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- 1Costa Rica to invest $300 million in electrical grid modernization●Costa Rica “invertirá 300 millones de dólares de financiamiento de la Unión Europea (UE) y Francia para modernizar su si
Costa Rica will invest 300 million dollars in funding from the European Union and France to modernize its electrical system and advance its transition toward greater energy generation from renewable sources. The announcement highlights the country's continued push to strengthen its power infrastructure and deepen its reliance on clean energy, with European backing playing a central role in financing the upgrade.
- 2Hawaii Weathers Third Close Call in Busy Pacific Hurricane Season●Hawaii faces its third close call this season as an unusually crowded Pacific hurricane season intensifies https://www.
Hawaii is facing its third near miss from a tropical storm this season, according to an Atlantic report on an unusually crowded Pacific hurricane season. Forecasters note the central Pacific has seen an exceptional number of storms tracking close to the islands, raising questions about whether climate patterns are making such close calls more frequent. Residents and officials are watching each new system warily as the season continues.
- 3Wind and solar grow but fossil fuels rise too●Environment: Wind and solar are increasing but so are fossil fuels
Global renewable energy from wind and solar continues to expand, but fossil fuel use is rising alongside it rather than declining. Commentators note that clean energy growth is being outpaced by overall energy demand, meaning renewables are adding to the energy mix instead of replacing coal, oil and gas.
- 4Data Center Backlash Not Yet a Climate Reckoning, WIRED Argues●The Data Center Backlash Should Also Be a Climate Reckoning. It Isn’t Yet
WIRED argues that growing public and political resistance to data centers, driven by energy demands and local impacts, should be framed as a climate reckoning but so far is not. The piece contends the backlash focuses on siting and costs while missing the industry's broader carbon footprint, and urges climate to become central to the debate.