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• German Climate Finance Cut Widens Gap for Global South After US Retreat
  Germany has fallen short of a funding pledge for global climate action and adaptation, making it harder to plug a financing gap left by the US withdrawal.
• Malaysia PM Calls Prabowo Over Haze as Kuala Lumpur Chokes
  Malaysia’s prime minister has contacted Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto about efforts to tackle the thick smog that has choked Kuala Lumpur and other parts of the country as weeks of devastating wildfires consume swathes of the neighboring archipelago.
• Record El Niño Is Roiling Industries Months Before Its Peak
• Environmental Groups Criticize Senate Permitting Deal as Bad Bargain
• Climate Needs Same Urgency as Defense Spending, COP31 Chief Says
  Action to curb emissions and bolster resilience to the impacts of extreme weather needs similar urgency to international efforts to lift defense investments, according to the head of next month’s annual global climate change conference.
• Pakistan Says Middle East Oil Shock Is Accelerating EV Shift
  Pakistan expects to reach its electric-vehicle adoption target ahead of schedule as surging oil prices make switching away from gasoline-powered cars increasingly attractive, according to a senior government official.
• Brazil Auto Jobs Imperiled by Chinese Imports, Stellantis Says
  Brazil’s rising imports of vehicles partially assembled in China could eventually put thousands of auto-industry jobs at risk in the South American country, the head of Stellantis NV’s business in the region said.
• Hurricane Isaias Nears Major Status Ahead of Gulf Coast Landfall
  Hurricane Isaias is gathering strength Thursday morning despite persistent crosswinds, raising the threat of damaging winds and flooding across a wide stretch of the US Gulf Coast.
• AI Climate Impact Risks Blurring Views of Policymakers, BIS Says
  Artificial intelligence’s effect on the environment is clouding the indicators officials commonly use to set interest rates, according to a Bank for International Settlements study.
• EPA Readies Bid to Ease Methane Controls for Oil, Gas
  The US Environmental Protection Agency said Wednesday it is readying a proposal to loosen federal rules designed to cut methane releases from oil and gas operations.
• Record Wind Output Can’t Break Britain’s Reliance on Costly Gas
  Record wind generation slashed Britain’s use of natural gas fired power last month, but wasn’t enough to shield the country from surging prices triggered by the war in Iran.