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"Updated climate chatbot shows users energy use per query"
#Climate #ClimateChange #Energy

Updated climate chatbot shows users energy use per query
A new feature has launched on ChatNetZero, the world’s first chatbot providing users with information on the climate targets set by businesses and governments. The chatbot has introduced per-query energy disclosure, making the energy footprint of AI visible to users.

British Petroleum sponsored an elite Princeton research center
to address the climate problem without getting off fossil fuels,
handpicking scientists aligned with their interests. 
Princeton scientists who wrote a climate paper criticized as making solutions seem “easy”
coordinated with the oil company’s executives and showed them multiple drafts.  
Researchers depicted technology to capture carbon and store it underground as being proven and in use at indu…

Beyond Denial: How Oil Execs Shaped a Landmark Climate Study
BP sponsored an elite Princeton research center to address the climate problem without getting off fossil fuels. Its key work, a paper known as “Wedges,” guided climate discourse for a generation.

Can Europe’s historic cities survive a warming climate? | Climate | Al Jazeera
https://www.aljazeera.com/opinions/2026/6/26/can-europes-historic-cities-survive-a-warming-climate?traffic_source=rss

Can Europe’s historic cities survive a warming climate?
Heatwaves are forcing the continent to choose between preserving the past and adapting for the future.

Trees have a hidden climate superpower: They keep absorbing carbon long after growth stops https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/science/trees-have-a-hidden-climate-superpower-they-keep-ab…

Trees have a hidden climate superpower: They keep absorbing carbon long after growth stops
For decades, forests have occupied a central place in discussions about climate change. Trees remove carbon dioxide from the atmosphere, convert it into organic matter and store part of that carbon in their trunks, branches and roots.

Is Climate Change Fueling Europe's Heat Wave? Yes, Researchers Say. (Raymond Zhong/New York Times)
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/26/climate/europe-heat-wave-climate-change.html
http://www.memeorandum.com/260626/p33#a260626p33

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"Procès climatique contre TotalEnergies : la justice ordonne au groupe pétrolier de prendre en compte les émissions de CO₂ de ses clients"
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Procès climatique contre TotalEnergies : la justice ordonne au groupe pétrolier de prendre en compte les émissions de CO₂ de ses clients
Depuis 2020, une coalition d’associations et la Ville de Paris demandent à la justice de contraindre la multinationale à réduire ses émissions de gaz à effet de serre. Le tribunal vient d’exiger que le géant pétrogazier intègre dans son plan de vigilance les émissions de ses clients. Une avancée significative.

"Climate crisis-driven heat ‘sucking soils dry’ as extreme drought hits Europe"
#Europe #Climate #ClimateChange

Climate crisis-driven heat ‘sucking soils dry’ as extreme drought hits Europe
Analysis shows how heatwaves are making atmosphere thirstier, damaging water supplies, food production and power generation

Climate change triples chance of deadly 2026 South Asia pre-monsoon heatwave: Report https://news.mongabay.com/short-article/2026/05/climate-change-triples-chance-of-deadly-2026-south-asia-pre-monsoon-heatwave-rep…

Climate change triples chance of deadly 2026 South Asia pre-monsoon heatwave: Report
From mid-April through May 2026, India and Pakistan were gripped by a heatwave that's resulted in deaths.

Wildfire risk is now spreading to cool climates like the Scottish Highlands and Irish uplands #Scotland

Wildfire risk is now spreading to cool climates like the Scottish Highlands and Irish uplands
The most destructive wildfire season on record in Europe was in 2025, with more than 1 million hectares burned and tens of thousands of people displaced by fires across the continent.

"‘The Government is not moving fast enough’: Industry leaders back the CCC’s call for rapid electrification"
#UK #UnitedKingdom #Climate

‘The Government is not moving fast enough’: Industry leaders back the CCC’s call for rapid electrification
The UK Government’s independent climate advisers have warned that unless the Government takes an all-hands-on-deck approach to electrification, it will miss its climate targets. Industry has backed the call, demanding a whole systems approach to decarbonisation. Here, edie summarises the key industry reaction.