I would like everyone to take a moment and watch this in its entirety. Depending on your age and the level of care you have had to give in the past (or currently) this is very important to consider. I have been there. Multiple times. With family and friends.

New York Times Opinion on Instagram: "Behind closed doors, millions of Americans are stepping into one of the hardest roles they’ll ever take on: caring for their aging parents. Every year, unpaid caregivers provide an estimated $870 billion worth of labor — often while sacrificing their own well-being, finances and futures. @nytopinion spoke with dozens of caregivers across the country about the weight of this responsibility. “What if this goes on for another 10 years?” one caregiver said. “How long am I going to be able to maintain this?” | 🎥 @amandaysu, @emilyholzknecht and @kobaljan #nytopinion"

7,806 likes, 353 comments - nytopinion on July 10, 2026: "Behind closed doors, millions of Americans are stepping into one of the hardest roles they’ll ever take on: caring for their aging parents. Every year, unpaid caregivers provide an estimated $870 billion worth of labor — often while sacrificing their own well-being, finances and futures. @nytopinion spoke with dozens of caregivers across the country about the weight of this responsibility. “What if this goes on for another 10 years?” one caregiver said. “How long am I going to be able to maintain this?” | 🎥 @amandaysu, @emilyholzknecht and @kobaljan #nytopinion".

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The Environmental Protection/Destruction Agency, is rolling back some Biden-era restrictions on smog-causing emissions from heavy-duty vehicles. At the same time, autonomous trucks are expanding across the US. www.nytimes.com/2026... and www.supplychaindive....

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Global gas flaring rose for the third year, surging to 167 billion cubic meters (bcm) in 2025 and wasting an estimated $54 billion worth of gas. Capturing this wasted gas could strengthen energy security, generate power, support economic activity and reduce emissions.

Global Flaring Rises Three Years in a Row, Undermining Energy Security

Global gas flaring rose for the third consecutive year, surging to 167 billion cubic meters (bcm) in 2025 and wasting an estimated $54 billion worth of gas. As many countries, especially the poorest, face energy shortages, capturing this wasted gas could strengthen energy security, generate power, support economic activity that’s key to job creation, and reduce emissions.

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Talking with Mr. Edy Dariquebe (Federación Nativa del Río Madre de Dios y Afluentes) and Ms. Elsa Mamani (Asociación de Mujeres Sumaq Tikaqrik), two indigenous leaders who took part in the #GEF #CI #IUCN Inclusive Conservation Initiative (ICI) has made me hopeful again.

Lighting the Path with Indigenous Knowledge

2025 marks a defining year for Indigenous leadership in global environmental policy. Hear from Indigenous leaders of the Inclusive Conservation Initiative (ICI) on how Indigenous Knowledge is lighting the policy path -- from Abu Dhabi, to COP6 for the Minamata Convention, and to UNFCCC COP30 in Belé

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And that's a wrap for the GEF IEO mission to #Ecuador and #Peru, part of the #evaluation of the implementation of the GEF #gender policy.

A possible Super El Niño is a stark warning: extreme heat is no longer an occasional crisis, but a defining climate risk. Governments must act now with early warnings, cooling centers, worker protections, and rapid adaptation to save lives.

A Super El Niño Looks Likely This Year | Council on Foreign Relations

The rare climate pattern associated with prolonged periods of intense heat now requires ramped up planning by authorities at all levels to prevent deaths and avoid damage that can be severe. So far, government action has fallen far short.

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The SDG Report 2026 is a wake-up call: the goals are not failing for lack of ambition, but for lack of delivery. With only 16% of targets on track, the post-2030 agenda must prioritize financing, governance, and implementation.

Why the SDG Report 2026 Is the Most Urgent Wake-Up Call for Global Development

East and South Asian countries have made the strongest SDG progress since 2015, and among major economies the standouts are India and China.

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IMPORTANT STUDY: As climate change accelerates, Amazon species need connected upslope corridors to survive. New mapping shows where conservation can protect these “lifeboats” for biodiversity—especially along the Peruvian Andes, where resilience pathways remain strong.

Study offers first map of Amazon’s climate-resilient upslope corridors

Amazon-based scientists have long known that rapidly rising temperatures mean that places where species live today won’t be where they live tomorrow. For a vast number of species — ranging from insects, birds and primates to all manner of plants — upslope migration could present a potential, though perilous, pathway to resilience and survival during […]

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Climate anxiety may be more common than people think. New polling shows many in wealthy nations see climate change as a serious threat, but underestimate how many others feel the same. That hidden consensus matters for climate action and accountability.

Wealthy Nations Don't See Their Own Climate Anxiety

World Risk Poll data show most adults in high-income countries worry about climate change but underestimate how many others in their country do as well.

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For those who think it is amazing that M&Ms in the US will be produced without artificial dyes... M&Ms in Europe have been free of artificial dyes since 2010, after the 2007 Southampton Study linked six specific synthetic food colorings to hyperactivity in children.

M&M's launches version without artificial dyes, excludes blue and brown - AOL

Mars, the company behind the iconic M&M's candy, announces a multi-million dollar makeover, introducing a new version made without artificial dyes. These new M&M's will be sold exclusively on Amazon and will notably exclude the blue and brown colors. Mars aims to offer all six colors with natural flavors by 2028, overcoming production challenges with spirulina.

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Bonn Climate Change Conference 2026: Despite mounting geopolitical tensions, energy security risks, and worsening climate impacts, negotiators made limited progress on key issues including mitigation, adaptation, and just transition. Shame, shame, shame. But we have a report: enb.iisd.org/bonn-cl...

Father’s Day found me in Lima conducting a gender evaluation, reflecting on fatherhood, care, privilege, and responsibility. I wrote about honoring fathers while asking how we use our influence to advance dignity, opportunity, and equity for others. www.linkedin.com/pulse/other-...

The other 364 Days: Fatherhood, Privilege, and the Responsibility of Care

Father’s Day finds me in Lima, Peru, conducting a gender evaluation. The timing feels appropriate.

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Goodbye #Ecuador, and hello #Peru. I am very excited to talk with beneficiaries, #UNDP and Conservation International #CI about their impact on the ground for the #GEFIEO. Here a nice video of an Small Grants Programme #SGP #PPD in Peru and a picture of my own alpacas: www.youtube.com/watc...

Fossil fuel pollution is framed as a betrayal of future generations, driven by political inaction and industry influence. The article calls for stronger legal protections, including rights to a healthy planet for children yet to come.

We are betraying our children with fossil fuel pollution 

Over the decades, whether we paid attention or not, one thing has remained constant: Our failure to get global warming under control is the greatest betrayal that any generation has ever imposed on…

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The Global Goal on Adaptation helps countries define and track climate resilience. Its core message: adaptation must be locally tailored, globally coordinated, better measured and backed by finance so vulnerable communities can turn plans into protection.

5 Core Concepts of the Global Goal on Adaptation

What does successful climate change adaptation look like? The Global Goal on Adaptation aims to help countries find answers.

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A new study finds that many Black and low-income communities recognize climate risks, but the phrase “climate justice” often fails to resonate. Advocates may need clearer, more familiar language to connect climate action with daily realities.

Why ‘Climate Justice’ Isn’t Resonating in Communities Most at Risk

A new study suggests that while residents recognize the impacts of climate justice, the terminology itself may not inspire concern or action.

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UNICEF’s Children's Climate Risk Report 2026 warns that 1.1 billion children now face at least three overlapping climate hazards, threatening health, education and survival. It calls for child-focused adaptation, stronger services and urgent action to cut emissions.

The Children’s Climate Risk Report 2026

More than a billion children are now facing at least three overlapping climate hazards

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Modern wars do not affect everyone equally. This article shows how women and girls are being killed, displaced, assaulted and excluded from peacebuilding. Gendered harm is not a side effect of conflict, but central to it.

The War No One Talks About: What Modern Conflict Is Doing to Women and Girls

There is a particular cruelty to the way modern wars are fought. Not just in their scale or their duration, but in what they have quietly decided about who matters and who doesn't.

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AI’s climate footprint is bigger (and more complex) than carbon alone. A new UN report warns that today’s estimates miss the energy, water, land and e-waste impacts of running models at scale. Responsible AI starts with measuring the full cost in full.

UN Warns of 'Critical Gap' in Estimates of AI's Climate Change Impact

Most climate change estimates of AI focus on emissions from training large models, but they don't account for the impact of running them, shows a UN report.

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Delhi’s 43.5°C heat felt far worse on the street, where concrete, traffic and little shade pushed surface temperatures above 60°C. The article shows how urban heat hits outdoor workers and poorer residents hardest—and why trees can be lifesaving.

Delhi heatwave: The temperature in Indian capital showed 43.5C. Why did it feel hotter?

We spent a day out in the city with a thermal camera, recording surface temperatures indoors and outdoors.

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GEF countries agreed an initial $3.9bn package to support climate adaptation, biodiversity, water security and land restoration in 144 countries through 2030, with faster access to funds and stronger support for LDCs, SIDS and local communities.

Countries agree €3.4bn for environmental projects

Representatives from 186 nations agreed the Global Environment Facility fund, which will support projects in 144 countries.

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First day in Quito, Ecuador. Acclimatizing to the altitude and getting ready for a busy week ahead of meetings and fieldwork for the GEF Independent Evaluation Office’s Gender Policy Implementation Evaluation. #GEFIEO For now, I’m cheering on Ecuador, with this little four-legged friend... 🇪🇨🐶⚽

Looking forward to visiting Ecuador and Peru to learn from SGP projects - from multiple operational phases - on the ground. Excited and humbled to explore how environmental stewardship and gender empowerment reinforce each other in building resilient communities. www.facebook.com/res...

The world is focused on carbon, but toxic chemical pollution may be the next great environmental challenge. As petrochemical production grows, so does the need for stronger oversight, safer design, and public accountability. #EnvironmentalHealth

Petrochemicals and Controlling the Poisoning of Our Planet

Petrochemicals are embedded in modern life, but their environmental and health costs are becoming impossible to ignore.

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What if 15% of global warming comes from pollutants that climate policies largely ignore? New research highlights the need to address indirect greenhouse gases to accelerate climate action and reduce harmful air pollution. #ClimateScience

Overlooked pollutants are responsible for about 15% of current global warming, study shows

In a new paper published in Science, leading scientists and climate policy experts show that 15% of current global warming (0.3°C) from human emissions stems from pollutants that fall outside most existing ...

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The future of #ESG may not be about compliance—it may be about competitiveness. Better sustainability data can help mobilize investment, reduce uncertainty, and strengthen economic resilience. The challenge is turning reporting into action.

Can ESG Transparency Become a Strategic Advantage for European Businesses? - Impakter

For years, the ESG debate has revolved around a fairly simple question: is sustainability an opportunity or a cost for businesses? Today, as Europe moves

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Child malnutrition is often treated in clinics, but its roots lie in climate shocks, crop failures, and food insecurity. A new Global Nutrition Report calls for coordinated food, health, and climate policies to protect vulnerable children. #Nutrition #ClimateAction

To fight child hunger, coordinate food, health and climate policy | Cornell Chronicle

A new Cornell-led report shows protecting nutrition now depends on integrating food and health systems as climate shocks strain both at once.

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More than 260 scientists from around the world are calling for wildlife protection as a climate solution. Healthy ecosystems depend on thriving wildlife—and so does our climate future. #ClimateAction #Biodiversity #NatureBasedSolutions

Over 260 Global Scientists Unite on Urgent Call for Wildlife Protection for Sake of Climate

Trisha Atwood in USU's Department of Watershed Sciences is part of the global effort that resulted in a call on governments to explicitly include wildlife and their ecological roles in climate policy.

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Corporate #ClimateAction needs a reset: from entity-level net-zero accounting to coordinated #SystemsTransformation that cuts real-world emissions, unlocks value, and accelerates #resilient, low-carbon infrastructure. illuminem.com/illumi...