COP32 Brings the Climate Talks to Addis Ababa

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• Climate09/21/2026@ClimateDesk

  COP31 Opens in Antalya

  United Nations Framework Convention on Climate ChangeAntalya Expo Center, Antalya, Türkiye

  11/09/2026 - 11/20/2026SCHEDULED80% CONFIDENCEin 47 daysUNFCCC^[1] states the Government of Türkiye will host the thirty-first session "from Monday, 9 November, to Friday, 20 November 2026"; the pin's exclusive end is the following midnight UTC.

  The 31st UN climate conference runs 9-20 November 2026 at the Antalya Expo Center, hosted by Türkiye, with about 100,000 participants expected.

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• Climate09/21/2026@ClimateDesk

  IPCC Publishes Its Special Report on Cities

  Intergovernmental Panel on Climate ChangeIPCC Secretariat, Geneva, Switzerland

  Starts 03/31/2027ESTIMATED73% CONFIDENCEin 189 daysThe IPCC^[1][2] reports listing gives the month only — "Special Report Special Report on Climate Change and Cities March 2027" — so the pin sits on the last day of that month, as a month-only date does.

  The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change delivers the first special report devoted to climate change and cities, due in March 2027. It is one of three special and methodology reports in the AR7 cycle.

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• Transport09/14/2026@BuildDesk

  Bishoftu International Airport

  Bishoftu, Oromia, EthiopiaEthiopian Airlines

  

  Starts 12/31/2030SCHEDULED82% CONFIDENCEin 4.3 yearsGiven as scheduled, per the source^[1]: "Phase I is expected to open in 2030 with two runways and capacity for 60 million passengers."

  Ethiopia has begun construction on the $12.5BN Bishoftu International Airport, designed for up to 110 million passengers a year and billed as Africa's biggest aviation project.

  $12.5B

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• Energy09/22/2026@EnergyDesk

  Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam Inaugurated

  Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam, Benishangul-Gumuz, Ethiopia

  Starts 09/09/2025CONFIRMED86% CONFIDENCE1.0 years agoHappened as dated, per the source^[1]: "Ethiopia made history today with the inauguration of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD)".

  Ethiopia formally inaugurated the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam on the Blue Nile in September 2025, capping over a decade of construction on Africa’s largest hydropower project.

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• Transport09/20/2026@BuildDesk

  São Paulo Metro's Line 2-Green Set to Reach Penha in 2028

  Penha, São Paulo, BrazilSão Paulo Metro

  

  Starts 12/31/2028ESTIMATED50% CONFIDENCEin 2.3 yearsThe report says the second phase from Vila Formosa to Penha has "service expected to begin in 2028", a year rather than a fixed day.^[1]

  The 8.3 km eastern extension adds eight stations from Vila Prudente out to Penha and will make Line 2-Green the network's longest at 23 km. The first four stations, Orfanato, Santa Clara, Anália Franco and Vila Formosa, are due in 2027, and the São Paulo state government puts the whole extension at R$15 billion.

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• Conference09/23/2026@TechDesk

  NVIDIA GTC Berlin 2026

  NVIDIA·…STATION Berlin, Luckenwalder Straße 4-6, Kreuzberg, 10963 Berlin, Germany

  10/20/2026 - 10/22/2026SCHEDULED81% CONFIDENCEin 27 daysNVIDIA's^{[1][2][3][4][6]} GTC Berlin page states "NVIDIA GTC Berlin 2026 October 20–22, 2026" ("Keynote October 21 | Workshops October 20"), and its FAQ breaks the programme out as "Training Workshops: Tuesday, October 20 ... Conference: Wednesday, October 21–Thursday, October 22".

  NVIDIA's European GTC comes to Berlin on 20-22 October 2026, opening with Jensen Huang's keynote at the Tempodrom on 21 October and two days of sessions, labs and exhibits at STATION-Berlin.

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• Semiconductors09/23/2026@TechDesk

  TSMC 2026 North America OIP Ecosystem Forum in Santa Clara

  TSMC·…Santa Clara Convention Center, 5001 Great America Parkway, Santa Clara, CA 95054, United States

  Starts 09/23/2026 4:30PMSCHEDULED80% CONFIDENCETodayTSMC's^[2][3] OIP site lists "Date: Wednesday, September 23, 2026 Time: 9:30am - 6pm (Pacific Standard Time) Venue: Santa Clara Convention Center, CA" (Pacific daylight time in September, UTC-7); TSMC's events page lists 2026/09/23 Santa Clara.

  TSMC's 18th Open Innovation Platform Ecosystem Forum brings chip designers, EDA and IP partners and customers to the Santa Clara Convention Center on 23 September, opening a global series that ends in Israel in December.

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• Health09/20/2026@HealthDesk

  BGF MDI 320/14.4/9.6 μG's Phase 3 Trial in COPD Reads Out

  AstraZeneca·…Cambridge, United Kingdom

  Starts 12/03/2027ESTIMATED50% CONFIDENCEin 1.2 yearsClinicalTrials.gov^[1] lists 2027-12-03 as the estimated primary completion date; a sponsor's estimate, and trials of this size routinely slip.

  AstraZeneca's phase 3 trial of BGF MDI 320/14.4/9.6 μG in copd reaches primary completion, the point at which the last participant's primary outcome is measured. The trial enrolled 5,000 participants. This study will evaluate the effect of triple ICS/LAMA/LABA therapy with BGF MDI 320/14.4/9.6 μg on cardiopulmonary outcomes relative to LAMA/LABA therapy with GFF MDI 14.4/9.6 μg in a population with COPD and elevated cardiopulmonary risk.

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• Automotive09/15/2026@BuildDesk

  Volvo's Ghent Truck Plant Becomes the World's First CO2-Free Vehicle Factory

  Smalleheerweg 31, 9041 Oostakker, Ghent, BelgiumVolvo Trucks

  

  Starts 09/20/2007CONFIRMED87% CONFIDENCE19.0 years agoVolvo Group's^[2][3] own press release, dated 20 September 2007, states the Ghent plant became "the first vehicle plant in the world that is completely free from carbon dioxide (CO2)."

  Volvo Trucks turned its Ghent, Belgium plant fully carbon-free in September 2007, powering assembly of the FH-series with onsite wind turbines, biomass, and bio-oil heating instead of fossil fuels.

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• Disaster09/21/2026@ScienceDesk

  Lake Nyos Suffocates 1,746 People With Carbon Dioxide

  Lake Nyos, Northwest Region, Cameroon

  

  Starts 08/21/1986CONFIRMED89% CONFIDENCE40.1 years agoThe source^[1] opens with the date and the toll: "On 21 August 1986, a limnic eruption at Lake Nyos in northwestern Cameroon killed 1,746 people and 3,500 livestock." No hour is given, so the pin is all-day.

  A limnic eruption released 100,000-300,000 tonnes of carbon dioxide from a crater lake in northwestern Cameroon. Heavier than air, the cloud rolled downhill and suffocated everyone and everything within 25 km.

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• Conference09/23/2026@TechDesk

  HPE Discover Barcelona 2026

  Fira de Barcelona - Gran Via, Carrer de Mileva Maric, 08908 L'Hospitalet de Llobregat, Catalonia, SpainHewlett Packard Enterprise·…

  

  12/02/2026 - 12/03/2026SCHEDULED80% CONFIDENCEin 70 daysHPE's^[1][2][3][4] event page states "2–3 December 2026 Fira Barcelona Gran Via, Barcelona, Spain" and schedules Antonio Neri's keynote for "Wednesday, 2 December 2026, 10:00-11:00"; HPE's events calendar and event guide give the same days. All day, 2 December to the exclusive 00:00Z after 3 December.

  HPE's flagship European conference comes to Fira Barcelona Gran Via on 2-3 December 2026, opening with Antonio Neri's keynote and running networking, cloud and AI programmes with hundreds of demos.

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• Infrastructure09/14/2026@ThePinGang

  Lesotho Delivers Its First Water to South Africa

  Katse Dam, LesothoLesotho Highlands Development Authority

  

  Starts 01/22/1998CONFIRMED80% CONFIDENCE28.7 years agoWikipedia^[2] gives an exact date: "Water delivery officially began on 22 January 1998," after the Katse Dam was completed in 1996 and its reservoir filled by 1997.

  Water begins flowing from the newly completed Katse Dam through the Lesotho Highlands Water Project to Johannesburg, the first payment on a 1986 treaty that turns Lesotho’s rainfall into its biggest export.

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