Pipes Feed Preview: Climate Change

1. Trump Hit Oil and Gas Harder Than Climate Policy Ever Could

   Thu, 18 Jun 2026 10:00:00 -0000

   With his Iran war, Trump badly damaged his favorite industry. It may never recover. A fifth of the world’s oil supplies typically flow through the …

2. European Heat Wave Threatens to Spur Record Cooling Demand

   Thu, 18 Jun 2026 08:46:11 -0000

   Western Europe is baking under a heat wave that threatens to drive record cooling demand, just as warming rivers force French nuclear reactors to …

3. 150 Years Ago, a Super El Niño Killed 50 Million People. The Next One Is Right Around the Corner.

   Wed, 17 Jun 2026 06:05:39 -0000

   From 1876 to 1878, a strong El Niño wreaked havoc on the tropics. In the past 150 years, humanity has faced a plethora of calamities. The first half of the 20th century was a horror show, with two world wars alone killing upwards of 100 million people and the influenza epidemic of 1918 and 1919 …

4. Trump administration pays $765M to kill more offshore wind projects, including one off California

   Wed, 17 Jun 2026 18:42:15 -0000

   In yet another blow to the beleaguered offshore wind industry, the Trump administration said Wednesday it will pay developer Invenergy $765 million to walk away from four U.S. wind leases, including one off the coast of California, and invest instead in geothermal and fossil fuel projects. Under the …

5. 'Scientists were dead right': Al Gore says on 20th anniversary of 'An Inconvenient Truth'

   Wed, 17 Jun 2026 02:08:08 -0000

   The former vice president still believes climate change is a moral issue. The scientists have been right about climate change all along, says former …

6. Multilateralism Is Dead. Long Live Plurilateralism.

   Thu, 18 Jun 2026 04:01:49 -0000

   Coalitions of the willing are creating a “race to the top” on climate change, AI, and critical minerals. Remember Paris? The adoption of that landmark …

7. Geoengineering still faces major practical challenges

   Thu, 18 Jun 2026 10:00:00 -0000

   There’s a lot to figure out about the controversial climate tech. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Solar geoengineering is often portrayed as a sort of emergency …

8. Robin Hood's world-famous Major Oak is dead. Here’s what happened to the 1,200-year-old tree | Countryfile.com

   Thu, 18 Jun 2026 00:00:00 -0000

   The Major Oak, one of the UK’s most iconic trees due to its age, vast size and links to the legend of Robin Hood, is believed to have died. Recent …

9. What sustainability leaders are saying about SBTI’s new net-zero standard

   Thu, 18 Jun 2026 10:00:00 -0000

   After a week of debate, the nuances are becoming clearer. Sustainability leaders have spent the past week digesting the 100-plus pages of Version 2 of …

10. Forest Service Clearcutting and Intentional Burning is Killing, Not Saving, our National Forests

    Thu, 18 Jun 2026 05:58:30 -0000

    The Trump administration and some Democrats support “managing” our national forests like tree farms, not forest ecosystems, by calling for ever more …

11. Severe drought, energy shortages and food insecurity: What El Niño could mean for Europe this year

    Thu, 18 Jun 2026 05:00:06 -0000

    This year’s potentially record-breaking El Niño could impact food systems, energy production, economies, ecosystems and human wellbeing. Climate …

12. Why is Trump’s threat to the Ocean Observatories Initiative so monumental to scientists?

    Wed, 17 Jun 2026 15:45:45 -0000

    Earlier this week, a bipartisan group of United States senators delivered a letter to the National Science Foundation urging Acting Director Brian …

13. A win for clean energy or fossil fuels? The Iran war could lead to both.

    Thu, 18 Jun 2026 10:51:58 -0000

    American gas guzzlers versus Chinese electric vehicles. Renewables versus oil and natural gas. The Iran war has often been portrayed as a winner-takes-all grudge match in the global contest between clean energy and fossil fuels. But history suggests that America and China could both emerge from the …

14. Solar-powered fridges are boosting farmers’ incomes by 50% while cutting food waste

    Wed, 17 Jun 2026 04:00:52 -0000

    Renewable energy is saving crops from going to waste. When dicing vegetables, few of us pause to think about the challenges farmers had to overcome to …

15. How the Strait of Hormuz blockade has forever changed the world's energy trade

    Wed, 17 Jun 2026 13:37:00 -0000

    President Trump said the Strait of Hormuz will reopen within "the next day or two." Semafor climate & energy editor Tim McDonnell explains why global …

16. Heatwaves in France: nearly 5,400 deaths a year and inequalities in heat exposure

    Thu, 18 Jun 2026 07:37:03 -0000

    Two studies reported by France Info warn about the health impact of heatwaves in France, highlighting mounting risks, especially in unsuitable …

17. Turning sand into fertile soil: A Kenyan food experiment

    Wed, 17 Jun 2026 08:08:00 -0000

    Extreme heat, salinity, little water, and no soil—yet crops are sprouting. Forget fertilizers, this Kenyan project uses algae and biology to revive barren land.

18. Controlled burns reduce long-term pollution, Stanford scientists find

    Thu, 18 Jun 2026 10:30:51 -0000

    When Shasta-Trinity National Forest firefighters conduct controlled burns to clear excess vegetation, they may actually be reducing California's overall pollution levels, climate scientists said. That's because burning in small increments overgrown wilderness areas when winds are calm, and weather …

19. Philippines, Indonesia firms are electrifying faster than governments can keep up, survey finds

    Thu, 18 Jun 2026 03:00:00 -0000

    A new analysis by climate coalitions finds that 83 per cent of Indonesian executives want the government to step up investment in grid capacity and …

20. Colombia Passes First-Ever National Law Requiring Beef to Be Traced Back to Its Origins

    Thu, 18 Jun 2026 08:50:00 -0000

    The new law is aimed at tackling deforestation in protected areas and will take effect over two years.Colombia this month enacted a landmark law …

21. Rain along Gulf Coast could become the first named storm of Atlantic hurricane season

    Tue, 16 Jun 2026 22:04:27 -0000

    MIAMI — A cluster of storms along the Gulf Coast could become the first named tropical storm of the 2026 Atlantic hurricane season, the National …

22. Western Europe Braces for Another Round of Heat

    Wed, 17 Jun 2026 10:36:42 -0000

    After an early heat wave in May, people in France, Germany, Italy and other countries are again looking for respite. Just two weeks after an unusually early and severe heat wave, Western Europe has been hit by another round of scorching weather, with temperatures expected to reach 113 degrees …

23. Satellite images show 10 places where water is disappearing globally

    Wed, 17 Jun 2026 06:15:34 -0000

    From lakes to rivers, freshwater is declining worldwide under rising climate and land pressure. The world is losing an estimated 324 trillion litres (85.6 trillion gallons) of freshwater each year, enough to meet the needs of 280 million people annually, according to a 2025 World Bank report. This …

24. Shadow Treasurer Tim Wilson holds undisclosed shares in climate advisory firm through family trust

    Tue, 16 Jun 2026 18:52:47 -0000

    Shadow Treasurer Tim Wilson holds undisclosed shares in a climate advisory firm through his family investment trust, ASIC records show. While Mr …

25. What the heat in 3 World Cup host cities means for fans

    Thu, 18 Jun 2026 10:00:25 -0000

    With the World Cup now in full swing, many doctors warn that the risks of extreme heat extend far beyond the action on the field – especially at certain venues, potentially affecting millions of fans and thousands of workers. Summer always brings the heat, but the places that pose the greatest risk …

26. Tropical Storm Arthur forms in Gulf, threatens flooding across Southeast

    Wed, 17 Jun 2026 15:40:29 -0000

    Tropical Storm Arthur formed Wednesday in the Gulf off the coast of Texas, becoming the first named system of the 2026 Atlantic hurricane season. Why …

27. An EPA Researcher Details the Agency's Assault on Science

    Wed, 17 Jun 2026 11:09:00 -0000

    Thomas Luben is an epidemiologist who for nearly 20 years worked for the scientific arm of the Environmental Protection Agency — the Office of …

28. China’s Electric Truck Revolution Is Reshaping Roads and Reducing Emissions

    Wed, 17 Jun 2026 09:41:21 -0000

    A quiet but powerful transformation is underway on China’s highways, and its ripple effects could reshape how the world thinks about heavy …

29. Why the Reflecting Pool Is Full of Algae After Trump's Renovation

    Tue, 16 Jun 2026 12:44:23 -0000

    Warm weather has fueled a bloom that US National Park Service workers are trying to kill using everything from hydrogen peroxide to nanobubbles ahead …

30. Nearly 80% of data center capacity is at elevated risk to climate hazards like flooding and fire, study says

    Thu, 18 Jun 2026 10:00:01 -0000

    A huge slice of global data center capacity faces elevated risk to acute climate hazards, a study released Thursday shows. Those acute hazards, which …