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  • [New] Climate change is a serious threat to food crop production in Nigeria. The Conversation
  • [New] Israeli authorities continue to obstruct reconstruction efforts - raising fears of the complete collapse of water and sanitation systems and the permanent uninhabitability of entire neighbourhoods. Al Jazeera
  • [New] Key Insight: The Salton Sea region could become a global template for critical mineral extraction-combining energy, battery, and environmental value in a single project model. Farmonaut
  • [New] Trivia Point: The Salton Sea holds more than 600,000 tons / year of recoverable lithium capacity-enough to help meet up to 40% of projected US lithium demand in the late 2020s and 2030s. Farmonaut
  • [New] Nearly 600,000 tons of lithium could be sustainably extracted yearly from California's Salton Sea using geothermal brine processes. Farmonaut
  • [New] The strategic interests among India, South Korea, and ASEAN overlap primarily in ocean governance, trade, and infrastructure, especially given the rising influence of China in the South China Sea, which poses significant geopolitical and environmental threats. Maritime Fairtrade
  • [New] The Gulf of Maine is one of the fastest warming places in North America, threatening the future of its coastal forest ecosystems. Senator George J. Mitchell Center for Sustainability So
  • [New] Key drivers behind the growth of ESG and sustainable finance include: Climate Change and Environmental Risks: Increasing frequency of extreme weather events, carbon regulations, and global climate commitments have made environmental risks financially material. TradingView
  • [New] The global community has agreed to increase adaptation finance for developing countries to US$ 1.3 trillion by 2035. TV BRICS
  • [New] Direct Lithium Extraction at Salton Sea could meet nearly 40% of U.S. lithium demand sustainably. Farmonaut
  • [New] Global challenges such as climate change, technological disruption, and demographic transition, which carry long-term impacts, will require trust, coordination, and consensus - none of which any can deliver alone. OBSERVER RESEARCH FOUNDATION ( ORF )
  • [New] An expedition off the coast of Massachusetts confirmed this week the existence of a giant sub-seafloor reservoir that could supply a city the size of New York City with fresh water for around 800 years. Live Science
  • [New] Water capture and management will be its biggest area of investment in 2026, as scientists warn climate change is making weather patterns increasingly erratic. BBC News
  • [New] Climate change poses a critical threat to forest ecosystems, particularly in biodiversity hotspots such as the Western Ghats of Tamil Nadu. Nature
  • [New] In addition to fueling deadly heat waves that already kill over half a million people each year, rising global temperatures are projected to intensify extreme weather while making precipitation more erratic, increasing the risk of drought, and disrupting agricultural production worldwide. The Boston Globe
  • [New] Global greenhouse gas emissions are expected to rise until around 2030, driven primarily by growth in developing countries, while emissions in developed nations, as well as in China and India, remain largely stagnant. The Boston Globe
  • [New] The EU, its Member States and the private sector should invest €70 billion per year until 2050 in climate adaptation, to reduce exposure to increasing climate hazards and improve resilience. Climate Action
  • [New] New filtration technology developed by Rice University may absorb some PFAS forever chemicals at 100 times the rate previously possible, which could dramatically improve pollution control and speed remediations. The Guardian
  • [New] By 2047, treated used-water could meet substantial industrial and irrigation demand in India, unlocking a Rs3 lakh crore economic opportunity. Hindustan Times
  • [New] Projections using a machine-learning model, trained on historical socioeconomic and water-resources data, reveal the impact of inequality on water security and predict that, by 2100, 63% of the global population could face severe water scarcity. Nature
  • [New] In 2026, there is a 12% chance global temperatures will exceed the Paris Agreement threshold of 1.5 degrees - an international benchmark aimed at limiting global carbon emissions to avoid the most extreme impacts of climate change. Prince Albert Daily Herald - Prince Albert's only local
  • [New] A full transition to ammonia produced using conventional processes paired with carbon capture could cut global greenhouse gas emissions by nearly 71% for a 23.2% cost increase. MIT News | Massachusetts Institute of Technology
  • [New] Environmental threats, from extreme weather to biodiversity loss and critical changes to Earth's systems, may have dropped in prominence relative to short-term geopolitical concerns, but they still dominate the ten-year risk outlook. IO+

Last updated: 26 January 2026



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