Amsterdam is poised to become the first world capital to ban advertising for fossil fuels, meat, and “highly polluting” services such as air travel, cruises, and cars on city-owned properties. #ClimateChange

https://www.planetizen.com/news/2026/02/136906-amsterdam-first-world-capital-ban-ads-fossil-fuels-public-infrastructure

New York Democratic state lawmakers unveiled a bill on Friday that would prevent construction of new data centers for three years. It would pause the industry’s meteoric growth so officials can study the impact of artificial intelligence on electric bills and the environment. #ClimateChange

https://thehill.com/policy/energy-environment/5727004-democrats-in-new-york-propose-moratorium-on-new-data-centers/

One-Third of Pacific Island Fish Contaminated With Microplastics.

Ahead of February’s Global Plastics Treaty negotiations, new data reveals the contamination rate of Fijian fish far exceeds worldwide averages. #ClimateChange

https://insideclimatenews.org/news/28012026/one-third-of-pacific-island-fish-contaminated-with-microplastics/

Data centers are facing an image problem. The tech industry is spending millions to rebrand them.

Through television ads and online campaigns, industry-backed groups are promising jobs, clean energy, and lower electricity bills. #ClimateChange

https://grist.org/energy/data-centers-are-facing-an-image-problem-the-tech-industry-is-spending-millions-to-rebrand-them/

New dietary guidelines urging Americans to eat far more meat and dairy products will, if followed, come at a major cost to the planet via huge swathes of habitat razed for farmland and millions of tons of extra planet-heating emissions. #ClimateChange

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/jan/20/rfk-jr-trump-meat-diet-guidelines-land