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IT Sustainability Think Tank: How datacentres can go from power hungry to power smart in 2026

A year is a long time in tech, and the same is true of IT sustainability. So here are some reflections on how the green IT conversation around datacentres changed during 2025

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Australia's climate future: New model goes global

Climate change will shape everything about life in Australia—from the homes we live in and the food we grow to the risks of bushfires, floods, and heat waves. But what will that future look like? We can't know without climate models.

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Portable optical scanner reveals hidden ozone damage in plant leaves

Escalating pollution and contamination of water and soil are emerging as serious threats to plant growth and its overall health. Plants are exposed to environmental pollutants for extended periods and exhibit changes in their color, texture, and internal structure in response.

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Global wildfire management resolution passed by UN environmental conference, led by India

A landmark effort toward fighting wildfires on a global scale took another step forward after a new resolution was passed at the seventh United Nations Environmental Assembly conference in Nairobi, Kenya. The resolution, drafted and led by India, received wide support from participating nations and …

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The Alps set to lose a record number of glaciers in the next decade, study warns

Glaciers are melting worldwide. In some regions, they could even disappear completely. Looking at the number of glaciers disappearing, the Alps could reach their peak loss rate as early as 2033 to 2041. Depending on how sharply the planet warms, this period may mark a time when more glaciers vanish …

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Guest post: Why cities need more than just air conditioning for extreme heat

Cities around the world are facing more frequent and intense bouts of extreme heat, leading...
The post Guest post: Why cities need more than just air conditioning for extreme heat appeared first on Carbon Brief.

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Earth Estimated to Lose 3,000 Glaciers a Year at 'Peak Extinction'

That's not even a worst-case scenario.

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Lords write to environment secretary over “complacent” response to waste crime inquiry

The chair of the House of Lords Environment and Climate Change Committee has written to the environment secretary expressing “deep disappointment” at the government’s response to its waste-crime inquiry.
The post Lords write to environment secretary over “complacent” response to waste crime inquiry …

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Could This Technology Prevent Blackouts?

Spain’s grid operator, Red Eléctrica, proudly declared that electricity demand across the country’s peninsular system was met entirely by renewable energy sources for the first time on a weekday, on 16 April 2025.Just 12 days later, at 12.33 p.m. on Monday, 28 April, Spain and Portugal’s grids colla…

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A hidden climate shift may have sparked epic Pacific voyages 1,000 years ago

Around 1,000 years ago, a major climate shift reshaped rainfall across the South Pacific, making western islands like Samoa and Tonga drier while eastern islands such as Tahiti became increasingly wet. New evidence from plant waxes preserved in island sediments shows this change coincided with the f…

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‘No water, no life’: Iraq’s Tigris River in danger of disappearing

Unless urgent action is taken life will be fundamentally altered for the ancient communities who live on its banksAs a leader of one of the oldest gnostic religions in the world, Sheikh Nidham Kreidi al-Sabahi must use only water taken from a flowing river, even for drinking.The 68-year-old has a lo…

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Sea Urchins Are Dying Worldwide and No One Knows Why

The Canary Islands may represent the “missing link” in a global pandemic killing sea urchins. Sea urchins help build and maintain marine habitats in much the same way that large plant-eating animals shape landscapes on land. As they graze and tear apart seaweed and seagrass, they limit algae and can…

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Climate whiplash by 2064: Study projects extreme swings in rainfall and drought for Asia

A climate study led by The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST), in collaboration with an international research team, reveals that under a high-emission scenario, the Northern Hemisphere summer monsoons region will undergo extreme weather events starting in 2064. Asia and broader …

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BlackRock loses second Dutch pension mandate over sustainable investing concerns

€5bn in assets withdrawn by metal and tech workers’ group

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We must not stop research on solar geoengineering | Letters

Bryony Worthington says the media should not be pushing a western attitude to climate strategies to the detriment of African nations. Plus letters from Prof Hugh Hunt, Dr Portia Adade Williams and Angela Churie KallhaugeYour editorial (8 December) says that it is “hard to disagree” with calls to ban…

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Sunken Meadow Restoration Gains Traction with $1.5 Million Award

(December 3, 2025) - The National Fish and Wildlife Service announced nearly $12 million in grants from the Long Island Sound Futures Fund (Futures Fund) to organizations and local governments to...

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EU to Abandon Combustion Engine Ban in Win For Carmakers

The European Union is set to propose softening emissions rules for new cars, scrapping an effective ban on combustion engines following months of pressure from the automotive industry.
Bloomberg's Craig Trudell explains how this proposal will affect carmakers and the rollout of electric vehicles in …

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