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Between June and August 2025, human-induced climate change significantly increased global temperatures, with at least 22% of the global population experiencing temperatures at Climate Shift Index (CSI) level 2 or higher every day. Nearly 955 million people faced 30 or more 'risky heat days' added by climate change, with the highest impact seen in Asia. The report also documents severe climate-driven events, including record rainfall and flooding in China, India, Pakistan, and the U.S., as well as historic wildfires in Europe and Canada.

The report examines the 'Centennial Yards' (formerly the Gulch) redevelopment project in Atlanta, where the City provided nearly $2 billion in tax breaks to the LA-based private equity firm CIM Group. It highlights CIM's decision in October 2024 to renege on affordable housing promises by paying an $8.5 million 'in-lieu' fee, which critics argue is based on outdated 2017 data. The document further details CIM's controversial track record in other cities, including allegations of predatory behavior at Southern Towers in Alexandria, Virginia, and driving gentrification in the West Adams neighborhood of Los Angeles.

The report details how Blackstone, the largest landlord in the U.S., has aggressively expanded its housing portfolio by adding over 200,000 units in two years. It highlights a shift from a voluntary eviction moratorium to a wave of eviction filings in late 2022, often for minimal rent arrears. The document argues that Blackstone leverages legal loopholes in California to charge new tenants significantly higher rents than previous residents and has spent millions of dollars to defeat rent control measures. It also notes that a majority of Blackstone's properties are located in neighborhoods with high populations of people of color.

The report details how the climate crisis is accelerating in Arizona, leading to increased drought, extreme heat, and flooding. It quantifies specific impacts—such as a 71% decline in Lake Mead's volume since 2000 and nearly 500 heat-related deaths in Maricopa County during the summer of 2023—and outlines the extensive infrastructure, public health, and water management costs required for adaptation.

The document highlights that older adults are disproportionately affected by extreme heat due to physiological vulnerabilities and social isolation. It argues that while air conditioning is critical, it can be inaccessible due to poverty or power failures, and its use contributes to further warming. The report emphasizes that social connection is a primary defense against heat deaths and details successful community interventions in cities like Philadelphia and Phoenix, while warning that the COVID-19 pandemic exacerbates risks by increasing isolation.

The Clean Air Task Force highlights six counties in the Southwest—Mesa and Weld in Colorado, Summit and Iron in Utah, Mineral in Nevada, and Maricopa in Arizona—that have implemented outstanding solar ordinances. These ordinances are noted for balancing growth with protections, streamlining permitting for federal lands, and clarifying project scale through acreage thresholds rather than production capacity.