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Mexico's data centre boom is powering AI growth, but renewable energy is struggling to keep up. Big Tech is relying on fossil fuels as demand surges.
✍️ Diana Baptista and Fintan McDonnell report
🔗 https://www.context.news/just-transition/ai-data-boom-in-mexico-fuels-rise-in-dirty-energy
✍️ Diana Baptista and Fintan McDonnell report
🔗 https://www.context.news/just-transition/ai-data-boom-in-mexico-fuels-rise-in-dirty-energy
January 19, 2026 at 1:15 PM
Mexico's data centre boom is powering AI growth, but renewable energy is struggling to keep up. Big Tech is relying on fossil fuels as demand surges.
✍️ Diana Baptista and Fintan McDonnell report
🔗 https://www.context.news/just-transition/ai-data-boom-in-mexico-fuels-rise-in-dirty-energy
✍️ Diana Baptista and Fintan McDonnell report
🔗 https://www.context.news/just-transition/ai-data-boom-in-mexico-fuels-rise-in-dirty-energy
In Brazil's Mato Grosso, over 700 seed gatherers are helping restore forests using native seeds.
✍️ Andre Cabette Fabio reports
🔗 https://www.context.news/nature/brazils-seed-collectors-combat-amazon-deforestation
✍️ Andre Cabette Fabio reports
🔗 https://www.context.news/nature/brazils-seed-collectors-combat-amazon-deforestation
January 13, 2026 at 10:11 AM
In Brazil's Mato Grosso, over 700 seed gatherers are helping restore forests using native seeds.
✍️ Andre Cabette Fabio reports
🔗 https://www.context.news/nature/brazils-seed-collectors-combat-amazon-deforestation
✍️ Andre Cabette Fabio reports
🔗 https://www.context.news/nature/brazils-seed-collectors-combat-amazon-deforestation
Europe's carbon border tax is now in effect, reshaping how the EU links climate policy and global trade.
✍️ Bhasker Tripathi reports
🔗 https://www.context.news/net-zero/how-will-the-eus-new-carbon-border-tax-affect-developing-nations
✍️ Bhasker Tripathi reports
🔗 https://www.context.news/net-zero/how-will-the-eus-new-carbon-border-tax-affect-developing-nations
January 12, 2026 at 2:07 PM
Europe's carbon border tax is now in effect, reshaping how the EU links climate policy and global trade.
✍️ Bhasker Tripathi reports
🔗 https://www.context.news/net-zero/how-will-the-eus-new-carbon-border-tax-affect-developing-nations
✍️ Bhasker Tripathi reports
🔗 https://www.context.news/net-zero/how-will-the-eus-new-carbon-border-tax-affect-developing-nations
President Trump's second term marked a shift in U.S. climate policy, with a focus on deregulation and fossil fuels. What does this mean for coal, renewables, and energy prices?
✍️ David Sherfinski reports
🔗 https://www.context.news/climate-risks/whats-next-for-us-climate-policy-under-trump
✍️ David Sherfinski reports
🔗 https://www.context.news/climate-risks/whats-next-for-us-climate-policy-under-trump
January 12, 2026 at 10:26 AM
President Trump's second term marked a shift in U.S. climate policy, with a focus on deregulation and fossil fuels. What does this mean for coal, renewables, and energy prices?
✍️ David Sherfinski reports
🔗 https://www.context.news/climate-risks/whats-next-for-us-climate-policy-under-trump
✍️ David Sherfinski reports
🔗 https://www.context.news/climate-risks/whats-next-for-us-climate-policy-under-trump
A year into President Trump's second term, abortion laws in the U.S. remain patchy.
✍️ David Sherfinski reports
🔗 https://www.context.news/money-power-people/us-abortion-policy-under-trump-20-one-year-on?utm_campaign=context-newsroom&utm_source=bluesky&utm_medium=social
✍️ David Sherfinski reports
🔗 https://www.context.news/money-power-people/us-abortion-policy-under-trump-20-one-year-on?utm_campaign=context-newsroom&utm_source=bluesky&utm_medium=social
January 9, 2026 at 3:00 PM
A year into President Trump's second term, abortion laws in the U.S. remain patchy.
✍️ David Sherfinski reports
🔗 https://www.context.news/money-power-people/us-abortion-policy-under-trump-20-one-year-on?utm_campaign=context-newsroom&utm_source=bluesky&utm_medium=social
✍️ David Sherfinski reports
🔗 https://www.context.news/money-power-people/us-abortion-policy-under-trump-20-one-year-on?utm_campaign=context-newsroom&utm_source=bluesky&utm_medium=social
Today marks 1,000 days since the start of the war in Sudan.
✍️ Emma Batha reports
🔗 https://www.context.news/socioeconomic-inclusion/sudan-named-most-neglected-crisis-of-2025-in-aid-agency-poll?utm_campaign=context-newsroom&utm_source=bluesky&utm_medium=social
✍️ Emma Batha reports
🔗 https://www.context.news/socioeconomic-inclusion/sudan-named-most-neglected-crisis-of-2025-in-aid-agency-poll?utm_campaign=context-newsroom&utm_source=bluesky&utm_medium=social
January 9, 2026 at 11:00 AM
Today marks 1,000 days since the start of the war in Sudan.
✍️ Emma Batha reports
🔗 https://www.context.news/socioeconomic-inclusion/sudan-named-most-neglected-crisis-of-2025-in-aid-agency-poll?utm_campaign=context-newsroom&utm_source=bluesky&utm_medium=social
✍️ Emma Batha reports
🔗 https://www.context.news/socioeconomic-inclusion/sudan-named-most-neglected-crisis-of-2025-in-aid-agency-poll?utm_campaign=context-newsroom&utm_source=bluesky&utm_medium=social
With thousands of manufacturers and few inspectors, India's vast pharma industry faces quality challenges.
✍️ Priyanka Pulla and Paul Eccles report
🔗 https://www.context.news/money-power-people/drug-inspectors-in-india-struggle-to-keep-worlds-pharmacy-safe
✍️ Priyanka Pulla and Paul Eccles report
🔗 https://www.context.news/money-power-people/drug-inspectors-in-india-struggle-to-keep-worlds-pharmacy-safe
January 9, 2026 at 9:00 AM
With thousands of manufacturers and few inspectors, India's vast pharma industry faces quality challenges.
✍️ Priyanka Pulla and Paul Eccles report
🔗 https://www.context.news/money-power-people/drug-inspectors-in-india-struggle-to-keep-worlds-pharmacy-safe
✍️ Priyanka Pulla and Paul Eccles report
🔗 https://www.context.news/money-power-people/drug-inspectors-in-india-struggle-to-keep-worlds-pharmacy-safe
From adding finance to making sure loss and damage funds reach vulnerable populations, climate adaptation is an increasingly crucial topic as extreme weather events disrupt daily life.
✍️ Mariejo Ramos reports
🔗 https://www.context.news/nature/five-climate-adaptation-ideas-to-watch-in-2026
✍️ Mariejo Ramos reports
🔗 https://www.context.news/nature/five-climate-adaptation-ideas-to-watch-in-2026
January 8, 2026 at 3:00 PM
From adding finance to making sure loss and damage funds reach vulnerable populations, climate adaptation is an increasingly crucial topic as extreme weather events disrupt daily life.
✍️ Mariejo Ramos reports
🔗 https://www.context.news/nature/five-climate-adaptation-ideas-to-watch-in-2026
✍️ Mariejo Ramos reports
🔗 https://www.context.news/nature/five-climate-adaptation-ideas-to-watch-in-2026
A oily spill that spewed toxic waste into a protected strait off the Philippines has raised concerns about governance of the nation's rich waterways.
✍️ Mariejo Ramos reports
🔗 https://www.context.news/nature/protected-area-industry-under-fire-for-philippine-sea-spill
✍️ Mariejo Ramos reports
🔗 https://www.context.news/nature/protected-area-industry-under-fire-for-philippine-sea-spill
January 8, 2026 at 12:00 PM
A oily spill that spewed toxic waste into a protected strait off the Philippines has raised concerns about governance of the nation's rich waterways.
✍️ Mariejo Ramos reports
🔗 https://www.context.news/nature/protected-area-industry-under-fire-for-philippine-sea-spill
✍️ Mariejo Ramos reports
🔗 https://www.context.news/nature/protected-area-industry-under-fire-for-philippine-sea-spill
A boom in U.S. data centres is devouring fossil fuels in Mexico - and hitting locals with power cuts and pollution.
✍️ Diana Baptista and Fintan McDonnell report
🔗 https://www.context.news/just-transition/ai-data-boom-in-mexico-fuels-rise-in-dirty-energy
✍️ Diana Baptista and Fintan McDonnell report
🔗 https://www.context.news/just-transition/ai-data-boom-in-mexico-fuels-rise-in-dirty-energy
January 8, 2026 at 9:00 AM
A boom in U.S. data centres is devouring fossil fuels in Mexico - and hitting locals with power cuts and pollution.
✍️ Diana Baptista and Fintan McDonnell report
🔗 https://www.context.news/just-transition/ai-data-boom-in-mexico-fuels-rise-in-dirty-energy
✍️ Diana Baptista and Fintan McDonnell report
🔗 https://www.context.news/just-transition/ai-data-boom-in-mexico-fuels-rise-in-dirty-energy
"If the world ignores Myanmar now, it will see the same digital oppression replicated elsewhere."
✍️ Wai Phyo Myint, a digital rights advocate and Asia Pacific Policy Analyst at Access Now, writes for Context.
🔗 https://www.context.news/digital-rights/opinion/myanmars-new-era-of-digital-oppression
✍️ Wai Phyo Myint, a digital rights advocate and Asia Pacific Policy Analyst at Access Now, writes for Context.
🔗 https://www.context.news/digital-rights/opinion/myanmars-new-era-of-digital-oppression
January 7, 2026 at 3:00 PM
"If the world ignores Myanmar now, it will see the same digital oppression replicated elsewhere."
✍️ Wai Phyo Myint, a digital rights advocate and Asia Pacific Policy Analyst at Access Now, writes for Context.
🔗 https://www.context.news/digital-rights/opinion/myanmars-new-era-of-digital-oppression
✍️ Wai Phyo Myint, a digital rights advocate and Asia Pacific Policy Analyst at Access Now, writes for Context.
🔗 https://www.context.news/digital-rights/opinion/myanmars-new-era-of-digital-oppression
Wads of cash, speedboats, booze and mobile phones. Context identified more than 100 active Tiktok accounts that appear to be run by members of guerilla and paramilitary groups.
✍️ Nicolas Torres reports
🔗 https://www.context.news/big-tech/how-armed-groups-lure-colombian-children-via-tiktok
✍️ Nicolas Torres reports
🔗 https://www.context.news/big-tech/how-armed-groups-lure-colombian-children-via-tiktok
January 7, 2026 at 12:01 PM
Wads of cash, speedboats, booze and mobile phones. Context identified more than 100 active Tiktok accounts that appear to be run by members of guerilla and paramilitary groups.
✍️ Nicolas Torres reports
🔗 https://www.context.news/big-tech/how-armed-groups-lure-colombian-children-via-tiktok
✍️ Nicolas Torres reports
🔗 https://www.context.news/big-tech/how-armed-groups-lure-colombian-children-via-tiktok
A pilot project in Virginia using AI-driven systems has seen recycling rates increase, with potential impacts for landfill management and material recovery.
✍️ Carey L. Biron reports
🔗 https://www.context.news/ai/us-cities-look-to-new-ai-tools-to-boost-recycling
✍️ Carey L. Biron reports
🔗 https://www.context.news/ai/us-cities-look-to-new-ai-tools-to-boost-recycling
January 7, 2026 at 8:30 AM
A pilot project in Virginia using AI-driven systems has seen recycling rates increase, with potential impacts for landfill management and material recovery.
✍️ Carey L. Biron reports
🔗 https://www.context.news/ai/us-cities-look-to-new-ai-tools-to-boost-recycling
✍️ Carey L. Biron reports
🔗 https://www.context.news/ai/us-cities-look-to-new-ai-tools-to-boost-recycling
"Progress is fragile and 2026 must be the year of action and accountability on gender rights."
✍️ Maliha Khan, CEO of Women Deliver writes for Context.
🔗 https://www.context.news/money-power-people/opinion/what-happened-to-gender-equality-in-2025
✍️ Maliha Khan, CEO of Women Deliver writes for Context.
🔗 https://www.context.news/money-power-people/opinion/what-happened-to-gender-equality-in-2025
January 6, 2026 at 4:16 PM
"Progress is fragile and 2026 must be the year of action and accountability on gender rights."
✍️ Maliha Khan, CEO of Women Deliver writes for Context.
🔗 https://www.context.news/money-power-people/opinion/what-happened-to-gender-equality-in-2025
✍️ Maliha Khan, CEO of Women Deliver writes for Context.
🔗 https://www.context.news/money-power-people/opinion/what-happened-to-gender-equality-in-2025
Britain has written to Syrians who have rebuilt their lives in the country and applied to permanently settle, threatening to end their refugee status.
✍️Emma Batha reports
🔗 https://www.context.news/socioeconomic-inclusion/uk-warns-shocked-syrians-it-may-end-their-refugee-status
✍️Emma Batha reports
🔗 https://www.context.news/socioeconomic-inclusion/uk-warns-shocked-syrians-it-may-end-their-refugee-status
January 6, 2026 at 1:55 PM
Britain has written to Syrians who have rebuilt their lives in the country and applied to permanently settle, threatening to end their refugee status.
✍️Emma Batha reports
🔗 https://www.context.news/socioeconomic-inclusion/uk-warns-shocked-syrians-it-may-end-their-refugee-status
✍️Emma Batha reports
🔗 https://www.context.news/socioeconomic-inclusion/uk-warns-shocked-syrians-it-may-end-their-refugee-status
In West Africa's Guinea, villagers say mining for the critical mineral bauxite has polluted water and decreased crop yields.
✍️ Jaume Portell Caño reports
🔗 https://www.context.news/just-transition/critical-mineral-bauxite-boom-pollutes-water-and-crops-in-guinea
✍️ Jaume Portell Caño reports
🔗 https://www.context.news/just-transition/critical-mineral-bauxite-boom-pollutes-water-and-crops-in-guinea
January 6, 2026 at 11:27 AM
In West Africa's Guinea, villagers say mining for the critical mineral bauxite has polluted water and decreased crop yields.
✍️ Jaume Portell Caño reports
🔗 https://www.context.news/just-transition/critical-mineral-bauxite-boom-pollutes-water-and-crops-in-guinea
✍️ Jaume Portell Caño reports
🔗 https://www.context.news/just-transition/critical-mineral-bauxite-boom-pollutes-water-and-crops-in-guinea
"COP30 agreed to triple adaptation finance, but the fashion industry needs adaptation measures now."
✍️ Jason Judd and Kalpona Akter write for Context.
🔗 https://www.context.news/just-transition/opinion/can-the-fashion-industry-adapt-to-a-warming-world
✍️ Jason Judd and Kalpona Akter write for Context.
🔗 https://www.context.news/just-transition/opinion/can-the-fashion-industry-adapt-to-a-warming-world
December 26, 2025 at 1:21 PM
"COP30 agreed to triple adaptation finance, but the fashion industry needs adaptation measures now."
✍️ Jason Judd and Kalpona Akter write for Context.
🔗 https://www.context.news/just-transition/opinion/can-the-fashion-industry-adapt-to-a-warming-world
✍️ Jason Judd and Kalpona Akter write for Context.
🔗 https://www.context.news/just-transition/opinion/can-the-fashion-industry-adapt-to-a-warming-world
Once a panoramic view of dense spruce forests, the Lörmecke-Turm tower in Germany's Arnsberg now overlooks a plateau shaped by bark beetle infestation and climate extremes.
✍️ Joanna Gill reports
🔗 https://www.context.news/nature/how-german-engineers-are-building-future-proof-forests
✍️ Joanna Gill reports
🔗 https://www.context.news/nature/how-german-engineers-are-building-future-proof-forests
December 25, 2025 at 12:00 PM
Once a panoramic view of dense spruce forests, the Lörmecke-Turm tower in Germany's Arnsberg now overlooks a plateau shaped by bark beetle infestation and climate extremes.
✍️ Joanna Gill reports
🔗 https://www.context.news/nature/how-german-engineers-are-building-future-proof-forests
✍️ Joanna Gill reports
🔗 https://www.context.news/nature/how-german-engineers-are-building-future-proof-forests
Mexico's data centre boom is powering the global rise of AI, but energy demands are outpacing renewable infrastructure.
✍️ Diana Baptista and Fintan McDonnell report
🔗 https://www.context.news/just-transition/ai-data-boom-in-mexico-fuels-rise-in-dirty-energy
✍️ Diana Baptista and Fintan McDonnell report
🔗 https://www.context.news/just-transition/ai-data-boom-in-mexico-fuels-rise-in-dirty-energy
December 24, 2025 at 1:07 PM
Mexico's data centre boom is powering the global rise of AI, but energy demands are outpacing renewable infrastructure.
✍️ Diana Baptista and Fintan McDonnell report
🔗 https://www.context.news/just-transition/ai-data-boom-in-mexico-fuels-rise-in-dirty-energy
✍️ Diana Baptista and Fintan McDonnell report
🔗 https://www.context.news/just-transition/ai-data-boom-in-mexico-fuels-rise-in-dirty-energy
A recent industrial spill in Negros Island has highlighted the importance of robust environmental governance.
The incident affected local fishing communities.
✍️ Mariejo Ramos reports
🔗 https://www.context.news/nature/protected-area-industry-under-fire-for-philippine-sea-spill
The incident affected local fishing communities.
✍️ Mariejo Ramos reports
🔗 https://www.context.news/nature/protected-area-industry-under-fire-for-philippine-sea-spill
December 23, 2025 at 3:49 PM
A recent industrial spill in Negros Island has highlighted the importance of robust environmental governance.
The incident affected local fishing communities.
✍️ Mariejo Ramos reports
🔗 https://www.context.news/nature/protected-area-industry-under-fire-for-philippine-sea-spill
The incident affected local fishing communities.
✍️ Mariejo Ramos reports
🔗 https://www.context.news/nature/protected-area-industry-under-fire-for-philippine-sea-spill
Philosophy is central to ongoing debates over AI and ethics, says Cansu Canca, founder of AI Ethics Lab.
✍️ David Sherfinski reports
🔗 https://www.context.news/ai/q-and-a-ai-ethics-expert-sees-philosophy-as-critical-to-ai-debate
✍️ David Sherfinski reports
🔗 https://www.context.news/ai/q-and-a-ai-ethics-expert-sees-philosophy-as-critical-to-ai-debate
December 21, 2025 at 10:00 AM
Philosophy is central to ongoing debates over AI and ethics, says Cansu Canca, founder of AI Ethics Lab.
✍️ David Sherfinski reports
🔗 https://www.context.news/ai/q-and-a-ai-ethics-expert-sees-philosophy-as-critical-to-ai-debate
✍️ David Sherfinski reports
🔗 https://www.context.news/ai/q-and-a-ai-ethics-expert-sees-philosophy-as-critical-to-ai-debate
After Nigeria declared a nationwide emergency over the surge in kidnappings, Donald Trump threatened military action.
But experts say this could make things worse.
✍️ Bukola Adebayo reports
🔗 https://www.context.news/money-power-people/trumps-threats-could-fuel-nigerian-extremists-expert-says
But experts say this could make things worse.
✍️ Bukola Adebayo reports
🔗 https://www.context.news/money-power-people/trumps-threats-could-fuel-nigerian-extremists-expert-says
December 19, 2025 at 3:00 PM
After Nigeria declared a nationwide emergency over the surge in kidnappings, Donald Trump threatened military action.
But experts say this could make things worse.
✍️ Bukola Adebayo reports
🔗 https://www.context.news/money-power-people/trumps-threats-could-fuel-nigerian-extremists-expert-says
But experts say this could make things worse.
✍️ Bukola Adebayo reports
🔗 https://www.context.news/money-power-people/trumps-threats-could-fuel-nigerian-extremists-expert-says
AI use surged in the U.S. last year, shaping immigration enforcement, workplace automation, and even grief tech.
✍️ David Sherfinski reports
🔗 https://www.context.news/surveillance/the-major-us-trends-in-ai-in-2025-and-whats-next-in-2026
✍️ David Sherfinski reports
🔗 https://www.context.news/surveillance/the-major-us-trends-in-ai-in-2025-and-whats-next-in-2026
December 19, 2025 at 12:00 PM
AI use surged in the U.S. last year, shaping immigration enforcement, workplace automation, and even grief tech.
✍️ David Sherfinski reports
🔗 https://www.context.news/surveillance/the-major-us-trends-in-ai-in-2025-and-whats-next-in-2026
✍️ David Sherfinski reports
🔗 https://www.context.news/surveillance/the-major-us-trends-in-ai-in-2025-and-whats-next-in-2026
Online gambling is on the rise in Mozambique, with young people increasingly drawn to betting platforms.
✍️ Samuel Comé reports
🔗 https://www.context.news/socioeconomic-inclusion/as-gambling-spreads-across-mozambique-families-count-losses
✍️ Samuel Comé reports
🔗 https://www.context.news/socioeconomic-inclusion/as-gambling-spreads-across-mozambique-families-count-losses
December 19, 2025 at 9:00 AM
Online gambling is on the rise in Mozambique, with young people increasingly drawn to betting platforms.
✍️ Samuel Comé reports
🔗 https://www.context.news/socioeconomic-inclusion/as-gambling-spreads-across-mozambique-families-count-losses
✍️ Samuel Comé reports
🔗 https://www.context.news/socioeconomic-inclusion/as-gambling-spreads-across-mozambique-families-count-losses
From Mexico to Nepal, Gen Z protests marked 2025, driven by concerns over corruption, economic uncertainty, and social change.
✍️ Annie Banerji reports
🔗 https://www.context.news/money-power-people/a-year-of-gen-z-protests-can-they-bring-real-change-in-2026
✍️ Annie Banerji reports
🔗 https://www.context.news/money-power-people/a-year-of-gen-z-protests-can-they-bring-real-change-in-2026
December 18, 2025 at 3:00 PM
From Mexico to Nepal, Gen Z protests marked 2025, driven by concerns over corruption, economic uncertainty, and social change.
✍️ Annie Banerji reports
🔗 https://www.context.news/money-power-people/a-year-of-gen-z-protests-can-they-bring-real-change-in-2026
✍️ Annie Banerji reports
🔗 https://www.context.news/money-power-people/a-year-of-gen-z-protests-can-they-bring-real-change-in-2026