๐ŸŒฟ Climate & Environment

June 30th, 2026

Today's top 4 stories, curated by Daily Direct.

Grist

For Puerto Ricoโ€™s fishers, climate change isnโ€™t the only challenge โ€” being left to adapt alone is.

Puerto Rico's fishing communities are caught between two crises: the accelerating physical toll of climate change and a bureaucratic system that leaves them without adequate support to adapt. Fishers facing stronger storms and shifting marine ecosystems must contend with fragmented federal and local agencies that offer little coordinated relief. The result is a community bearing the weight of environmental collapse largely on its own.

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Guardian Environment

Reader Q&A: ask Ajit Niranjan anything about Europeโ€™s hellish week of heat

Europe's record-shattering heatwave has prompted The Guardian to open a live Q&A with environment correspondent Ajit Niranjan, who has been on the ground covering the crisis. Multiple countries including Germany, France, and Poland have logged their highest temperatures ever recorded, while the UK endured its hottest June day in history. Readers can submit questions now ahead of the session at 1pm BST.

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Carbon Brief

Six charts show how clean power was worldโ€™s largest source of new energy in 2025

Clean power topped all other energy sources in new global capacity additions in 2025, marking a significant milestone in the energy transition. The shift reflects accelerating deployment of solar, wind, and other renewables outpacing fossil fuel expansion on a worldwide scale. The trend signals that clean energy is no longer a marginal player but the dominant driver of energy supply growth.

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Mongabay

Bangladesh unveils sweeping EV incentives to cut emissions and pollution

Bangladesh is making a dramatic policy U-turn, slashing taxes and tariffs on electric vehicles after years of heavily penalizing their adoption. Finance Minister Amir Khasru Mahmud Chowdhury outlined the incentive package in the parliamentary budget speech ahead of the fiscal year beginning July 1. The shift signals a serious government commitment to tackling the country's chronic air pollution and carbon emissions through mainstream EV adoption.

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