Climate Finance & Energy Transition: Leaders in Baku urged closer coordination to scale climate resilience funding through Islamic finance, arguing the sector’s principles align well with sustainable development but face pipeline and implementation gaps. AI & Accountability: UN chief António Guterres called on AI companies to disclose the carbon, water, and land impacts of their systems and to power operations with renewables by 2030, as children’s rights groups warn unregulated AI is putting minors at “very real danger.” Local Climate Action: Mayors backed a C40 pact pushing higher standards for data center development, aiming to prevent a “race to the bottom” on heat, pollution, and fossil-fuel lock-in. Wildfire-Driven Air Pollution: New research links large wildfires to ozone pollution setbacks in the U.S., reversing earlier gains and raising premature deaths. Nature & Restoration: A Texas coast oyster restoration effort is testing drone-based seeding to speed up recovery of declining oyster populations. Policy Pressure: The UK’s top climate adviser warned that weakening net zero policy could damage the economy and investor confidence. Conservation Wins: Nearly 300 acres near St. George were permanently protected via a conservation easement.