Global Scans · Environment · Weekly Summary

WHAT'S NEXT:? Our natural environment is under ever-increasing threat. Landscape and ocean adaptation plus stabilizing biodiversity strategies will play an important role in maintaining global food productivity as climate changes. Evidence is mounting that any economic strategy that ignores carbon pollution will impose tremendous costs on the global economy and will result in fewer jobs and less economic growth over the long term. The global market for commercial "Earth observation" data is expected to hit $3.5 billion by 2024. Battles over environmental regulation could become particularly pointed in the coming years.

• [New] Space weather can cripple satellites, endanger the safety of astronauts, and even cause disturbances on the Earth's electrical power grid. Lockheed Martin
• [New] The Earth is in the grips of ever-growing threats, including climate change, unprecedented biodiversity loss, chemical and plastic pollution, increasing land degradation, wars and conflicts, supply chain crises, and rising waves of political populism. IISD Earth Negotiations Bulletin
• [New] Australia's oceans are in crisis, facing serious threats of industrial fishing, climate change and plastic pollution. Greenpeace Australia Pacific
• [New] The CDU's stance favors rolling back certain EU environmental regulations and reinstating tax breaks for diesel used in agriculture, a move that will likely be welcomed by farmers but criticized by environmental advocates. Envirotech Online
• [New] Mongolia faces serious environmental threats, including soil degradation, sand and dust storms and desertification, making environmental protection and green growth national priorities. UNCCD
• [New] The potential impacts of climate change on Oxfordshire's historic buildings, pollution levels, food security and pest outbreaks will need to be assessed. Oxfordshire
• [New] The low-altitude economy will achieve groundbreaking advancements in intelligence, automation, and environmental sustainability, writing a new chapter for China's high-quality development of the low-altitude economy in Hefei. DRONES.R.AFRICA
• [New] Greece's Golden Visa requirements are highly attractive and provide a great opportunity to earn great real estate investment returns in a favourable tax environment. TechRound
• [New] With increasing uncertainty about climate change-related issues on the federal level in the United States, businesses will need to rely on their own internal governance structures to mitigate external environmental pressures. Great Forest
• [New] South Korea to set up government body to navigate EU's CBAM, global environmental policies South Korea's Ministry of Environment will set up an International Cooperation Bureau that will monitor environmental regulations such as the EU's upcoming Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism. Commodity Insights Live
• [New] Reforms focused on digitalization, climate adaptation, and improving the business environment will prove key in following decades and have potential to yield significant spillover benefits. WheelerBlog
• [New] Contradictory energy, climate, and social policies from the United States will add to the economic, environmental and social disruption. Sport New Zealand | Ihi Aoteroa
• [New] Particular interest will be for minerals, particularly rare earth minerals, and natural resources that the US requires for its industries and technologies. IOA
• [New] A project that will contribute to Fiji's green, inclusive and sustainable growth through the promotion of circular economy and resource efficiency practices for the private sector and to mitigate the impact of plastic pollution and climate change. Unido
• [New] Climate change, environmental degradation, and emerging health risks require urgent and sustained attention. TheCable
• [New] NASA's PUNCH mission will be the first to image the Sun's corona, or outer atmosphere, and solar wind together to better understand the Sun, solar wind, and Earth as a single connected system. Copernical.com
• [New] Dating apps have the potential to create healthier environments, where users can connect without feeling the need to confirm to unrealistic beauty standards. Home
• [New] The overall state of the environment in Australia is poor and deteriorating, with increasing numbers of species under threat of being wiped out. The Saturday Paper
• [New] The PUNCH mission will involve a network of four satellites exploring the Sun's outer corona and solar wind interactions, crucial for understanding space weather and its impact on Earth. OpenTools
• [New] Working towards a circular economy, involving efficient and accessible disposal of waste and waste flows being turned into inputs for further production, can limit society's impact on finite resources and bring opportunities for positive environmental and economic impacts. BSI
• [New] As power generation continues to evolve, innovations in steam condensation will play a key role in shaping the future of energy production, ensuring that steam-based power plants remain a vital part of the global energy mix while minimizing environmental impacts and maximizing resource utilization. EMS Power Machines - Steam Turbines, Wood Gasifiers, Di

Last updated: 01 March 2025