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The document outlines the climate risks facing border cities like Tijuana, Nogales, and El Paso, where aging infrastructure and fragmented US-Mexico coordination exacerbate the impact of floods and heatwaves. It highlights how these pressures disproportionately affect migrants, low-income residents, and indigenous groups, while suggesting key areas for journalistic investigation into funding gaps and resilience efforts.

The Private Equity Stakeholder Project (PESP) supports the Oregon Treasury's proposed Net Zero plan for the Oregon Public Employees' Retirement Fund (OPERF), which aims for Net Zero by 2050 and a 60% reduction in emissions intensity by 2035. PESP highlights that Real Assets and Private Equity accounted for 46% of OPERF's emissions at the end of 2022 despite representing only 35% of assets. While praising the plan's exclusion of new commitments to fossil fuel focused private funds and its use of science-based metrics, PESP calls for accelerated timelines, clearer guidance for managers, and specific action regarding the Rio Grande LNG terminal project involving Global Infrastructure Partners.

Thirty-seven global NGOs are calling on the Net-Zero Banking Alliance (NZBA) to stop financing fracked gas export projects in South Texas, arguing that the Texas LNG and Rio Grande LNG terminals are incompatible with the 1.5°C climate goal and violate Indigenous and environmental rights.

The author examines the logistical impossibility of evacuating a city the size of Houston (2.3 million people) during Hurricane Harvey and warns that European cities of similar or larger scales face comparable risks. The text highlights how a lack of zoning and the destruction of marsh lands increased Houston's vulnerability to flooding. To mitigate such risks, the author proposes that European governments use financial incentives to reduce urban density by encouraging companies and residents to relocate to smaller areas, while investing in sustainable public transportation to facilitate rapid evacuations.