Renewables & Grid Resilience: Britain’s green energy push faces planning and delivery bottlenecks, even as Labour accelerates approvals—highlighting how policy speed, permitting, and early “hard decisions” decide whether 2030 targets land. Floating Wind in Wales: Natural Resources Wales granted a marine licence for the Llŷr floating offshore wind demo off Pembrokeshire, aiming to test up to 10 turbines and connect via export cables to Freshwater West. Solar Expansion in the Philippines & Ivory Coast: Aboitiz Power inaugurated a 92MW San Manuel solar plant in Pangasinan, while Ivory Coast opened the 52.4MW Ferke Solar plant to supply hundreds of thousands of households and boost renewables. Plastic & Waste Crackdowns: Qatar marked Plastic Bag Free Day with wildlife-focused warnings; Delhi urged citizens to stop plastic bags; Punjab launched Pakistan’s first skimming boat to pull floating plastic from Lahore Canal; and the Philippines backed “zero waste to landfill” partnerships plus new modular plastic chemical recycling. Circular Economy Governance: Arlington County will merge sustainability newsletters and launch a home energy hub, while South Africa’s recycling sector is waiting on a draft circular economy plan that officials say is still under development. Climate Extremes & Risk: A possible “super El Niño” could amplify heat and drought on an already overheated planet, and Belize is watching Mexico outages and drought-linked hydro risks. Energy Policy Disputes: India’s E20 ethanol push faced Bhutan storage concerns and India’s petroleum ministry rejected claims it harms vehicles or increases pollution.