate security threats in Nigeria, including farmer-herder conflicts and insurgency. It evaluates the current security architecture, finding that while the National Security Strategy recognizes climate change, there is a significant lack of actionable integration within the Nigeria Police Force (NPF) and other security agencies. The brief highlights gaps in institutional coordination, resource allocation, and risk assessment, while suggesting lessons from South Africa, Kenya, and Australia to build a more resilient, community-engaged policing model.

The Clean Air Task Force (CATF) argues that the CFTC's withdrawal of guidance for voluntary carbon credit derivative contracts risks eroding market integrity and undermining climate progress. CATF highlights systemic quality issues in voluntary carbon markets, particularly in forest carbon credits, and contends that the withdrawal process lacked transparency and legal justification. The organization recommends that the CFTC not only reinstate the guidance but move toward issuing specific regulations for these markets.

The document argues that current EU textile strategies risk being undermined by the sheer volume of new apparel produced. It advocates for the French draft law's approach to modulate EPR financial contributions based on producers' practices—such as price, number of references, and company size—to create financial incentives against overproduction, aligned with the revised EU Waste Framework Directive.

As of October 2025, the all-in capex for large, long-duration utility-scale BESS projects outside China and the US is approximately $125/kWh, resulting in a Levelised Cost of Storage (LCOS) of $65/MWh. This cost reduction is driven by cheaper Chinese-manufactured equipment, longer battery lifetimes, and improved efficiencies. Consequently, dispatchable solar—storing 50% of daily generation—is estimated to cost $76/MWh, making it a highly competitive option for meeting global energy demand growth.

The City of Cape Town utilized integrated cost-benefit analyses provided by the International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD) to reverse funding cuts for its Liveable Urban Waterways (LUW) Programme. By quantifying the economic value of nature-based infrastructure (NBI) through avoided costs and co-benefits, the city demonstrated that investments in the Diep/Sand and Zeekoe catchments would generate significant net gains and save up to ZAR 55 million on dredging and canal refurbishment. Consequently, the city approved nearly ZAR 200 million for LUW projects, including wetland creation and canal naturalization, and plans to apply this economic modeling to future investments exceeding ZAR 1 billion.

Ten years after its 2015 adoption, the Paris Agreement has shifted the projected global warming trajectory from 4.8 degrees C to between 2.3 and 2.9 degrees C, though it remains off track for the 1.5 degrees C goal. While clean technology growth has exceeded expectations—with electric vehicles now comprising a fifth of auto sales and solar and wind electricity generation tripling—current nationally determined contributions (NDCs) would deliver less than 14% of the emissions reductions needed by 2035. The author argues that the next decade requires a total economic transformation, a more aggressive approach to phasing out fossil fuels, and a remodeled multilateral process where COP decisions are not subject to a veto by a few nations. Key priorities include supporting the green transitions of large middle-income countries, which account for 60% of global emissions, and integrating climate commitments into national economic policies.

The document outlines the potential for geothermal energy to decarbonize district heating in Central and Eastern Europe, identifying financing and risk as the primary bottlenecks. It highlights national strategies in Hungary, Croatia, Poland, and Slovakia, while advocating for the adoption of next-generation technologies and a unified regional voice to influence EU policy.

The document debunks various climate myths, asserting that current global warming is caused by human CO2 emissions and supported by a scientific consensus of over 99%. It clarifies the difference between weather and climate, rejects the 'urban heat island' effect as a primary driver of warming, and argues that climate action is an economic risk management strategy rather than a political agenda. It further highlights the limitations of biological adaptation, the severe risks of exceeding a 1.5°C temperature increase, and the availability of existing technologies to mitigate the worst impacts.

The author contends that Alberta's TIER carbon market is currently broken, with credit prices hovering below $20 a tonne despite a headline price of $95. To align with the Alberta-Canada Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) goal of a $130 per tonne minimum price by 2030, the document proposes reducing the 48 million surplus credits through a revenue-recycling procurement fund and tightening performance standards to limit the supply of new credits and offsets.

The document analyzes the failure of Alberta's TIER system, where carbon prices remain below $20 per tonne despite a $95 reference price, due to an excess of 48 million credits. It proposes a memorandum of understanding between Canada and Alberta to target a $130 per tonne price by 2030, suggesting the creation of a procurement fund to retire at least 10 million tonnes of excess credits by 2030 and the tightening of performance standards to reduce future credit supply.

The document reports that 2025 is virtually certain to be among the top five hottest years globally, driven by rising carbon pollution from fossil fuels. In the U.S., record high temperatures significantly outpaced record lows, and the year saw a record-costly start for billion-dollar weather and climate disasters, including the most expensive wildfire event on record in Los Angeles. Globally, carbon pollution intensified Hurricane Melissa, which devastated Jamaica. The report also highlights a trend of 'hydroclimate whiplash' contributing to both the Los Angeles fires and deadly flash floods in Texas, while noting that the U.S. has rolled back key clean energy policies and is set to withdraw from the Paris Agreement by January 2026.

A World Weather Attribution study examines the role of climate change and natural variability in the devastating floods of November 2025 across Sri Lanka and the Malacca Strait. While observational data indicate a significant increase in the intensity of extreme 5-day rainfall events—up to 160% in Sri Lanka and 50% in the Malacca Strait due to a 1.3°C rise in global temperatures—climate models failed to consistently capture these trends, preventing a definitive quantitative attribution. The study also notes that La Niña and a negative Indian Ocean Dipole contributed between 5% and 13% to the rainfall in the Malacca Strait, while rapid urbanization and infrastructure failures exacerbated the humanitarian impact.

The guide outlines best practices for social media video journalism, emphasizing the use of smartphones over expensive gear. It provides specific iPhone camera settings (4K at 30fps, Grid on, HDR off), filming techniques such as the rule of thirds and the use of rear cameras, and recommends various software for editing and scheduling, including CapCut, Canva, and Buffer.

The document outlines the current state of global deforestation, noting that 8.1 million hectares were lost in 2024 and that the world is off track to meet the COP26 goal of halting and reversing deforestation by 2030. It identifies agriculture as the primary driver, accounting for 86% of global deforestation over the last decade, and highlights the critical role of old-growth forests in carbon storage. The guide also notes that climate-driven risks, particularly wildfires, have become leading causes of forest loss, with fire becoming the principal driver of tropical forest loss for the first time in 2024.

A cover letter co-signed by 30 organisations calling on the EU and UK to set catch limits below scientific single-stock advice to protect fish populations and coastal communities from climate change and overfishing.