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From Forecasts to Action: How Tech Will Power Climate-Resilient Operations in 2026

As companies plan for 2026, climate volatility is redefining supply-chain risk. Explore how predictive insights and environmental data support resilient operations.
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Why Energy-Efficient Buildings Must Lead the Next Phase of Sustainability

Rising energy demand is reshaping sustainability priorities, putting buildings at the center of efforts to cut energy use, reduce emissions, and relieve pressure on the grid.
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Do the Math: Green IT is Just Good Business – Wherever Your Company Operates

From data centers to AI workloads, green IT investments are shaping business performance, risk management, and regulatory alignment across regions.
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Business
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Why Procurement Risk Is Expanding Beyond Cost and Continuity
In early 2026, procurement risk is increasingly shaped by supplier accountability, data demands, and contractual exposure—forcing a shift in how sourcing decisions are evaluated.
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Compliance Risk Is Being Priced Into Supplier Contracts
As compliance pressure intensifies in early 2026, risk is moving beyond internal systems and into supplier relationships.
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House Advances Air Permitting Bill Tied to National Security
A House committee has advanced legislation that would allow limited flexibility in Clean Air Act offset requirements for certain manufacturing and critical mineral facilities.
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Vape Ban Sparks Rise in Battery Fires Across Waste Sector
The UK’s vape ban cut disposables, but fire risks are rising. Rechargeable vapes, often binned with charge, are igniting in trucks and recycling sites.
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South Korea’s AI Law Leaves Energy Use Unaddressed
South Korea’s AI Basic Act sets a global precedent for AI governance, but the law remains silent on energy and environmental impacts.
Energy
The Metropole in 1900 and 2022. Prior to this project, the building had been abandoned for 17 years, was open to the weather and in a state of near ruin.
Historic Seattle Building Reborn as Climate-Ready Landmark
Once abandoned, Seattle’s Metropole Building now runs at ultra-low energy use. Its revival shows how cities can cut carbon without erasing their past.
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Mining waste may hold the key to securing critical minerals. Here’s how circular recovery is reshaping supply chains and reducing risk.
Environment
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How TOMI and Total Clean Air Are Reshaping Cleanroom Compliance
Embedding decontamination into modular pharmaceutical facilities from the outset.
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Climate disasters are triggering insurance premium shock, signaling rising operational risk before policy, enforcement, or capital markets adjust.
AI
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Data Gaps Are Limiting Investment in Women’s Health as Climate Risks Rise
A WEF report shows women’s health remains underfunded even as climate stress and disclosure expectations increase exposure across systems.
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Enforcement, export controls, forced labor rules, tariffs, and data demands reshaped global trade compliance in 2025. Here’s where pressure materialized.
Resources
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This session outlines PJM’s ELRP Price Floor Program and its $73K/MW-year return structure. Register now.
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Learn how infrastructure monetization turns existing assets into long-term value. Register for the Dec. 3 session.
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Governments
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At Davos, Climate Risk Shifts From Disclosure to Operations

At Davos, climate risk discussions moved from reporting frameworks to operational reality, raising new expectations for how documented risks are managed.
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Public Backs Hydrogen Trucks in South Korea’s Freight Shift

South Koreans are ready to pay for cleaner freight. A new study finds strong public support—and funding potential—for hydrogen fuel cell trucks.
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Washington Energy Bills Expose Implementation Strain

Bills on appeals efficiency, utility assistance, and waste-to-energy facilities show how Washington’s energy policies are translating into new execution and compliance challenges.
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When Emergency Measures Become Normal Operations

Emergency orders are no longer rare responses. As infrastructure strain persists, temporary measures are becoming operational norms—with implications for planning and risk.

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Emissions + Pollution
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Britain's first rare earth magnet plant in decades opens in Birmingham. The site recycles tech waste into low-carbon magnets for EVs, wind turbines, and more.

Fashion + Textiles
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Plastics shed micro- and nanoplastics just through water exposure. A new study highlights an overlooked pollution source hiding in plain sight.
Automotive
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Recent self-driving vehicle incidents highlight both the promise and limits of autonomous technology as executives weigh sustainable transportation strategies.

Agriculture
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Ammonia is gaining ground as a clean fuel, but scaling it cleanly isn’t simple. A new MIT study reveals how cost, tech, and geography shape its future.
Infrastructure
Steven Henderson, co-founder and CEO, and Mike Carter, co-founder and COO, with the Fleetzero Containerized Leviathan™ Battery System.
Fleetzero has raised $43M to expand its hybrid marine systems. The Houston-based startup is betting on electrification as shipping eyes lower emissions.

Technology
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Scope 3 reporting is no longer just transparency. Verification and cross-border requirements are transforming disclosures into compliance exposure.
Research
Supply Chain
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Wisconsin extended its energy emergency through early February as pipeline disruptions and winter demand continue to strain heating fuel deliveries statewide.
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Enforcement in 2025 moved faster and more strategically, exposing gaps in compliance models built for slower regulatory cycles.
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San Francisco is beginning the process of consolidating planning and building departments to reduce permitting delays that have slowed housing and business development.
Utilities
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New York’s 2026 agenda targets aging buildings, grid strain, and large energy users as part of a broader effort to control energy costs and improve system reliability.
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A compact storage system from Birmingham researchers could help commercial buildings cut emissions by converting surplus electricity into flexible thermal energy.
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NewYork GreenCloud’s acquisition highlights how on-site biomass generation is being used to support AI workloads amid tightening grid capacity.
Recycling
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Hydrogen from sunlight just got cheaper. A Chalmers team has replaced platinum with plastic nanoparticles, opening a path to scalable, clean hydrogen production.
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Denison’s Phoenix project is on track for a 2026 construction start. With major planning complete, it could be Canada’s next uranium mine by 2028.
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New research reveals how microplastics are altering water chemistry—reshaping environmental risk management stakeholders.
Manufacturing
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Across blue and red states, grid congestion, water law, and system limits are rewriting growth timelines.
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The Building Engineering Services Association has suspended five members for failing competence audits, signaling tougher enforcement aligned with the UK Building Safety Act.
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AI-driven models improve urban air pollution forecasts, raising questions about how quickly cities and operators can act.
Packaging
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EPA’s latest chemical reviews target specific industrial risks, not broad bans. Consumer uses are mostly cleared, shifting compliance to workplace controls.
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UNCW has fully eliminated plastic from residential dining takeout. A new stainless steel system is cutting waste, saving costs, and boosting student engagement.
Professor Cressida Bowyer and PhD student Grace Chege with performers of Wanawake Bomba
Twelve female waste pickers from Kenya are using theatre to share their role in plastic recovery—pushing for recognition during global plastics talks.
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