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The document examines the critical backlogs in interconnection queues in the U.S. and UK, where over 2,500 GW and 750 GW of generation and storage are awaiting connection, respectively. It details a shared shift toward 'first ready, first served' principles, utilizing cluster study approaches and stricter financial requirements to eliminate speculative projects. However, it highlights a key divergence: while the U.S. generally maintains an open-access model based on readiness, the UK's 'first ready and needed, first connected' approach allows the government to prioritize resources that align with national policy targets. The primer also notes the emergence of hybrid models in constrained U.S. regions like California, where the CAISO uses a 'first ready, first scored' system to align connections with state resource plans.

The author contends that Canada needs a strong climate competitiveness strategy to diversify trade beyond the United States and remain competitive in markets like the EU, UK, and China. The text highlights the rapid global decline in costs for solar, wind, and batteries, and suggests specific policy actions for the Canadian government, including strengthening industrial carbon pricing, expanding electricity grids, reducing methane emissions, and maintaining the federal electric vehicle mandate.

The steel sector, responsible for 11% of global CO2 emissions, requires a significant increase in sustainable electricity to transition from coal-based production to electricity-intensive methods like green hydrogen-DRI and electric arc furnaces. However, the world's 65 largest banks continue to prioritize fossil fuel financing over sustainable power, with a financing ratio of 0.42:1 between 2021 and 2024, far below the IEA's Net Zero scenario. The document warns that insufficient investment in renewable energy risks a 'gas trap' where steelmakers remain locked into fossil gas instead of switching to green hydrogen. It specifically criticizes European banks for continuing to support coal-based steelmakers and met coal developers despite having decarbonization targets.

The World Association for Christian Communication (WACC) warns that AI infrastructure is following an extractivist economic model, citing environmental damage and lack of local benefit. It specifically highlights a planned US$25 billion OpenAI data centre in Argentina as an example of this trend. WACC advocates for national oversight, the protection of Indigenous rights, and a moratorium on new data centres until water and energy risks are mitigated.

The document highlights the critical need for Canada to adapt its commercial infrastructure—including ports, roads, and airports—to climate change. It cites the 2021 atmospheric river in British Columbia as a primary example of how climate-driven disasters cause massive economic losses and supply chain disruptions. The author notes a $265 billion infrastructure deficit and calls for the federal government to mandate climate risk assessments for all publicly funded projects, upgrade existing corridors, invest in flood protections, and provide long-term funding to municipalities.

The document argues that fusion energy is transitioning from laboratory research to commercial viability, with many U.S. startups projecting grid connection by the first half of the 2030s. It outlines how states can create competitive advantages by implementing specific regulatory reforms, such as becoming an NRC Agreement State to manage radiological licensing, and by adopting legislative tools like explicitly defining fusion as a clean energy source in state statutes. The brief also suggests financial mechanisms including state-level investment tax credits, the creation of dedicated fusion energy funds, and the repurposing of retired fossil fuel sites—termed "fusion brightfields"—to leverage existing grid infrastructure. Additionally, it emphasizes the importance of developing specialized workforces and innovation hubs around universities and national laboratories to support the industry's growth.

H.R. 1 expands the 45Z Clean Fuel Production Credit through 2029 but reduces the maximum credit for sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) from $1.75 to $1.00 per gallon. By excluding indirect land use change (ILUC) emissions from carbon intensity (CI) scores, the bill increases subsidies for conventional corn ethanol and soy biodiesel. The Joint Committee on Taxation estimates these changes will cost taxpayers $25.7 billion from FY25-34, a significant increase from previous estimates, without providing proportional greenhouse gas emission reductions.

The Canadian Climate Institute warns that Canada's trade infrastructure is vulnerable to climate change, citing the 2021 B.C. floods as a primary example of the economic risks. It calls for the federal government to embed climate risk assessments into new projects, upgrade existing corridors, invest in protective infrastructure, and provide stable funding for municipalities to avoid building assets based on outdated climate data.

The author calls for a concerted global effort to update biosafety and biosecurity standards in response to the democratization of synthetic biology and the integration of AI and machine learning in biological research. Drawing on a review of COVID-19 origins, the text suggests that governments or nongovernmental actors must lead the creation of international roadmaps, universalized standards for high-risk research, and transparency mechanisms for BSL-3 and BSL-4 laboratories to prevent future pandemic-scale events.

The document argues that French life insurance companies are undermining their own climate goals by delegating investments to asset managers that support fossil fuel expansion. It highlights a gap between the climate ambitions of insurers—some of whom have stopped new bond investments in fossil fuel expansion—and the practices of managers like BlackRock and JP Morgan Asset Management. Reclaim Finance calls for the implementation of science-based selection criteria, clear deadlines for manager compliance, and more public, collective engagement to reduce financial risks associated with climate change.

The report highlights that while projected warming has decreased from 4°C in 2015 to 2.6°C today, this level of warming still results in significantly more frequent and intense heat days. It notes that extreme heat waves have become more likely since 2015, with some events now 10 times more likely. Despite the expansion of early warning systems, the report argues that adaptation finance is insufficient to keep pace with the rising costs of inaction on extreme heat.

The document highlights the role of US states in decarbonizing heavy industry, specifically petroleum refining, chemicals, iron and steel, and cement manufacturing. It outlines various technology pathways—such as CCUS, electrification, and hydrogen—and provides a menu of state policy tools including financial support, demand stimulation, and permitting reform to drive investment and deployment.

The document argues that Europe must shift from a research-centric approach to a comprehensive industrial strategy for fusion energy to avoid falling behind global competitors like the US, UK, China, and Japan. It recommends that the EU's first Fusion Strategy prioritise private sector-led net energy fusion demonstration plants by the 2030s and adopt a Key Enabling Technology (KET)-based roadmap to align public funding with commercially relevant R&D. The authors propose streamlining governance by expanding the role of the Fusion for Energy (F4E) Joint Undertaking as the singular public governance body and establishing a cohesive Public-Private Partnership (PPP) programme to remove financing barriers for start-ups. Additionally, the letter calls for the explicit recognition of fusion as a strategic clean technology in EU legislation, including the Green Taxonomy and the Net Zero Industry Act, and the creation of a regulatory framework that distinguishes fusion from fission.

The research argues that government models for offshore oil and gas leasing often underestimate climate impacts by assuming continued fossil fuel reliance and ignoring climate initiatives. Using the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management’s Market Simulation Model, the authors demonstrate that accounting for increased substitution between fossil fuels and renewables leads to more elastic energy demand and significantly higher projected net climate effects from leasing policies.

The document outlines expert perspectives on how climate damages exacerbate inequality and identifies three primary equity risks associated with carbon dioxide removal (CDR): moral hazard, the use of removed CO2 for enhanced oil recovery, and negative social or environmental impacts.

The document is an open letter to President Emmanuel Macron from a coalition of climate and human rights organizations. The authors warn that the 'Omnibus I' proposal in the European Parliament is undermining the European due diligence directive. They highlight a conflicting letter sent to the President by 46 companies, including TotalEnergies and Siemens AG, which called for the 'abrogation' of the CSDDD. The signatories argue that France, as a pioneer of corporate duty of vigilance and a signatory of the Paris Agreement, must ensure multinationals are required to identify, prevent, and remedy social, environmental, and climate impacts. They further claim that deregulation efforts are influenced by US interests, specifically ExxonMobil and President Trump, and align with the agenda of the French far-right.

The document details the impact of the Restore Local initiative and TerraFund in Ghana's Cocoa Belt, where farmers are transitioning from monocropping to agroforestry. By integrating native trees, fruit trees, and beekeeping, farmers are combating soil erosion and climate instability while diversifying their income streams. The initiative has supported 15 non-profits and five local enterprises, resulting in 4.1 million trees planted and 9,300 hectares under restoration, contributing toward Ghana's national goal of restoring 2 million hectares of degraded land by 2030.

The report outlines a comprehensive toolkit for U.S. states to decarbonize heavy industry, emphasizing a combination of financial incentives, demand-side market policies, and regulatory reforms. It identifies four critical subsectors—petroleum refining, chemicals, cement, and iron and steel—which together account for approximately 40 percent of U.S. industrial emissions. The guide details technology pathways including electrification, CCUS, and alternative production processes, while providing case studies from Missouri, Louisiana, and Colorado to illustrate effective state-level implementation of these strategies.

The document outlines the climate and community risks associated with the proliferation of AI data centers, noting their high energy and water demands and their tendency to rely on fossil fuels. It provides practical advice for journalists to report on local data center capacity, utility rate increases, and pollution, while citing specific examples of community struggles in the US and AI's varied roles in climate adaptation and forecasting.

The report details a seminar in Brasília where social movements and civil society organizations critiqued the current energy transition as an expansion of an extractivist system. Participants argued that a truly just transition must be grounded in climate justice, human rights, and territorial sovereignty, emphasizing the need for meaningful participation and the protection of Indigenous and traditional lands to avoid creating new 'sacrifice zones'.