Climate Policy: China’s national carbon market hit new momentum, with 917 million tons of allowances traded and 61.7 billion yuan in value, while H1 volume rose 37% year-on-year as coverage expanded to power, steel, cement and more. Extreme Weather & Disaster Response: Heavy rain and landslide emergencies kept pressure on rescue efforts, including a deadly Chongqing landslide with 8 confirmed dead and 34 missing, as authorities pushed all-out, scientific search-and-rescue. Global AI Governance (with environmental angle): At WAIC in Shanghai, Xi Jinping backed open-source, multilateral AI cooperation and stronger risk controls, while China’s new World Artificial Intelligence Cooperation Organization adds 29 founding countries—an effort that also intersects with climate monitoring and early-warning systems. Water & Land Restoration: Inner Mongolia’s grassland recovery in the Hunshandake Sandy Land shows how willow barriers plus mixed seeding can stabilize sand and revive ecosystems, with UNCCD experts studying the approach. Circular Economy & Supply Shocks: Cairo’s “Garbage City” recyclers are seeing demand surge as Hormuz disruptions tighten plastic supply chains, pulling informal recycling into a war-driven materials crunch. Renewables Abroad: The Solomon Islands completed Phase 1 of a mini solar power project with Chinese support, expanding low-carbon electricity access across dozens of constituencies. Biodiversity: A new female red panda joined Charu at Lake District Wildlife Park as part of an international conservation breeding effort.