The British Columbia Conservative Party's platform included removing emissions limits, replacing the provincial carbon tax framework, and inviting back energy companies like ExxonMobil, Chevron, and Woodside

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The Sharjah Government Media Bureau announced the precautionary closure of Al Hamriyah Beach near the Umm Al Quwain border on October 23, 2026.

The United Arab Emirates Ministry of Climate Change and Environment temporarily closed all beaches and coastal areas in Umm Al Quwain on October 23, 2026.

The Franco-German deal eliminates the requirement for automakers to offset residual 10% emissions through low-carbon steel or sustainable fuels under proposed 2035 rules.

The Franco-German deal extends proposed EU super credits for electric vehicles to all car sizes and allows cars running on renewable fuels to count as zero-emission.

The prime ministers of Finland, Sweden, and Denmark opposed weakening the EU Emissions Trading System, writing in a letter that the system drives energy security and reduces fossil fuel reliance.

Italy, Slovakia, Hungary, Poland, and the Czech Republic called at the EU summit for the introduction of the ETS2 emissions trading system to be postponed until 2030 due to Middle East war impacts.

In 2021, Greenland's parliament passed legislation ending future oil and gas exploration due to climate concerns and limited commercial viability.

France's nuclear power plants experienced operational shutdowns in summer 2026 because river water temperatures became too high to meet national environmental cooling regulations.

Maintaining electricity grid stability justifies exceeding river temperature limits at nuclear power plants

Indonesia's government failed its legal duty to prevent recurring forest fires

Malaysia should enact legislation penalizing domestic companies linked to Indonesian forest fires

Indigenous and civil society groups filed a class action lawsuit in West Kalimantan naming President Prabowo Subianto and 10 defendants over government negligence regarding wildfires.

Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto established a national agency to oversee peatland and mangrove conservation and lead forest fire prevention efforts.

Greenpeace Malaysia and civil society groups marched to parliament on October 7, 2026 to demand legislation targeting companies linked to fire hotspots in Indonesia.

Indonesian authorities suspended 57 companies after environmental inspections uncovered burned land within their concession areas.

The United States and several European Union member states, including Czechia and Italy, have urged the European Commission to delay or roll back the methane emissions law, with some calling for a three-year delay.

European Commissioner for Energy Dan Jorgensen announced on October 6, 2026, that the European Union plans to delay the implementation of methane emissions rules for oil and gas imports by one year.

The EU should delay its methane emissions rules for oil and gas imports by three years

The European Commission proposed raising approximately €60 billion annually through EU-wide levies, including carbon market contributions, carbon-intensive import tariffs, electronic waste taxes, tobacco duties, and corporate levies.

Eurofer head Alex Eggert stated that withdrawing carbon leakage protection too quickly risks undermining the multi-billion-euro investments in electrification, hydrogen, and CCS/CCU needed to make the industrial transition to climate-neutrality