Climate news on September 23, 2026

1. 0107:15 UTC

   Coalition plan: scrap net zero, remove 4 offshore wind zones, lift nuclear ban

   3 outlets · first: canberratimes.com.au Regulation

   Machine summary Opposition energy spokesman Dan Tehan unveiled a plan at the Energy Nation Forum, with a private members' bill due in parliament within weeks.

   1. The eight-point plan would be implemented within 30 days of a Coalition election win, according to opposition energy spokesman Dan Tehan.
   2. The plan removes four offshore wind zones and repeals the Climate Change Act to scrap legislated net zero targets.
   3. It lifts the prohibition on nuclear energy and scraps the existing vehicle carbon emissions policy.
   4. Labor's existing target is just over 80% of the national grid powered by renewables within four years, relying on coal plant closures.

   Reported by canberratimes.com.au, newcastleherald.com.au and examiner.com.au.

   • Coalition
   • Climate Change Act
   • Energy Nation Forum

2. 0219:57 UTC

   Guterres: 3 Nations Now Have Fossil Fuel Exit Plans as Renewables Surge

   2 outlets · first: Le Monde with AFP Renewable energy

   Machine summary At his final UN climate summit, outgoing Secretary-General António Guterres declared clean energy 'unstoppable' as Germany became the third nation—after France and the Netherlands—to publish a fossil fuel exit roadmap. The speech precedes COP31 in Antalya this November, which Turkey and Australia will co-host.

   1. Guterres told the New York summit that "renewables are the cheapest, fastest, and most secure source of new electricity almost everywhere" and that clean energy has gone "from alternative to unstoppable."
   2. Turkey and Australia are co-hosting COP31 in Antalya in November, with Australia running the talks and Turkey hosting and rallying support for voluntary pledges.
   3. Guterres said the world is "the first generation with the tools to end the fossil fuel age — and the last who can avert climate catastrophe."
   4. The summit came a day after Guterres accused Big Oil of treating the atmosphere like an "open sewer."

   Reported by Le Monde with AFP and Arab News.

   • Australia
   • France
   • Germany
   • António Guterres
   • Turkey
   • Netherlands

3. 0302:00 UTC

   US judge dismisses Michigan climate lawsuit against oil companies

   2 outlets · first: mymixfm.com Regulation

   Reported by mymixfm.com and wtvbam.com.

4. 0420:15 UTC

   60+ fashion brands pledge net-zero by 2040 in new coalition

   2 outlets · first: vogue.co.uk Sustainability

   Machine summary The Climate Pledge Fashion Coalition brings more than 60 signatories together to reach net-zero emissions by 2040, a decade earlier than the UN Fashion Charter and G7 Fashion Pact targets.

   1. In 2018, the UN Fashion Charter was signed by 43 major brands including Adidas, Burberry and H&M, committing to net-zero by 2050.
   2. In 2019, the G7 Fashion Pact was signed by 250 brands including Chanel, Prada and Nike, with net-zero by 2050, biodiversity and ocean protection commitments.

   Reported by vogue.co.uk.

   • Nike
   • Adidas
   • H&M
   • Burberry
   • Prada
   • Chanel

5. 0523:15 UTC

   Sheboygan's 3rd Data Center Talk Targets Clean Zoning

   2 outlets · first: wxerfm.com Regulation

   Machine summary The third data center speaker session of the Sheboygan Common Council will feature Bridget Williams of the Great Plains Institute and address environmental impacts.

   1. Bridget Williams, Policy Coordinator for Energy Systems at the Great Plains Institute, was the featured speaker on data center environmental impacts.
   2. The series was developed so Sheboygan Common Council members and the public could learn simultaneously about zoning code provisions for data center operations.
   3. The Great Plains Institute supports zero-carbon energy futures and gives municipal, county, and tribal governments a unified voice in regional planning.
   4. City Administrator Casey Bradley said Williams's work supports local government, clean energy, carbon offset practices, and policies on data center environmental impact.
   5. The meeting was open to the public in person and virtually, reflecting an effort to make zoning discussions accessible to residents.

   Reported by wxerfm.com and b93radio.com.

   • Great Plains Institute
   • Sheboygan Common Council

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