Climate Change

Outdoor worker safety plans built around heat also need controls for solar UV, which WHO and ILO link to nearly 19,000 skin cancer deaths from work in 2019.

Green steel is emerging, but buyers and producers are often far apart. RMI’s book-and-claim model could connect demand with cleaner production without delivery.

AI workloads are pushing rack power to new extremes. That shift is making 800V DC a bigger part of data center design, cost and infrastructure planning.

A retracted study affecting some NGFS scenarios and persistent borrower data gaps are prompting closer scrutiny of how banks use climate stress tests.

The revised Ocean Investment Protocol, published Sept. 21, asks central banks and supervisors to assess ocean-related financial risk.

Noria Energy is bringing single-axis tracking to floating solar with Airon. The system aims to deliver more output from the same project footprint on the water.

Rhine water levels fell again on September 11 after briefly recovering, pushing freight costs higher and turning river conditions into a real operating risk.

Growth is outpacing recharge across Georgia, the Carolinas, and Virginia, and executives siting new facilities there are learning that lesson mid-project.

Falling property rates and record reinsurance capital are giving commercial insurance buyers more leverage as companies set their 2027 risk budgets.

New Nature research identifies a recurring tropical-Antarctic climate link that could improve understanding of ice variability and sea-level risk.

GEF is putting $140M behind a major drought resilience program for 2026-2030. The plan targets water risk, land degradation and long-term preparedness globally.

California's building electrification push is changing the skills facilities teams need to operate heat pumps, electrical systems and low-carbon buildings.

Indiana is seeking an investigation into NIPSCO's storm preparation, vegetation management and use of funds approved for grid reliability improvements.

Finland’s forestry drainage has dried up much of the landscape. A 60-year study finds beavers can restore wetter habitats and support targeted recovery efforts.

Anheuser-Busch sent more than 155,000 cans of emergency drinking water to Ohio and Washington within days, as floods and wildfires strained communities.

Data center growth is drawing fresh scrutiny from nearby communities. Health, noise, water use and power demands are now central to project approvals and zoning.

Bioeconomy strategies are expanding in 76 countries, but new research finds governance gaps around land, genetic resources, data and benefit sharing.

Grid curtailment can interrupt renewable energy delivery without automatically triggering force majeure, putting PPA contract language under new scrutiny.

AI growth is forcing data centers to rethink power, cooling, and water. Energy Concepts says Plato5X could move more infrastructure on site to ease grid delays.

How automation, stronger data governance, and better workflows can help companies improve climate disclosure, sustainability reporting, and EHS&S data management.

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