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On climate tech and sustainability — what we're reading and thinking about.

September 5, 2026

Sustainability Is the Top Predictor of Project Success — Almost Nobody Can Execute On It

New PMI and GPM research found a 42-point confidence gap between sustainability executives and PMO leaders — exactly the gap the new CSPP certification is built to close.

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September 5, 2026

Data Center Valley: Kazakhstan's $10B AI Hub Is Rising Next to a Coal Plant

Kazakhstan's $10B agreements with Firebird and NVIDIA are building a world-class data center cluster near Ekibastuz — but the growing power demand runs straight into a question about coal.

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September 5, 2026

ISO 42001 Is Becoming the De Facto AI Governance Standard — But Few Companies Are Actually Certified

Three years after the first international AI management system standard was published, the number of genuinely certified organizations remains small — for reasons anyone who's been through an IT audit will recognize.

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August 28, 2026

The EU Pushed Back Its Deadline for High-Risk AI Systems — Not the Duty to Govern Them

The EU's 'Digital Omnibus' moved the high-risk AI compliance deadline from August 2026 to 2027–2028, while AI transparency requirements and banned practices stayed on schedule.

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August 23, 2026

AI's Growing Appetite for Energy and Water — Why It Belongs on Every IT Leader's Radar

AI workloads are driving data-center electricity and water use sharply upward — here's why that belongs on the agenda of any IT decision-maker today.

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August 23, 2026

ISACA: The Real Challenge of 2026 Isn't Missing Technology — It's a Governance Gap

A recent ISACA column argues that the speed at which companies adopt new technology is outpacing the speed at which governance catches up — and the fix isn't a new framework, but disciplined use of COBIT.

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August 23, 2026

Kazakhstan Passes 1.37 GW of Solar Capacity — and Keeps Building

Kazakhstan's installed solar capacity has topped 1.37 GW for the first time, with the country's renewable energy share several times higher than it was six years ago.

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August 18, 2026

COBIT Is No Longer Just About IT Risk — Now It's About Governing AI Too

2026 guides to COBIT increasingly cover not just classic IT governance, but AI/ML system auditing and cloud governance as well.

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August 11, 2026

Research Is Increasingly Combining AI, IoT, and Bioremediation

A growing body of 2024–2026 research shows AI + IoT sensors + microbiology becoming its own field in contaminated-soil cleanup — exactly where our SmartEcoField operates.

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