Global Scans · Energy Transition · Weekly Summary

• [New] The AI explosion carries a hefty climate risk if it remains hooked to fossil fuels - the International Energy Agency has warned that the amount of planet-heating gases from power plants that run datacenters could double by 2035. The Guardian
• [New] CCS offers significant potential to reduce global CO2 emissions, thereby helping to mitigate climate change. The Press Pad
• [New] As the Earth continues to get hotter, climate change is likely to bring more hard-to-predict occurrences. NewsBreak
• [New] Future growth will be driven as increasing effects of climate change require engineers and environmental-services specialists to be involved much earlier in project lifecycles to shape long-term solutions. Engineering News-Record
• [New] With rising global temperatures and more frequent extreme weather events, climate-related workplace risks are becoming a top concern for health and safety managers. spacebands
• [New] Governments still plan to produce 120% the volume of fossil fuels in 2030 than would be consistent with limiting global warming to 1.5 °C, and 77% more than consistent with 2 °C. ECCO
• [New] Ongoing cuts by rich nations to foreign aid are threatening their pledge to double finance by the end of 2025 to help developing countries adapt to climate change, a new report has warned. Climate Home News
• [New] The Value Line Climate Change Investing Service - Value Line analysts target a critical issue - climate change, which is expected to spur transformation in the global economy for decades to come. Value Line, Inc.
• [New] Climate change now poses a severe threat to 12 of Australia's properties - 75% of the total - more than any other threat. The Conversation
• [New] The federal government's newly released National Climate Risk Assessment predicts northern Australia will face increasing hazards as global temperatures rise. Australian Broadcasting Corporation
• [New] The revitalized green space now features a comprehensive flood risk reduction system with both passive and deployable elements, engineered to withstand a 100-year storm and provide protection through the 2050s based on projected sea level rise. 6sqft | NYC Real Estate news and information
• [New] Increasing energy demand is putting states such as California and Texas at higher risk of life-threatening blackouts in extreme weather. The Guardian
• [New] The ICJ reasoned that, from a legal perspective, existing maritime spaces or statehood would not necessarily be put at risk by sea level rise. Tess
• [New] With global warming threatening ecosystems, worldwide there is a growing need for a sustainable diet that, according to FAO / WHO, must promote health and well-being, and at the same time have a low environmental impact. CNS Media
• [New] The growing destabilization of food supply chains - wrought by the compounding impacts of extreme weather events, global warming, the spread of diseases and pests, and migration and conflict - makes climate change one of the biggest threats to global food security. Investigate Midwest
• [New] Reducing methane emissions will protect the health of Australians and mitigate against the worst impacts of climate change. Healthy Futures
• [New] Critical mineral supply chains have become increasingly brittle: concentrated in a handful of countries, overwhelmingly refined in China, and increasingly exposed to extreme weather disruption. Atlantic Council
• [New] Billions of dollars of real estate in Florida are at risk from sea level rise and increasing coastal flooding. NSU
• With increasing global demand to reduce carbon footprints and manage climate change, we can expect to see a keen focus on sustainable technical engineering practices throughout 2025 and beyond. Mackinnon And Partners
• The timing of emissions reductions, even more so than the rate of reduction, will be key to avoiding catastrophic thresholds for ice-melt and sea-level rise. Cornell University
• As corporate exposure to climate change grows, regulators worldwide are expanding disclosure requirements to improve transparency and help stakeholders understand financial and other risks that could disrupt markets if left unmanaged. Erm
• Climate change commitments have intensified green financing, with over 100 countries pledging net-zero targets by 2050 in 2025. CoinLaw
• The risk of inaction on adaptation is large; the physical impacts of climate change could lower GDP by 7 to 14% by 2050. null

Last updated: 25 October 2025