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AI’s OpenAI and Anthropic, have so far been largely silent about their impact on the climate. A new California regulation is likely to force the companies to publicly account for their footprints. Read: bit.ly/3TSAjGk #Footprint #ClimateChange #GHG #Governance #ClimateAction #LeadershipMatters

World’s AI Giants Are Preparing to Come Clean on Climate Impact

OpenAI, Anthropic, SpaceX and rivals have so far revealed little about their emissions.

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"25,000 dead. €19 billion burned. Still no plan." Swiss Re's research arm has a new word for Europe's heat risk: chronic. Even Swiss Re's CEO admits they underestimated it. I called this in 2024, in "Navigating Climate Change.Articles: bit.ly/45TLrp3 #ClimateChange #WeatheringTomorrow #Insurence

Methane Brief nr 7 : Only 3 of America's 524 coal mines capture their methane at scale. Here's how one of them — CNX Resources — made the economics work, and why the other 521 haven't. More: lnkd.in/eAKDyBYX - bit.ly/4wmITKS #ClimateAction #methane #climatefinance #MitigateVAM #LeadershipMatters

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Most US coal mines vent their methane into the atmosphere. CNX Resources is one of only a handful of operators capturing it at scale — and the only one we've examined that's built a real commercial mo...

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How the hard reality of climate change hit Europe's economy this summer via Reuters reut.rs/45WnDAN #climatechange #finance #Adaptation #ClimateAction #LeadershipMatters @climatechangenews.com @climategroup.bsky.social @climatechangepost.bsky.social @newyorkerunion.bsky.social

How the hard reality of climate change hit Europe's economy this summer

For anyone in Europe who still thought climate change was a problem for future generations, this summer's sweltering heatwaves have brought home the reality that its costly and life-altering economic ...

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Calling this a “bad wildfire season” misses the point. This isn’t an anomaly. It’s the bill for decades of ignoring climate risk. Europe has already lost €3.1B+ to wildfires this year. Financial Times analysis: bit.ly/4gapBDC #ClimateRisk #Wildfires #Leadership #RiskManagement #Resilience

European wildfire costs this year have already surpassed €3bn

Economic toll in worst-hit countries exceeds official estimate of costs to bloc in average year, according to FT analysis

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The battery race is already being won. The question is whether Europe — and Sweden — is still in it. Listen to the full conversation on Transformers: The Sustainability Changemakers — available on all major podcast platforms and at kajembren.org. #podcast #batteries #cleantech #energy

How Companies Have Abandoned Their Climate Goals and Let Themselves Off the Hook Via @nytimes bit.ly/4wPCiJw #ClimateAction #Trust #values #GHG #Sustainability #LeadershipMatters @elizkolbert.bsky.social @weforum.org @climatesocial.bsky.social @climatechangepost.bsky.social

How Companies Have Abandoned Their Climate Goals and Let Themselves Off the Hook

Big business made big promises about saving the planet. Following through hasn’t been easy.

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How the Iran War Is Driving Demand for Clean Energy bit.ly/4pD43mv #EnergyTransition #GreenTech #Energy #war #Change #LeadershipMatters @wedonthavetime.wsocial.eu @climategroup.bsky.social @worldofwarcraft.blizzard.com @worldresources.bsky.social @worldbank1.bsky.social

How the Iran War Is Driving Demand for Clean Energy

For decades, the case for clean energy was rooted primarily in climate policy. Today, it is just as much about geopolitics.

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Summertime = time to reflect. 🌱 Climate action, sustainability, and leadership for the next generation — 50+ leaders share their stories in the Transformers podcast. Give it a listen: bit.ly/3ucjYdk #ParisAgreement #SDG #ESG #Sustainability #LeadershipMatters @sustainabilityhub.bsky.social

How the Iran War Is Driving Demand for Clean Energy

For decades, the case for clean energy was rooted primarily in climate policy. Today, it is just as much about geopolitics.

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How Companies Have Abandoned Their Climate Goals and Let Themselves Off the Hook

Big business made big promises about saving the planet. Following through hasn’t been easy.

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Public support for climate action is stronger than many of us think via article in @Springer Nature Why is climate action moving slower than public opinion suggests? bit.ly/4w1sr3w #ClimateAction #BehaviourChange #ClimateCommunication #ClimateScience #LeadershipMatters @climatechangenews.com

In 2025, the heat added was the equivalent of about 12 Hiroshima-scale nuclear bombs exploding every second of every day. Scientists warn record-hot oceans could make 2027 even hotter bit.ly/4xURvKK #planet #climatechange #ElNino #science @climatechangenews.com @climatechangepost.bsky.social

Scientists warn record-hot oceans could make 2027 even hotter

The world’s oceans are the hottest on record for June, pushing past records set during the 2023–24 El Niño years

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Europe Must Raise Its Voice — And W Is Helping Build the Platform to Do It www.linkedin.com/pulse/europe... Shared via LinkedIn

Europe Must Raise Its Voice — And W Is Helping Build the Platform to Do It

There is a moment in every movement when talking about change is no longer enough. When the architecture of change — the tools, the platforms, the infrastructure — must be built.

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‘An equal and habitable world is possible’: academics set out sweeping vision for planetary survival. The Guardian bit.ly/3Slme3d The videoclip is from the Transformers podcast at bit.ly/3Q4jrux #planet #earth #resilience #climate #adaptation #technology #governance #LeadershipMatters

I've been attending climate events for over five decades — from COP negotiations to harbour-front democracy festivals in Visby and Arendal.... Read the article here: bit.ly/43ggev2 kajembren.org #democracy #climate #ClimateAction #opinion #engagement #LeadershipMatters Wedonthavetime.org

The real shortage in climate finance isn't capital. Pension funds are looking. What's missing: cities that can meet them on equal terms. London Climate Action Week starts next week 👇 CityTalk: bit.ly/4urObnE Malmö blueprint: lnkd.in/eKcbfZtA #LCAW2026 #GreenFinance #ICLEI #Cities #NordicModel

Kaj Embren @kajembren.bsky.social · 4mo ago

India: extreme heat could put 4.5% of GDP at risk by 2030 (RBI). 380M people work outdoors in it. Data centres a tax holiday on a ~70% coal grid—and is opening new coal mines. bit.ly/3ScXWIS #ClimateRisk #ExtremeHeat #India #CoalMineMethane #EnergyTransition #WeatheringTomorrow @ghgpolicy.org

What Happens to an Economy When It’s Too Hot to Work?

India is becoming a case study in how rising temperatures can undermine productivity and growth in nations that still rely heavily on physical labor.

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Methane Brief nr 6 is out - Don't miss the 200 articles on Coal Methane @ bit.ly/3S0wOwk Methane Brief Newsletter at bit.ly/4tQzgDb #Coal #Methane #Coalmines #Energy #energytransition #LeadershipMatters @elizkolbert.bsky.social @yalee360.bsky.social @insideclimatenews.org @wriclimate.bsky.social

What Happens to an Economy When It’s Too Hot to Work?

India is becoming a case study in how rising temperatures can undermine productivity and growth in nations that still rely heavily on physical labor.

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