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Great Britain recorded 142,536 new solar power installations in the first half of 2026. This is the highest number for a six-month period in 15 years, according to a national analysis of government figures. The report notes this pace puts the country on track to exceed last year's total, but the full-year result is still a projection.
Satellite data from INPE indicates deforestation in the Brazilian Amazon fell to its lowest level in 10 years during the first half of 2026. This national decline is based on data covering only the first six months of the year. The full-year trend may differ and the satellite data is subject to revision.
The town of Pornainen, Finland, is now heated by a 13-metre-tall silo holding 2,000 tonnes of crushed soapstone, described as the world's largest commercial sand battery, storing renewable energy as heat for the community.
A ban on destroying unsold clothes took effect across the European Union on July 19, 2026. The rule applies only to large companies, defined as those with more than 250 employees and over 50 million euros in turnover. The actual reduction in waste has not yet been measured.
Ethiopia banned imports of fossil-fuel cars in 2024, and government sources now report more than 100,000 electric vehicles out of 1.2 million registered nationally. In Addis Ababa, 100 electric buses were introduced in 2025, carrying about 90,000 passengers a day. The figures come from a single report by Deutsche Welle and are attributed to government and reported sources without independent corroboration, and a target of 500,000 EVs by 2030 is a projection rather than a delivered result.
The National Science Foundation has backed off its plan to scrap the Ocean Observatories Initiative, the $368m network of deep-sea monitoring arrays in the Atlantic and Pacific, halting equipment removal and continuing operations. The reversal, reported following a Senate vote, comes about a month after the original shutdown decision was announced; it remains unclear how much equipment was removed or damaged in the interim. The formal federal statement was still pending at the time of reporting.
Thousands of low-income households in Mexico City are using a rainwater harvesting system to grow their own food. The reported benefits may vary by household, and the exact number has not been independently verified. The result was reported by the Guardian.