Himalayan Climate Justice: Nepal’s PM Balendra Shah urged the world to treat the Aug. 26 Bhotekoshi flood as a warning of rising Himalayan climate risks, saying climate change is driving disasters like the rockslide-triggered surge and calling for shared responsibility. Climate Compensation Push: Nepal’s foreign minister and lawmakers are reframing aid as “compensation,” seeking support from major emitters and pushing for donor and UN forums to address loss and damage. UN 1.5°C Reality Check: The UN Environment Programme says the 1.5°C goal is now effectively slipping, with countries urged to “navigate” overshoot via rapid emissions cuts and net-negative CO2. Pacific Urgency: Pacific leaders meeting in Palau warned that warming beyond 1.5°C will intensify loss and damage, calling on oil-producing states to accelerate the fossil-fuel transition. El Niño Intensifies: Forecasters warn a “supersized” El Niño could bring extreme flooding risks through winter into February. Local Climate Impacts: Hokkaido’s “cockroach-free” reputation is fading as warmer conditions help insects spread; and Colorado is seeing more bear attacks linked to food stress from a warming climate. Policy Fight in Aviation: A UK report says a third runway would wreck climate targets because there’s no credible path to scale aviation fuels and carbon removal fast enough. Built-Environment Investment: Singapore pledged $88m for built-environment research to cut embodied carbon and boost net-zero progress.