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The Czech Energy Union (SEČR) expressed its view on the EU taxonomy rules during consultations with the European Commission, stating that they complicate the shift away from coal and do not reflect investment reality....

London Stock Exchange Group (LSEG) launched a new product LSEG Sustainability Ratings and Data — a comprehensive set of ESG scores and analytical tools for investors and financial institutions....

The Thai central bank study identified five impacts of CBAM on Thai exporters:...

The European Fastening Materials Distributors Association (EFDA) warns that CBAM could increase the price of screws and nuts by 30–50%. According to EFDA, importers cannot use actual emission data and must pay based on the Commission's unrealistic default values....

According to JPMorgan estimates, Germany would produce 50% less electricity from fossil fuels and 84% less electricity from natural gas in 2024 if it did not shut down its nuclear power plants. Electricity prices would be about 25% lower and the country would import half as much electricity....

China, as part of a new five-year plan, introduced climate targets for 2030. The goal is to reduce CO₂ emission intensity per unit of GDP by 3.8% in 2026 and by 17% by 2030....

A new study published in Geophysical Research Letters (Foster & Rahmstorf, 2026) presents alarming figures: the pace of global warming has almost doubled since 2015. In the period 1970–2015, the average temperature rose at a rate of 0.2 °C per decade, but over the past ten years this rate has increased to roughly 0.35 °C per decade....

The European Commission presented the draft Industrial Accelerator Act (IAA) — new “made in EU” rules and low‑carbon requirements for key industrial sectors. Public procurement contracts for batteries, solar panels, wind turbines, heat pumps, electrolyzers or electric vehicles will have to meet a European origin condition. In addition, low‑carbon requirements apply to steel, cement and aluminium....

South Korea is introducing mandatory sustainability reporting. The largest companies listed on the KOSPI index (assets over $20 bn) will start reporting climate data from 2028, with smaller firms joining gradually. The standards are based on the ISSB (IFRS S1 and S2), but Korea gives companies more time — mandatory Scope 3 emissions reporting after three years instead of one....

California set August 10, 2026 as the first deadline for mandatory corporate climate reports. The new regulation will affect over 4,000 American companies....

EU member states have definitively approved an amendment to the Climate Law — a target to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 90% by 2040 compared to 1990. To achieve the target, international carbon credits can be used up to 5% of the total reduction....

Greenhouse gas emissions in Britain fell in 2025 by 2.4 % to the lowest level since 1872. Coal consumption dropped to values last seen around 1600 — that is, when Queen Elizabeth I reigned and Shakespeare was writing Hamlet....