Green Matters November 2025

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• COP30: negotiators seal fragile deal - finance tripled but fossil-fuel phaseout absent
  A tense COP30 outcome boosts adaptation finance while leaving fossil fuel phase-out language unclear.
  👉 Read more: https://www.reuters.com/sustainability/cop/cop30-talks-grind-into-overtime-eu-objects-proposed-deal-2025-11-22/
  #COP30 #ClimateFinance #ClimatePolicy #COPOutcome #GreenCrate

• COP30 debrief - draft text drops fossil-fuel phaseout, sparks global push for roadmaps
  Analysis of the COP30 draft shows divergence over fossil fuels and renewed calls for roadmaps from the Global South.
  👉 Read more: https://www.reuters.com/sustainability/cop/cop30-draft-deal-drops-effort-new-fossil-fuel-transition-agreement-2025-11-21/
  #FossilFuelPhaseout #ClimateDiplomacy #GlobalSouth #PolicyDebate #GreenCrate

• COP30: UN warns world is losing the climate battle as fragile deal holds on.
  UN climate chief issues stark warning even as a fragile COP30 deal gives some momentum on adaptation funding.
  👉 Read more: https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/nov/23/un-warns-world-losing-climate-battle-but-fragile-cop30-deal-keeps-up-the-fight
  #ClimateEmergency #UNWarning #COP30 #AdaptationFinance #GreenCrate

• COP30 images that tell the story - protests, emotion and climate justice on show in Belém
  Photo essay capturing the human, indigenous and protest dimensions of COP30. Useful visual hook for coverage.
  👉 Read more: https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/nov/26/five-key-images-cop30-climate-change-conference-united-nations
  #ClimateJustice #IndigenousRights #PhotoEssay #COP30 #GreenCrate

• COP30 science roundup: faster warming, coral collapse risks and extreme weather signals
  A concise summary of the latest climate science highlights presented at COP30. Great for science-aware readers.
  👉 Read more: https://www.reuters.com/sustainability/cop/cop30-gathers-whats-latest-climate-science-2025-11-09/
  

  #ClimateScience #ExtremeWeather #OceanHealth #ResearchUpdate #GreenCrate

• Scientists: delaying net-zero locks world into stronger, longer heatwaves for centuries.New modelling warns that delayed mitigation consigns regions to more intense heatwaves for hundreds to thousands of years.👉 Read more: https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2025/11/251120002600.htm #Heatwaves #NetZeroDelay #ClimateRisk #LongTermImpacts #GreenCrate

• CarbonBrief COP30 debrief: the “mutirão” text and what the roadmaps mean for forests & food
  In-depth explainer of COP30 negotiation text versions and the implications for land, food and forest outcomes.
  👉 Read more: https://www.carbonbrief.org/cropped-19-november-2025-cop30-edition/
  #COP30Explainer #LandUse #Forests #FoodSystems #GreenCrate

• Typhoon Kalmaegi linked to warming seas - scientists call for stronger adaptation in Asia.
  Coverage linking the storm’s intensity to ocean warming and urging coastal resilience measures.
  👉 Read more: https://www.reuters.com/sustainability/cop/typhoon-kalmaegi-wreaks-havoc-southeast-asia-scientists-say-rising-temperatures-2025-11-07/
  #ExtremeWeather #TyphoonKalmaegi #ClimateImpact #Adaptation #GreenCrate

• Private climate data boom as US research pullback creates commercial opportunity.
  Report on how reduced government climate data funding fuels private sector data firms - implications for transparency.
  👉 Read more: https://www.reuters.com/sustainability/cop/us-government-pullback-climate-science-fuels-boom-private-data-firms-2025-11-22/
  #ClimateData #DataMarkets #Transparency #ClimateTech #GreenCrate

• Renewable oversupply problem: regions “spilling” wind & solar generation as grids lag flexibility. Investigative coverage about renewable curtailment and the need for storage and grid upgrades.
  👉 Read more: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-11-10/renewable-energy-spilled-as-generation-outgrows-demand-/105929716
  

  #Renewables #GridFlexibility #EnergyStorage #Curtailment #GreenCrate

• TenneT: large batteries key to future electricity system - new position paper
  European grid operator highlights the crucial role of utility-scale batteries for system stability with rising renewables.
  👉 Read more: https://www.energystoragenl.nl/en/2025/11/26/tennet-benadrukt-cruciale-rol-van-batterijen-in-toekomstig-elektriciteitssysteem/
  #BatteryStorage #GridStability #RenewablesIntegration #EnergyTransition #GreenCrate

• Circular economy breakthrough: Lindner & P&G unveil Flexloop mechanical recycling tech at K 2025. Industry coverage of a new solvent-free mechanical recycling process that boosts the recyclability of mixed plastics.
  👉 Read more: https://circular-economy-news.com/ 
  #CircularEconomy #PlasticsRecycling #Flexloop #IndustryInnovation #GreenCrate

• Fashion roundup - sustainable fashion trends and worker rights updates (Nov 2025).
  Monthly sustainable fashion briefing covering improvements in worker protections and supply-chain transparency.
  👉 Read more: https://goodonyou.eco/sustainable-fashion-news-november-2025/
  #SustainableFashion #SupplyChain #GarmentWorkers #FashionNews #GreenCrate

• New peat-bog study: ancient bogs reveal climate shifts that could weaken carbon sinks today. Research from ancient peat records warns that shifting winds and climate patterns could disrupt modern carbon storage.
  👉 Read more: https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2025/11/251118220043.htm
  #Peatlands #CarbonSinks #Palaeoclimate #EcosystemRisk #GreenCrate

• European policy: balancing biodiversity targets with socio-economic needs - EU planning update. EU warns of trade-offs and outlines planning tools to meet nature restoration goals and socio-economic demands.
  👉 Read more: https://environment.ec.europa.eu/news/can-we-balance-biodiversity-targets-socio-economic-needs-good-policy-and-planning-its-possible-says-2025-11-06_en
  #Biodiversity #NatureRestoration #EUEnvPolicy #ConservationPlanning #GreenCrate

  

  
  

  
  

• Cities accelerate nature-based coastal defenses after rising sea-level assessments (regional cases). Coverage of multiple coastal projects scaling marsh, dune and reef restoration to protect citizens and infrastructure.
  👉 Read more: https://apnews.com/article/f428fbe3e8de0f8a0f59b997a3403a80
  #CoastalResilience #NatureBasedSolutions #SeaLevelRise #Adaptation #GreenCrate

• Recycling robotics & AI: Waste Robotics launches WR4 - next-gen metal sorting (K 2025 tech).Industry tech story on AI-driven sorting robots that improve material recovery rates for recycling plants.
  👉 Read more: https://circular-economy-news.com/ 
  #RecyclingTech #AI #MaterialRecovery #CircularEconomy #GreenCrate

• New study: protected areas deepen people’s connection to nature - benefits for conservation planning. Research showing protected areas strengthen human-nature ties - useful evidence for policy and park funding.
  👉 Read more: https://phys.org/news/2025-11-areas-deepen-personal-nature-community.html
  #ProtectedAreas #NatureConnection #Conservation #PolicyEvidence #GreenCrate

• Global methane action: projects using satellites & sensors to map emissions from oil, pipelines and livestock. Roundup of satellite monitoring initiatives and sensor deployments improving methane hotspot detection.
  👉 Read more: https://www.globalmethanehub.org/2025/09/10/the-global-methane-hub-launches-international-project-to-develop-satellite-guided-grazing-to-cut-livestock-emissions/ (Sept launch + ongoing coverage Nov 2025)
  #Methane #EmissionsMonitoring #Satellites #OilAndGas #GreenCrate

• Green finance flash: pressure mounts for MDB reform as COP30 spotlights climate finance gaps. Explainer on why multilateral development banks face criticism and proposals for reform to unlock more climate funding.
  👉 Read more: https://www.reuters.com/sustainability/cop/why-are-multilateral-development-banks-under-pressure-reform-2025-11-12/
  #ClimateFinance #MDBs #GreenInvesting #ClimateJustice #GreenCrate

  
  
  
  
  
  

• Green hydrogen investments accelerate - public money and private deals expand in Q4 2025. Market update on increased public support and private investment in green hydrogen projects across multiple regions.
  👉 Read more: https://www.bloomberg.com/ 
  #GreenHydrogen #CleanFuel #EnergyTransition #Decarbonisation #GreenCrate

• Small island states demand stronger loss & damage finance at COP30 - real-time policy push. Reporting on island nations’ calls for clearer mechanisms and scaled finance for climate impacts they can’t adapt from.
  👉 Read more: https://www.reuters.com/sustainability/cop/ 
  

  #LossAndDamage #SmallIslandStates #ClimateEquity #AdaptationFinance #GreenCrate