South Africa's mining firms are accelerating investment in renewable energy as they seek to diversify power sources, cut costs and meet decarbonization targets, marking a shift after decades of reliance on state utility Eskom

South Africa's mining firms are accelerating investment in renewable energy as they seek to diversify power sources, cut costs and meet decarbonization targets, marking a shift after decades of reliance on state utility Eskom. More here:

Meet The Expert Series 2026: Phil Roe At #Multimodal2026#, Logistics UK President Phil Roe discusses rising costs, decarbonisation, skills, Generation Logistics and why collaboration is key to a resilient supply chain.

Google's own environmental report says its data center electricity use rose 37% in 2025, the largest single-year jump in the company's history. The report includes a rare admission. "AI infrastructure buildout is currently accelerating faster than the grid is decarbonizing." Google still matched 100% of consumption with renewable purchases, its ninth straight year doing so. But supply-chain emissions, the ones tied to building the chips and the buildings, grew 25% in the same period. The clean-energy accounting improves but the physical footprint doesn't shrink. Someone's grid is absorbing the difference.

Buildings account for 37% of global emissions, yet climate-smart construction could lower energy bills, improve living conditions, & make housing more resilient. A recent UNEP & GlobalABC report warns progress on decarbonising buildings is lagging behind. Read more:

AI power demand. Energy security. Infrastructure at scale. The energy transition is entering a new phase, in which resilience is becoming as important as decarbonization. Read the latest from the Morgan Stanley Institute and subscribe: