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Thursday 22 October 2026

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Priority indicators to monitor the impact of heat exposure on maternal, newborn and child health - World Health Organization (WHO)

WHO focuses on indicators tracking heat exposure’s effects on maternal, newborn and child health.

21 Oct 20261 min

UN & Multilateral Bodies Physical Risks

Source: WHO (UN) Tracker

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Sub-Saharan Africa

Liming Boosts Millet Yields and Cuts Greenhouse Gas Emissions on Kenya’s Acid Soils - Bioengineer.org

08 Oct 2026Agriculture

Source: GHG Emissions Tracker

Europe

South Pole, Gaïago Issue Europe’s First Gold Standard Soil Carbon Credits

07 Oct 2026By ESG News Editorial TeamAgriculture

Source: ESG News

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Asia Pacific

Australian carbon investment fund registers second Nature Repair Market project

09 Oct 2026By Carbon PulseBanks & Financial Institutions

Source: Carbon Pulse

NZ bank first to buy biodiversity credits, alongside carbon

08 Oct 2026By Carbon PulseBanks & Financial Institutions

Source: Carbon Pulse

Europe

EU ETS2 futures trading picks up as EEX publishes auction calendar

09 Oct 2026By Carbon PulseBanks & Financial Institutions

Source: Carbon Pulse

ABN AMRO, Aviva Investors Commit $112 Million to Scale Circular Concrete

07 Oct 2026By ESG News Editorial TeamBanks & Financial Institutions

Source: ESG News

HSBC Launches Loans with Rates Tied to ESG Scores for European Small, Medium Businesses

07 Oct 2026By Mark SegalBanks & Financial Institutions

Source: ESG Today

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ADB, Japan back AM Green’s mega green ammonia plant in India - ET EnergyWorld

16 Oct 2026Manufacturing & Processes

Source: India Manufacturing Sustainability Tracker

Japan proposes criteria to trigger GX-ETS stabilisation measures

09 Oct 2026By Carbon PulseGovernment & Public Sector

Source: Carbon Pulse

South Korea Launches $750 Billion Decarbonization Strategy

08 Oct 2026By Mark SegalManufacturing & Processes

Source: ESG Today

Asia Pacific

Vietnam draft decree proposes ETS stabilisation measures, 5% allowance auctions

09 Oct 2026By Carbon PulseGovernment & Public Sector

Source: Carbon Pulse

Scope 3 in scope: High Court of Australia’s first climate decision confirms greenhouse gas considerations include Scope 3 emissions and clarifies the scope of the assessment of likely impacts - Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer

08 Oct 2026Government & Public Sector

Source: GHG Emissions Tracker

Singapore, Mongolia to open carbon project applications under Article 6 deal

08 Oct 2026By Carbon PulseGovernment & Public Sector

Source: Carbon Pulse

South Asia

Bangladesh and IFAD deepen partnership with US$324 million investment in climate-resilient rural development - IFAD

09 Oct 2026UN & Multilateral Bodies

Source: IFAD (UN) Tracker

Humid heat challenges India’s conventional heatwave thresholds

07 Oct 2026By Barasha DasGovernment & Public Sector

Source: Mongabay India

Sub-Saharan Africa

Kalu urges global legislative action on climate disasters - The Guardian Nigeria News

09 Oct 2026Government & Public Sector

Source: United Nations System Activities Tracker

Guinea-Bissau turns to climate risk data and project preparation to unlock climate investment - Africa Sustainability Matters

07 Oct 2026Government & Public Sector

Source: Climate Risk Tracker

Europe

EU countries boost 2026 allowance handout progress to nearly 85%

09 Oct 2026By Carbon PulseManufacturing & Processes

Source: Carbon Pulse

EU calls for fossil fuel subsidy phaseout at COP31, moves to curb ETS2 price volatility

09 Oct 2026By Carbon PulseGovernment & Public Sector

Source: Carbon Pulse

ANALYSIS: Nearly half of MEPs represented by groups opposed to EU ETS free allowance extension beyond 2034

09 Oct 2026By Carbon PulseGovernment & Public Sector

Source: Carbon Pulse

Latin America & Caribbean

Brazil’s Bolsonaro Promises a Sharp Pivot on Climate and the Amazon - Bloomberg.com

09 Oct 2026Government & Public Sector

Source: Global Corporate Sustainability Tracker

CLCF26: Chile launches public-private carbon markets working group to boost competitiveness

08 Oct 2026By Carbon PulseGovernment & Public Sector

Source: Carbon Pulse

Eastern Caribbean collaboration key to Article 6 engagement, Grenada’s NDC says

07 Oct 2026By Carbon PulseGovernment & Public Sector

Source: Carbon Pulse

Manufacturing & Processes

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East Asia

South Korea Announces $747 Billion Energy Transition Plan Through 2035

07 Oct 2026By ESG News Editorial TeamManufacturing & Processes

Source: ESG News

Sub-Saharan Africa

EuroCham honours FrieslandCampina WAMCO for manufacturing, circular economy - The Guardian Nigeria News

08 Oct 2026Manufacturing & Processes

Source: Circular Economy Tracker

Europe

The industry’s vision of an EPR framework under the Circular Economy Act - Packaging Europe

09 Oct 2026Manufacturing & Processes

Source: Circular Economy Tracker

France, Germany reach deal to ease EU car emissions rules -media

07 Oct 2026By Carbon PulseManufacturing & Processes

Source: Carbon Pulse

European carmakers call for rejecting proposed EU CBAM extension

07 Oct 2026By Carbon PulseManufacturing & Processes

Source: Carbon Pulse

Real Estate

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Europe

Germany Introduces Solar Requirements for Buildings and Covered Parking Areas - JDSupra

06 Oct 2026Government & Public Sector

Source: Europe Real Estate Tracker

North America

DATA DIVE: Higher gas use in buildings, power generation drive rise in Canada’s emissions

08 Oct 2026By Carbon PulseReal Estate

Source: Carbon Pulse

Renewable Energy

All Renewable Energy

East Asia

BRIEFING: S. Korea unveils $745 bln green transformation strategy for next decade

07 Oct 2026By Carbon PulseRenewable Energy

Source: Carbon Pulse

South Asia

SECI Invites Bids for Peak Power Supply from ISTS-Connected Renewable Projects

08 Oct 2026By Rakesh RanjanRenewable Energy

Source: Mercom India

Latin America & Caribbean

Renewables face data, regulatory barriers in the Caribbean, shaping carbon market potential -researcher

07 Oct 2026By Carbon PulseRenewable Energy

Source: Carbon Pulse

Research

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Asia Pacific

IG3IS Urban Greenhouse Gas Monitoring Webinar Series 2026: CarbonWatch-Urban: Granular CO2 emissions information for every town and city in New Zealand - World Meteorological Organization WMO

15 Oct 2026Research

Source: WMO (UN) Tracker

South Asia

A changing climate is reshaping India’s infectious disease risks

08 Oct 2026By Rupsy KhuranaResearch

Source: Mongabay India

North America

Smartphone study mulls North American circular economy potential - Materials Recycling World

07 Oct 2026Research

Source: Circular Economy Tracker

Technologies

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Europe

Amazon, Microsoft Fund German Wetland Project to Restore 750M Litres of Water

09 Oct 2026By ESG News Editorial TeamTechnologies

Source: ESG News

Amazon, Microsoft Partner on 750 Million Liter Water Replenishment Project

08 Oct 2026By Kenny FisherTechnologies

Source: ESG Today

UN & Multilateral Bodies

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Sub-Saharan Africa

[Blog] The land and the people: reflections on climate resilience in Guinea-Bissau - United Nations Economic Commission for Africa

08 Oct 2026UN & Multilateral Bodies

Source: UN ECA (UN) Tracker

Mangrove restoration in Kenya shows power of youth leadership - Home | GEF

07 Oct 2026UN & Multilateral Bodies

Source: Global Environment Facility (UN) Tracker

Latin America & Caribbean

Guardians of the Land: Indigenous-led Conservation in Brazil - Global Environment Facility (GEF)

08 Oct 2026UN & Multilateral Bodies

Source: Global Environment Facility (UN) Tracker

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