🔥 A Week of Firsts, Extremes, and Turning Points 

From record-breaking temperatures to courtroom climate battles, the first week of July 2025 packed more climate news than some entire months.
But what does it mean for you—as a citizen, policymaker, or investor?
Read on. We’ve distilled the three most important stories you can’t afford to miss.

📊 The Big Three

🧯 1. Hottest Week Ever Recorded (Again)

NOAA and Copernicus confirmed it: the first week of July 2025 was the hottest globally since recordkeeping began.
Southern Europe sizzled, with Rome and Athens touching 45°C, while the North Atlantic and Mediterranean hit record sea surface temperatures.

💸 2. BRICS Summit Push for Climate Funds in Rio

At the 2025 BRICS summit in Rio de Janeiro (July 6–7), emerging economies demanded that wealthy nations significantly scale up climate finance via multilateral development banks.

3. EU Withholds Climate Pledge from China Ahead of Summit

In Beijing talks, EU Climate Commissioner Hoekstra urged China to stop approving new coal plants after 11.29 GW were approved in Q1 2025—more than in the first half of 2024.
The EU is holding back on a joint climate declaration until China commits to measurable emissions reduction goals.

💼 Takeaway: Why It Matters To You

This week’s headlines drive one crucial point home: climate change is already reshaping our world—causing environmental extremes, legal disruptions, and funding fights. But they also reveal new opportunities:

• Investors: Watch rising demand in frontier markets like Africa and legal service providers in climate-related lawsuits.

• Policymakers: Financial frameworks must center trust and transparency to meet climate goals.

• Entrepreneurs: Distributed renewables, green hydrogen, and ESG services are gaining ground—and funds.

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