[New] Without urgent action to stabilise and reduce GHG emissions, global heating will dramatically accelerate, making extreme weather events and unnatural disasters more intense and more likely, with grave human rights implications for billions of people and the critical ecosystems on which we all rely.
Pearls and Irritations
[New] Key Insight: With urbanization and climate volatility rising, hydroponic container farm systems are projected to supply up to 50% of fresh greens and herbs in cities by 2028, leveraging less land, less water, and greater yield predictability.
Farmonaut
[New] The world needs more people with practical and scientific skills to weather hard times and tackle existential risks such as climate change.
Business Insider
[New] In South America, melting glaciers, drought, unchecked water use and leaking infrastructure are threatening major cities like La Paz, Bolivia and Bogota, Colombia with reduced storage and unstable supplies.
World Socialist Web Site
[New] To act on climate change, and to reach the global target of reducing warming below 1.5 °C, New Brunswick needs to act quickly to phase out coal electricity by 2030 or sooner.
CCNB
[New] With advancing climate change, many areas of the world, including U.S. cities such as Miami, Houston, Phoenix and Las Vegas, will confront many more days each year hot enough to threaten human survival.
PennLive
[New] A coalition of environmental and clean-shipping groups is urging the International Maritime Organization to block any move that would allow ammonia-fueled ships to discharge toxic waste at sea, warning that shipping's push toward zero-emission fuels must not come at the expense of ocean health.
gCaptain
[New] Rapid surface water runoff overwhelms drainage systems and surface water runoff flooding is one of the greatest threats to east London.
Insurance Journal
[New] 54% of respondents with home and/or contents insurance are worried that extreme weather such as bushfires, floods, or storms will make cover unaffordable or unavailable where they live.
Insurance Business
[New] The snowpack crisis, which could mean a drier, more wildfire-prone summer, is coming as states are racing unsuccessfully against a deadline to agree on terms to share water in the Colorado River Basin, the source of water for 40 million people across seven states in the West.
Wired
[New] By 2030, the cleaner growth path brought average air pollution down to about 22.36 micrograms per cubic meter, roughly 11.5% lower than if nothing changed.
earth.com
[New] Climate-adaptive smart cities: According to C40 Cities, 570 coastal cities could be vulnerable to flooding by 2050.
World Governments Summit
[New] The European Parliament voted 413 to 226 on Tuesday to approve a binding 2040 greenhouse gas emission reduction target of 90% compared to 1990 levels, amending the EU Climate Law to include a new intermediate target on the path to climate neutrality by 2050.
The Rio Times
[New] Carbon dioxide emissions from China have flatlined or fallen for 21 months, meaning the world's biggest greenhouse gas emitter may have reached a global turning point sooner than expected.
Live Science
[New] The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change found global emissions needed to be cut by 43% between 2019 and 2030 to keep the Paris agreement goal of limiting heating to 1.5 C above preindustrial levels in play.
The Guardian
[New] Meta is partnering with Arable to provide irrigation technology to independent farmers in Indiana's Upper Wabash River Basin, a project it expects to restore 200 million gallons of water a year for 10 years and reduce costs for farmers.
Verdict
[New] In the absence of substantial mitigation, physical climate risks such as floods, storms, and coastal inundation are projected to increase by 2050. / New ZealandInsurance Business
[New] Small countries prone to extreme weather may face the highest sovereign risks from climate change in coming years.
Clean Energy Wire
[New] Taxpayers could potentially save $10 billion a year in infrastructure costs if governments implement effective measures to adapt to the extreme heat and heavy rainfall caused by climate change.
CityNews Montreal
[New] By 2050, developing countries alone could see $1.3 billion in annual road damage due to climate change.
Yourstory
[New] A report from researchers at the University of Johannesburg said that it poses risk to aquatic biodiversity due to ocean deoxygenation.
SlashGear
[New] That the rate of atmospheric carbon dioxide (CO2) increase this year will remain too fast to meet climate targets outlined for limiting global warming to 1.5 °C.
Met Office
[New] Scientists are aiming to protect 30% of the ocean by 2030, with more sustainable fishing practices that guarantee the future of marine life.
Yahoo News
Last updated: 16 February 2026
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