Guardian Environment
Trump signs memos to boost US fossil-fuel production for ‘defense readiness’
Trump signed a set of memos directing the expansion of domestic oil, coal, and natural gas production, framing current supply levels as a national security threat. The directives build on his January 2025 executive order declaring a national energy emergency, citing the need to prevent an industrial resource crisis. The move signals a full-scale push to roll back energy constraints under the banner of defense preparedness.
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State of the climate: Strong El Niño puts 2026 on track for second-warmest year
A powerful El Niño is driving 2026 toward becoming the second-warmest year in recorded history, with the opening quarter already ranking fourth on record. Each of the first three months has logged temperatures well above historical averages, underscoring the compounding effect of natural climate cycles atop long-term warming trends. If projections hold, 2026 will cement a troubling pattern of consecutive near-record years with no signs of a cooling reprieve.
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Mongabay
War, climate change, and AI on the agenda at this year’s U.N. Indigenous forum
Global Indigenous leaders are converging on the United Nations this week for the world's largest gathering of its kind, confronting a packed agenda shaped by war, accelerating climate impacts, and an AI-driven resource extraction boom threatening ancestral lands. The forum arrives at a moment of heightened tension, with a less sympathetic U.S. administration complicating multilateral efforts to protect Indigenous rights. The stakes have rarely been higher for a meeting that carries no binding authority but significant moral weight.
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Mongabay
Fossil fuel subsidies and high costs stall energy transition across rural Indonesia
Indonesia's rural energy transition is stalling despite government pledges, with renewable adoption remaining sluggish across the country's 84,000-plus villages. High upfront costs are deterring household uptake, while ongoing fossil fuel subsidies continue to undercut the economic case for clean alternatives. The findings put pressure on Jakarta to reconcile its ambitious decarbonization targets with the ground-level realities facing rural communities.
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Clean energy pushes fossil-fuel power into reverse for ‘first time ever’
Renewable energy has crossed a historic threshold, surpassing coal to claim the top spot as the world's largest source of electricity in 2025. For the first time ever, clean energy's rise is actively pushing fossil-fuel power generation into decline rather than simply slowing its growth. The milestone signals a structural shift in global energy markets, not just a temporary fluctuation.
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