Climate & Health: Six proven measures—including heat warnings, safer water, cleaner cooking fuels and fossil-fuel pricing—could save 1.6 million lives a year, the WHO says. Climate Finance: Developing countries need $305 billion annually for adaptation by 2035, while funding falls far short, a new UN warning says. As COP31 approaches in Türkiye, Commonwealth leaders are pressing for accessible climate finance and Pacific resilience. U.S. Climate Policy: Democrats’ midterm gains could open the door to renewed climate and clean-energy action, though the policy impact remains uncertain. Energy Transition: The UK government plans to end new North Sea oil and gas licensing, while South Korea’s Korea Southern Power directed all $69 million raised in green bonds to offshore wind projects. Climate Risks: Nearly 10 million children in Nepal face unhealthy air pollution, UNICEF warns, alongside millions exposed to drought, extreme heat and landslides. Paris Agreement: A decade after the treaty took effect, clean energy has expanded and climate policies have strengthened, but emissions remain near record highs and the world is off track for the 1.5°C goal.