Hydrogen-Powered Flight Takes Off in Canada: A 2025 Milestone for Zero-Emission Aviation

October 25, 2025October 25, 2025TheNewsIntelLeave a Comment

✈️ Summary Canada’s push toward zero-emission aviation has gained momentum in 2025, with the Aviation Research Council and national consortium H2CanFly conducting successful hydrogen flight demonstrations across multiple provinces. These efforts mark a turning point in the country’s clean aviation strategy, positioning Canada as a global leader in hydrogen propulsion technologies. 🧪 Demonstration Highlights 🌍 […]

STACK Infrastructure Secures $260M Green Financing for Tokyo Data Center Expansion

October 24, 2025October 24, 2025TheNewsIntelLeave a Comment

TOKYO, Oct. 23, 2025 — Global data center developer STACK Infrastructure has closed a ¥39.7 billion ($260 million) green financing package to advance the expansion of its flagship 36-megawatt TKY01 campus in Inzai, Greater Tokyo. The financing was fully underwritten by Natixis Corporate & Investment Banking and Société Générale, which also acted as green loan […]

When plants gain (or lose) ground in the French Alps |

October 23, 2025curtislubbeLeave a Comment

Romain Goury, University of Grenoble Alpes in France, discusses his article: Recent vegetation shifts in the French Alps with winners outnumbering losers, in both English and French. When we walk through the mountains, it is often easy to notice plants that have not been there before. But spotting those that are quietly disappearing is a […]

India Launches $77B Hydropower Strategy to Strengthen Energy Security and Counter China’s Upstream Dam Project

October 23, 2025October 23, 2025TheNewsIntelLeave a Comment

NEW DELHI, India’s Central Electricity Authority (CEA) has announced a sweeping ₹6.4 trillion ($77 billion) transmission and hydropower development plan targeting the Brahmaputra River basin, a region rich in hydroelectric potential but geopolitically sensitive due to its proximity to China’s upstream dam projects. The initiative, detailed in a CEA report released earlier this month, outlines […]

Ensuring a stable start for Europe’s new carbon market for buildings and road transport

October 22, 2025TheNewsIntelLeave a Comment

The new emissions trading system for road transport and buildings (ETS 2) is a key element in the policy mix to decarbonise the economy in a technology-neutral and competitiveness-friendly manner, as set out in the Competitiveness Compass. While the current framework already includes strong safeguards to ensure a smooth launch of the system and to […]

Earthshot Prize 2025 Finalists Announced: Global Innovators Driving Climate Solutions

October 22, 2025October 22, 2025TheNewsIntelLeave a Comment

LONDON, Oct. 21, 2025 — At the halfway point of the Earthshot decade, Prince William has introduced the 15 finalists for the Earthshot Prize 2025, celebrating bold ideas to repair and protect the planet. Founded in 2020, the prize awards £1 million each to five winners across five categories: Protect and Restore Nature, Clean Our […]

How does plant diversity recover after invasive species removal? |

October 21, 2025curtislubbeLeave a Comment

Shao-peng Li and Bingwei Lv, East China Normal University, discuss their article: Multidimensional diversity recovery following invasive species removal: Roles of colonization, extinction, and abundance shifts. Background Plant invasion is a global ecological challenge, and invasive species often outcompete native plants, leading to a loss of biodiversity and disruption of ecosystem functions. Removing these unwelcome […]

24 States Sue The Trump Administration Over $7 Billion Solar Program Termination

October 18, 2025October 18, 2025TheNewsIntelLeave a Comment

WASHINGTON, Oct. 17, 2025 — A coalition of 24 state attorneys general has launched legal action against the Trump administration following the termination of the Solar for All program, a $7 billion initiative designed to expand solar energy access to more than 900,000 low-income families nationwide. The lawsuits, filed in federal courts including the Western […]

Mayors gather in Brussels to showcase how local climate leadership is securing Europe’s future

October 17, 2025TheNewsIntelLeave a Comment

The European Parliament became the scene of an important gathering on Thursday, 16 October, with hundreds of mayors, local councillors and regional leaders coming from across Europe to reiterate their ongoing committment to the EU’s resilient and climate-neutral future. Opened by Roberta Metsola, President of the European Parliament, Ursula von der Leyen, President of the […]

How plant bark and wood functional traits shape invertebrate communities after a tree´s death |

October 17, 2025October 17, 2025curtislubbeLeave a Comment

Hang Ci, East China Normal University, discusses her article: Temporal dynamics of bark and wood functional traits in determining invertebrate communities during coarse and fine woody debris decomposition When a tree falls in the forest, its death marks a vibrant new beginning. Deadwood is not merely lifeless debris; it becomes a bustling source of food […]

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