Views: 2 Author: Sharon Kits Kimathi Publish Time: 2026-05-19 Origin: Reuters
Reuters’ Sustainable Switch newsletter highlights several climate and sustainability developments. The lead item is the Earth Prize 2026, which recognizes environmental projects by young people aged 13–19. Regional winners include Kenyan teens who designed a low-cost vehicle exhaust system using waste-based filters, an Irish student who created biodegradable plastic, Gaza-based sisters who turn rubble into reusable bricks, a Thai teen focused on forest seed dispersers, and Indian students who developed tamarind-seed powder to clump microplastics.
The newsletter also covers Herencia Maya, a conservation-finance project in Yucatán, Mexico, intended to protect ecosystems while supporting local livelihoods. It notes that this is the first “Project Finance for Permanence” initiative led by a state government.
The article also briefly flags other climate-related news: deadly storms in India, heat risks for the 2026 World Cup, famine risk in Somalia, EU dependence on U.S. gas, U.S. EPA permit and vehicle-pollution rule changes, cocoa traceability issues in Ivory Coast, and an 82% likelihood of El Niño developing during May–July 2026.
