The UN Environment Programme's 2026 Emissions Gap Report concludes that limiting global warming to 1.5°C by 2100 is no longer achievable, even with no or limited overshoot. Current national climate pledges would cut emissions only 5-8% by 2030 versus the 18% reduction UNEP says is needed, meaning warming above 1.5°C is now considered imminent and inevitable. The report instead urges keeping warming below 2°C with a goal of returning to 1.5°C later this century.
unric.org
· 2026-10-21
The UN Environment Programme's latest annual report, released 21 October, finds global greenhouse-gas emissions were roughly unchanged between 2024 and 2025. Under current policies, scientists project warming of 2.6°C to 2.8°C by century's end, far above the Paris Agreement's 2°C ceiling, with even full implementation of existing pledges yielding 2.1°C. UN Secretary-General António Guterres said the 1.5°C limit can no longer be avoided and urged faster cuts to fossil fuels alongside expanded clean electricity and reduced deforestation.
nature.com
· 2026-10-21
In his book 'Hyperscale: The Ambition and Excess of Big Tech's Data Empires,' journalist Paris Marx recounts visiting heavily secured data centers in Virginia and Ireland operated by companies including Microsoft. He reports that Amazon, Microsoft and Google together control 59% of hyperscale data center capacity, and that modern AI-driven facilities can require roughly triple the power of older large data centers, around 50 megawatts previously versus much higher now.
cnet.com
· 2026-10-20
Team Vitality confirmed its V.Hive headquarters in Paris was vandalized and looted over the weekend, with display windows smashed and trophies and computer equipment stolen. The club said the damage occurred amid wider unrest tied to October 17 protests over school funding, living costs, and government spending cuts, and that no staff, team members, or fans were injured. V.Hive will remain closed while the organization assesses the full extent of the damage.
tomshardware.com
· 2026-10-19
A new paper in Climate and Atmospheric Science by two University of Kansas researchers finds the rate of global warming roughly doubled between 2011-2025 compared with 1971-2025. Extrapolating that accelerated trend, the authors project the planet could cross the Paris Agreement's 1.5 degrees Celsius threshold by 2028, nearly a decade earlier than prior estimates.
futurism.com
· 2026-10-17
IEEE has broadened the offerings of its Smart Cities Technical Community, originally launched in 2013 as the IEEE Smart Cities Initiative, to give city officials, engineers and researchers access to unbiased guidance and educational resources on smart-city technology. The group aims to address recurring problems in smart city deployments, including inconsistent standards, privacy breaches and weak coordination among stakeholders.
spectrum.ieee.org
· 2026-10-16
At the Paris Auto Show's media day, European automakers including Stellantis brands Citroen, Peugeot and Fiat, along with Renault, unveiled a wave of new concept cars, many reviving classic nameplates. Citroen's 2 CV Concept, for example, emphasizes affordability, lightness and practicality, but none of these vehicles are expected to reach the United States.
arstechnica.com
· 2026-10-13
Citroën revealed the 2 CV Concept, an all-electric reimagining of its classic compact car, at the Paris Motor Show after teasing it in March. The company says a production version will launch within two years with a target starting price of about 15,000 euros ($16,800), though many of the concept's quirky design features are unlikely to survive regulatory requirements.
engadget.com
· 2026-10-12
Smart debuted the #2, a compact two-seat electric vehicle styled after the original Fortwo, four years after launching the Smart #1. The car offers up to 180 miles of range, a rear-mounted 60kW motor, fast-charging from 10-80% in 20 minutes, and several trims including a limited 999-unit Couture Edition. Pricing starts under $26,500, with preorders opening in spring.
engadget.com
· 2026-10-12
Citroen has revived its 2CV name on a new electric concept car shown at the Paris Motor Show, featuring retro styling reminiscent of the original model. The car is not yet for sale, but Citroen plans to bring a production version to showrooms by 2028.
bbc.co.uk
· 2026-10-12
A Paris Judicial Court has sided with Cloudflare in a dispute with French broadcaster Canal+, rejecting a request for 50,000-euro-per-day penalties over the company's refusal to block pirate sports streams through its 1.1.1.1 DNS resolver. Cloudflare continues to block such sites only through its CDN service, geoblocking 1,238 domains in France in the second half of 2025 under a single court order, while leaving its DNS resolver untouched.
yro.slashdot.org
· 2026-10-09
New climate research finds that greenhouse gas emissions released after the 2015 Paris Agreement have intensified the severity of heatwaves across Europe. The findings attribute part of the recent extreme heat events to continued fossil fuel output following the accord's adoption.
nature.com
· 2026-09-29
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