Climate Diplomacy & Security: Canada and CARICOM are renewing a strategic partnership that links security with climate resilience, including Haiti. Extreme Heat: A record-shattering heatwave is scorching Europe, driving deaths, outages, and pressure on health systems. River Cleanup & Governance: Delhi CM Rekha Gupta joined a Yamuna shramdaan, while the Centre and Delhi push pollution plans for Delhi-NCR, including action on stubble burning and monitoring emissions. Climate-Linked Health: A health ministry workshop targets heat-stress prevention for workers, focusing on safer practices in outdoor summer jobs. ESG Regulation: Ghana is emerging as a regional leader in ESG rules, with banks urged to manage climate, waste, labour, and human-rights risks. Blue Economy Recognition: Seychelles awarded India’s PM Narendra Modi its top environmental honour, “Guardian of the Blue Horizon,” for climate and ocean stewardship. Youth Climate Jobs: British Columbia’s Youth Climate Corps is expanding paid training for wildfire mitigation and ecosystem restoration. Housing vs Environment: America’s major housing bill is stalled politically, even though it aims to speed reviews and boost lower-cost homebuilding. Energy Shock & Cities: Oil price spikes tied to Middle East tensions highlight car-dependent city vulnerability to fuel shocks. Waste-to-Energy & Infrastructure Investment: Bangladesh is courting major Chinese investment, including Mongla Port expansion and waste-to-energy plants. Nuclear Power Push Blocked: A Philippine town council declared a “Non-Nuclear Zone,” complicating Bataan plant revival.