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The UK proposes new rules requiring tech firms to remove nonconsensual abusive content within 48 hours or risk blocking and fines of up to 10% of global revenue (The Guardian)
https://www.theguardian.com/society/2026/f

After the Iran war, the Gulf will never be the same again
Most observers are rightly focusing on the near-term effects of the war in Iran.
In addition to the mounting human cost,
the war has caused the largest supply shock in oil market history by volume and percentage of global supply affected.

But equally important, if less visible, are the long-term impacts that war will have on the global economy.
Iran will very likely have a government that is hostile to …

After the Iran war, the Gulf will never be the same again
The fighting may end, but the inflationary and investment effects across the region will not.

Argentina just ripped up its pioneering glacier law. What does this mean for millions of people’s drinking water? https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2026/apr/10/arg…

War on Iran and the metabolic rift. Another argument for agroecology rather than high (fossil fuel) input industrial agriculture. Of course such a transition can't be done overnight.
How the Iran war could create a ‘fertiliser shock’ – an often ignored global risk to food prices and farming

How the Iran war could create a ‘fertiliser shock’ – an often ignored global risk to food prices and farming
Without this form of fertiliser, crops will not produce yields on which the world’s population depends, leaving people starving.

"Study finds climate change set the stage for devastating wildfires in Argentina and Chile"
#Argentina #Chile #Environmen

Study finds climate change set the stage for devastating wildfires in Argentina and Chile
Human-caused climate change had an important impact on the recent ferocious wildfires that engulfed parts of Chile and Argentina's Patagonia region, making the extremely high-risk conditions that led to widespread burning up to three times more likely than in a world without global warming, a team of researchers warned on Wednesday.

Candex, which helps large companies pay small, one-time, or irregular vendors, raised a $40M Series C, bringing its total funding to more than $120M (Mary Ann Azevedo/Crunchbase News)
https://news.crunchbase.com/venture/fintech-startup-candex-raises-4…

Exclusive: Candex Extends Series C To $40M+ To Help Enterprises Easily Onboard Global Vendors
New York-based Candex, a startup that helps large companies pay small, one-time, or irregular vendors without the administrative headache or risk that comes with onboarding them, has grown its July Series C raise to $40 million via a strategic investment from HSBC.

High Risk Area declared by ITF and JNG. Seafarers have to be informed and can refuse sailing to Strait of Hormuz
Hochrisikogebiet; Seeleute müssen informiert werden und können sich weigern in Region zu fahren - Tarifpartner zu Straße von Hormus.
ITF ist der internationale Verband der Gewerkschaften für Transportarbeiter und JNG vertritt die Seite der Arbeitgeber

Joint ITF–JNG statement: Designation of High Risk Area in the Strait of Hormuz | ITF Global
The International Transport Workers’ Federation (ITF) and the Joint Negotiating Group (JNG), as social partners of the International Bargaining Forum (IBF), have today designated the Strait of Horm

Nations not on track to meet UN 2030 pesticide risk reduction targets: Study https://news.mongabay.com/2026/03/nations-not-on-track-to-meet-un-2030-pesticide-risk-reduction-targets-study/

Nations not on track to meet UN 2030 pesticide risk reduction targets: Study
The world’s nations committed to halving overall threats to biodiversity from pesticides and other highly hazardous chemicals by 2030 at the 15th United Nations Biodiversity Conference in 2022. But new research finds most countries are trending in the wrong direction when it comes to ecological risks from pesticides, with the U.N.’s global risk reduction target […]

A new law in Argentina, approved on Wednesday by 137 votes to 111, with three abstentions,
will enable provincial authorities to decide which glaciers are protected and which are open for development based on whether they represent a “relevant water function”
“What is at stake is the protection of key water reserves in Argentina,”
says Andrés Nšpoli, a lawyer and executive director of the Foundation of Environment and Natural Resources (Farn), an environmental and human rig…

"Quit fossil fuels to stem deadly floods in Brazil’s coffee heartland, say scientists"
#Brazil #FossilFuels #Climate

I wouldn't normally post a link to LinkedIn, but this is an important republished piece on AMOC collapse from Johan Rockström.
Climate risk becomes a matter of security
https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/climate-risk-becomes-matter-sec…

Climate risk becomes a matter of security
The destabilisation of the #AMOC is no longer a distant scenario - it’s a national and global security risk. Iceland’s Climate Minister Jóhann Páll Jóhannsson and I outline actions to tackle this threat in this article first published in Dagens Nyheter and Vísir.

Study finds climate change set the stage for devastating wildfires in Argentina and Chile https://phys.org/news/2026-02-climate-stage-devastating-wildfires-argentina.html

Study finds climate change set the stage for devastating wildfires in Argentina and Chile
Human-caused climate change had an important impact on the recent ferocious wildfires that engulfed parts of Chile and Argentina's Patagonia region, making the extremely high-risk conditions that led to widespread burning up to three times more likely than in a world without global warming, a team of researchers warned on Wednesday.

The Trump administration, spooked by possible preparations by Iran to mine the strait,
Carried out strikes against 16 mine-laying vessels near the strait on Tuesday.
US Central Command posted a video showing munitions hitting nine vessels, most of which were moored as they were struck.
But the more potent threat remains the risk of a direct attack by Iran at scale
– for instance, a swarm of one-way attack drones or a series of shore-to-ship ballistic missiles, accordi…

Study finds climate change set the stage for devastating wildfires in Argentina and Chile https://news.mongabay.com/short-article/2026/02/study-finds-climate-change-set-the-stage-for-devastating-wildfires-in…

Study finds climate change set the stage for devastating wildfires in Argentina and Chile
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — A team of researchers say that human-caused climate change had an important impact on the recent ferocious wildfires that engulfed parts of Chile and Argentina’s Patagonia region, making the extremely high-risk conditions that led to widespread burning up to three times more likely than in a world without global warming. […]

"We have to build industrial-level security for AI agents in that particular area. To me, that's still a gap that somebody needs to work on," Raj Sharma, EY's global managing partner of growth and innovation said.
Execs at Davos say AI's biggest problem isn't hype — it's security

Execs at Davos say AI's biggest problem isn't hype — it's security
EY and KPMG executives at Davos said that AI security is a big risk, especially AI agents and, looking ahead, quantum computing.

Drinking water at risk long after wildfires, study warns #environment

Drinking water at risk long after wildfires, study warns
Canada's drinking water can remain at risk long after wildfires burn out, according to a UBC-led global review that found water-quality impacts often emerge months or years later—not just immediately after a fire. Researchers analyzed 23 studies across 28 watersheds worldwide, comparing pre- and post-fire levels of sediment, nutrients, metals, organic carbon, ions and wildfire-fighting chemicals. Across climates, contamination often intensified over time, particularly when storms or snowmelt …

Doctors are being arrested in Iran
for helping save the lives of some of the tens of thousands injured
during Iran’s brutal crackdown on anti-regime protests,
with at least one surgeon now at risk of being sentenced to death.
The arrests and death sentence are part of a campaign of “revenge”,
say human rights groups,
after healthcare workers and doctors refused to ignore the plight of badly injured protesters shot or stabbed at close range,
and in so…

The U.S. Forest Service is closing 57 of its 77 research facilities in 31 states
under a reorganization plan announced this week,
threatening science that looked at how wildfires, drought, pests and global warming are putting pressure on forests.
The agency plans to consolidate its research division into a centralized office in Fort Collins, Colo.,
and move field researchers to locations in nearby states.
But employees said they feared the move would lead many s…

Forest Service Will Close Research Stations That Study Wildfire Risk
Scientists say their work on fires and climate change could be lost as the agency moves its headquarters to Utah from Washington and shuts 57 research stations.

"For every dollar we spend protecting nature, we spend $30 destroying it: Report"
#Nature #Climate #ClimateChange

For every dollar we spend protecting nature, we spend $30 destroying it: Report
For every US$1 the world invests in protecting nature, it spends US$30 on destroying it. This stark imbalance is the central finding of a new UN Environment Program (UNEP) report released today. It calls for a major shift in global financing of nature-based solutions and phasing out harmful investments to deliver high returns, reduce risk exposure, and enhance resilience.

For millennia, the “source code” of human survival was written in the soil
— held in the physical seeds exchanged by farmers across the Eastern Ghats, the Andes and the African savannah.
Today, that code has been digitised into ATGC sequences,
stored on servers largely located in the Global North
and increasingly governed by intellectual property regimes that risk excluding the very communities that developed this biological heritage.
The issue is no longer lim…

Value food
Value food

UN data shows 6.5 million people at risk of severe hunger from drought #environment…

UN data shows 6.5 million people at risk of severe hunger from drought
Nearly 6.5 million people in Somalia are facing severe hunger as worsening drought, conflict and global aid cuts intensify the country's humanitarian crisis, the federal government and U.N. agencies said Tuesday.

"World on track to breach 1.5°C target by 2030"
#Climate #ClimateChange #ParisAgreement

World on track to breach 1.5°C target by 2030
Global average temperature increases could pass the 1.5 degrees Celsius threshold outlined in the Paris Agreement by the end of the decade, according to the EU's Copernicus Climate Change Service, putting the world at greater risk of never-seen-before extreme weather events.

For every dollar we spend protecting nature, we spend $30 destroying it: Report #nature

For every dollar we spend protecting nature, we spend $30 destroying it: Report
For every US$1 the world invests in protecting nature, it spends US$30 on destroying it. This stark imbalance is the central finding of a new UN Environment Program (UNEP) report released today. It calls for a major shift in global financing of nature-based solutions and phasing out harmful investments to deliver high returns, reduce risk exposure, and enhance resilience.

World on track to breach 1.5°C target by 2030 #climate

World on track to breach 1.5°C target by 2030
Global average temperature increases could pass the 1.5 degrees Celsius threshold outlined in the Paris Agreement by the end of the decade, according to the EU's Copernicus Climate Change Service, putting the world at greater risk of never-seen-before extreme weather events.

"How Trump’s EPA rollbacks could harm our air and water – and worsen global heating"
#US #USA #America #Pollution

"UN data shows 6.5 million people at risk of severe hunger from drought"
#UN #UnitedNations #Climate #ClimateChange

UN data shows 6.5 million people at risk of severe hunger from drought
Nearly 6.5 million people in Somalia are facing severe hunger as worsening drought, conflict and global aid cuts intensify the country's humanitarian crisis, the federal government and U.N. agencies said Tuesday.