As financial institutions attempt to quantify the impact of climate change on global markets, two recent analyses have laid bare a profound divergence in approach. On one side is JP Morgan Chase, the world’s largest bank, which positions climate change as both a risk and a strategic investment opportunity. On the other, the UK’s Institute and Faculty of Actuaries (IFA) raises alarm over deep systemic vulnerabilities and the potential for severe economic disruption.
South Africa is making a calculated move to position Saldanha Bay on the West Coast as a key hydrogen hub. Central to this effort is the development of the West Coast Green Hydrogen Master Plan, now formally underway with the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) appointed to coordinate its first phase.
With Europe aiming to triple geothermal energy deployment by 2030, the Geological Surveys of Europe (EuroGeoSurveys) has issued a clear message: the region’s geothermal ambitions are constrained not by technology or policy gaps, but by inadequate access to geoscientific data.
As the world approaches a critical five-year window to halve global emissions, a new systematic review from the International Panel on the Information Environment (IPIE) reveals that climate misinformation is not just undermining public trust—it is actively delaying policy action and enabling continued fossil fuel expansion.
As Europe races to decarbonize and reindustrialize simultaneously, a bottleneck in rare earth mineral supply is threatening its high-tech sectors at a precarious moment.
