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Games Workshop has announced a new edition of Warhammer 40,000 centered on the Armageddon conflict, the company said this week. The launch features a boxed set with new miniatures for Space Marines and Orks, core rules, and campaign decks. It marks the start of the 11th edition of the popular tabletop wargame.

The boxed set contains the story of the raging war for Armageddon, core rules for games of Warhammer 40,000, a Chapter Approved Mission Deck and a Dominatus Campaign Deck, according to the official website. It also includes 17 datasheet cards for the models from both factions along with a transfer sheet for adding icons and symbols. These components enable both matched play and narrative campaigns in the new ruleset.

Space Marine units in the box include a Captain with Relic Shield, Chaplain with Jump Pack, Librarian, Ancient, 10 Intercessors, five Vanguard Veterans with Jump Packs, three Eradicators with Heavy Bolters and one Land Speeder. The Ork forces comprise a Warboss, Bigboss, Bannernob, Painboy and Grot Orderly, Weirdboy, 20 Boyz, 10 Gretchin, a Wartrakk and Big Mek Dakkarig. All listed miniatures are new sculpts developed for this edition, the announcement detailed.

A cinematic trailer released with the reveal shows Orks clashing against defenders on Armageddon with the lines «Armageddon burns. The green tide will not be stemmed.» It ends with the franchise tagline «There is only war.» The new edition was previewed at Adepticon 2026 in March, according to Warhammer Community reports.

Warhammer 40,000 first launched in 1987 and has since become a cornerstone of the miniature wargaming hobby. Games Workshop expects core revenue to increase 6.8 percent to £603 million in 2026, an S&P Global assessment found. The global board games market was valued at USD 15.83 billion in 2025 and is projected to grow to USD 17.45 billion in 2026, Fortune Business Insights data shows.

The Armageddon setting draws on established lore from prior conflicts in the Warhammer 40,000 universe that have appeared in novels, games and earlier model ranges. The included campaign deck allows players to engage with this narrative through linked scenarios. Additional supporting releases are expected alongside the boxed set later in 2026, community coverage indicated.

The launch box provides complete starting forces for both sides ready for immediate play under the updated rules. Datasheet cards supply specific unit profiles while the mission deck offers varied objectives and deployments. Pre-orders for the set are scheduled to open in early June ahead of a mid-June release, according to multiple Warhammer Community articles.

دعت اتفاقية الأمم المتحدة الإطارية بشأن تغير المناخ إلى تسريع التحول إلى الطاقة النظيفة وتقليل الاعتماد على الوقود الأحفوري، قال أمينها التنفيذي في ٢٧ مايو بينما أثرت موجات الحر القياسية على أوروبا وبعض أجزاء آسيا. ووصف سيمون ستيل درجات الحرارة المتطرفة الأخيرة بأنها تذكير صارخ بالتكاليف البشرية والاقتصادية المتزايدة لأزمة المناخ، التي عزا أسبابها إلى الاستمرار في الاعتماد على الفحم والنفط والغاز إلى جانب إزالة الغابات. وسجلت الهند درجات حرارة بلغت ٤٧.٤ درجة مئوية يوم الاثنين، بينما شهدت المملكة المتحدة وفرنسا قراءات عالية بشكل غير معتاد في هذا الموسم، وفقا لتقرير وكالة الأنباء القطرية عن بيان UNFCCC.

حذر بيان ستيل، الذي نقلته وكالة الأنباء القطرية، من أن تغير المناخ الذي يسببه الإنسان يفاقم مثل هذه الموجات الحرارية عبر مناطق متعددة. ولاحظ الأمين التنفيذي لـUNFCCC أن الأحداث في أوروبا والهند تُظهر التأثيرات المتزايدة الشدة التي تجري بالفعل. وقد سجلت عدة دول أوروبية درجات حرارة أعلى بكثير من المعدلات الموسمية في الأيام الأخيرة، مما يمدد نمطا من الطقس الربيعي المتطرف الذي أثر أيضا على أجزاء من آسيا.

أبلغ كل من مكتب الأرصاد الجوية في المملكة المتحدة وميتيو فرانس عن درجات حرارة قياسية في مايو خلال قبة الحر الحالية، مع تجاوز القراءات ٣٥ درجة مئوية في أجزاء من المملكة المتحدة وفرنسا، محطمة المعايير السابقة بما يصل إلى درجتين. وأظهرت بيانات الأقمار الصناعية الصادرة عن وكالة الفضاء الأوروبية هذا الأسبوع درجات حرارة على السطح تتوافق مع ظروف منتصف الصيف في أواخر مايو في غرب أوروبا. وأثر الحر غير الموسمي المشابه على دول من بينها الصين وباكستان وكوريا الجنوبية، وفق تحليل نشرته مركز المناخ التابع للصليب الأحمر والهلال الأحمر في ٢٧ مايو.

تظهر بيانات الوكالة الدولية للطاقة أن قدرة توليد الطاقة المتجددة في طريقها لأن تتجاوز الضعف عالميا بحلول عام ٢٠٣٠، مع نمو بين عامي ٢٠٢٥ و٢٠٣٠ يفوق نمو الفترة الخمسية السابقة في أكثر من ٨٠ في المائة من الدول. وبلغت الإضافات السنوية رقما قياسيا عند ٥٦٠ غيغاواط في عام ٢٠٢٣، وتفوقت المتجددة على الفحم كمصدر رئيسي للكهرباء في النصف الأول من عام ٢٠٢٥، وفق بيانات إيرينا. ورغم هذا التقدم، شددت الوكالة على أن الوتيرة يجب أن تتسارع أكثر لتتوافق مع التزامات المناخ الدولية التي تم التعهد بها في COP28 لتثليث قدرة الطاقة المتجددة بحلول ٢٠٣٠.

وجد تقييم مشترك لإيرينا ومبادرة سياسة المناخ أن الاستثمارات السنوية في الطاقة المتجددة يجب أن تكاد تتضاعف لتصل إلى ١.٤ تريليون دولار بين ٢٠٢٥ و٢٠٣٠ لتحقيق مسار ١.٥ درجة مئوية، في حين يتعين زيادة الاستثمار في كفاءة الطاقة ٧.٥ مرات ليصل إلى ٢.٦ تريليون دولار سنويا. وتبقى فجوات التمويل الحالية كبيرة في قطاعات التدفئة والنقل وغيرها من القطاعات الاستخدامية النهائية خارج توليد الكهرباء. ومثلت الصين وأوروبا والولايات المتحدة الجزء الأكبر من نشر الطاقة الشمسية والرياح مؤخرا، حيث حققت الصين هدفها الشمسي لعام ٢٠٣٠ قبل ست سنوات، وفق تتبع الوكالة الدولية للطاقة.

أبرز ستيل مرارا وتكرارا في تصريحات عام ٢٠٢٦ أن تقلبات الوقود الأحفوري تقوض الأمن الوطني بينما توفر الطاقة المتجددة بديلا أسرع وأقل تكلفة ومحميا من المخاطر الجيوسياسية. وفي تصريحات سابقة هذا العام، أشار الأمين التنفيذي لـUNFCCC إلى المفارقة في أن مؤيدي الوقود الأحفوري يسرعون عن غير قصد ازدهار الطاقات المتجددة من خلال ديناميكيات السوق. ويبني بيان ٢٧ مايو على هذا الموضوع بربطه بين الظواهر الجوية المتطرفة الفورية والحاجة طويلة الأمد للتحول النظامي في مجال الطاقة عبر الاقتصادات.

The United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change has called for an accelerated transition to clean energy and reduced reliance on fossil fuels, its executive secretary said on May 27 as record heatwaves affected Europe and parts of Asia. Simon Stiell described the latest extreme temperatures as a stark reminder of the growing human and economic costs of the climate crisis, which he attributed to continued dependence on coal, oil and gas coupled with deforestation. India recorded temperatures of 47.4 degrees Celsius on Monday while the United Kingdom and France experienced unusually high readings for the season, according to the Qatar News Agency report on the UNFCCC statement.

Stiell’s statement, as carried by the Qatar News Agency, warned that human-driven climate change is worsening such heatwaves across multiple regions. The UNFCCC executive secretary noted that events in Europe and India illustrate the intensifying impacts already under way. Several European countries have logged temperatures well above seasonal norms in recent days, extending a pattern of extreme spring weather that has also gripped parts of Asia.

The UK Met Office and Météo France both reported record May temperatures during the current heat dome, with readings exceeding 35 degrees Celsius in parts of the United Kingdom and France shattering previous benchmarks by as much as two degrees. European Space Agency satellite data released this week showed surface temperatures consistent with midsummer conditions in late May across Western Europe. Similar unseasonal heat has affected countries including China, Pakistan and South Korea, according to analysis by the Red Cross Red Crescent Climate Centre published on May 27.

International Energy Agency figures show that renewable power capacity is on track to more than double globally by 2030, with growth between 2025 and 2030 exceeding that of the prior five-year period in over 80 percent of countries. Annual additions reached a record 560 gigawatts in 2023, and renewables overtook coal as the top electricity source in the first half of 2025, IRENA data indicate. Despite this progress, the agency has stressed that the pace must increase further to align with international climate commitments made at COP28 to triple renewable energy capacity by 2030.

A joint IRENA and Climate Policy Initiative assessment found that annual investments in renewable power must nearly double to $1.4 trillion between 2025 and 2030 to meet the 1.5 degrees Celsius pathway, while energy efficiency investment needs to rise 7.5 times to $2.6 trillion yearly. Current financing gaps remain substantial in heating, transport and other end-use sectors beyond electricity generation. China, Europe and the United States accounted for the majority of recent solar and wind deployment, with China meeting its 2030 solar target six years early, according to IEA tracking.

Stiell has repeatedly highlighted in 2026 statements that fossil fuel volatility undermines national security while renewables offer a faster, cheaper alternative insulated from geopolitical risks. In earlier remarks this year, the UNFCCC executive secretary pointed to the irony that fossil fuel proponents are inadvertently accelerating the renewables boom through market dynamics. The May 27 statement builds on this theme by tying immediate weather extremes to the longer-term need for systemic energy transformation across economies.

Organizers have unveiled the agenda for Carbon Forward Middle East 2026, scheduled for 14 and 15 January at the Abu Dhabi National Exhibition Centre alongside the World Future Energy Summit. The two-day programme will convene policymakers, investors, project developers and climate experts to address both opportunities and challenges in building high-integrity carbon markets as the region assumes a larger role in global net-zero efforts, according to a statement from the organizers.

In the announcement, Shyam Parmar, event director at the World Future Energy Summit, said carbon markets are becoming a defining feature of how nations and industries plan their net-zero pathways. He added that hosting Carbon Forward Middle East within the summit creates a unified platform where decarbonisation technologies, policy frameworks and financial instruments can be discussed together. The event is organised by Carbon Pulse and Redshaw Advisors in strategic partnership with Offset8 Capital and forms an associated event of Abu Dhabi Sustainability Week hosted by Masdar.

Mike Szabo, co-founder of Carbon Forward and Carbon Pulse, stated that last year’s inaugural Middle East event confirmed the region’s increasing ambition and readiness to build credible, scalable carbon markets. The 2026 programme will deepen dialogue on global trends, the current state of Middle East carbon markets and country updates from the UAE, Saudi Arabia, Iraq and Türkiye regarding emerging pricing frameworks and national mechanisms. Perspectives from Oman, Jordan and Morocco will cover Article 6 readiness while sessions will explore emissions trading systems, voluntary market investment and the role of sovereign wealth funds in climate finance mobilisation.

A Women in Carbon breakfast will open the second day followed by sessions on Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism obligations and regional impacts as well as aviation compliance strategies under CORSIA, the announcement detailed. Further discussions will address nature-based and engineered carbon removals with emphasis on innovation in the UAE and Oman in addition to carbon capture utilisation and storage for industrial decarbonisation. The event will close with a workshop helping companies assess CBAM-related risks, reporting requirements and future cost exposure.

The Middle East carbon credit market was valued at $4.72 billion in 2024 and is projected to reach $31.28 billion by 2033 at a compound annual growth rate of 19.9 percent, according to a Grand View Research report. Saudi Arabia has progressed its voluntary carbon market through the Regional Voluntary Carbon Market Company, which conducted auctions selling 3.6 million tonnes of credits including to major entities such as Saudi Aramco, according to regional policy updates. The UAE established the Carbon Alliance in 2023 and the first regulated carbon credit trading exchange under the Abu Dhabi Global Market to support its net-zero objectives, analyses of MENA climate policy show.

Louis Redshaw, co-founder of Carbon Forward and CEO of Redshaw Advisors, said every session has been designed and curated to provide a comprehensive carbon market agenda reflecting both the urgency and sophistication of climate action advancing across the region. Ivan Mozharov, co-founder and managing partner at Offset8 Capital, added that carbon markets in the Middle East are developing at a remarkable pace driven by progressive national strategies, advancing regulation and growing investor participation. The programme arrives as new mechanisms emerge in Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Oman and Türkiye with accelerating clarity around Article 6 and cross-border cooperation.

The World Future Energy Summit, entering its 18th edition, drew more than 51,000 attendees from 124 countries in 2025, according to RX, the event organizer. Masdar, which hosts the summit as part of Abu Dhabi Sustainability Week, holds a global renewable portfolio exceeding 51 gigawatts and targets 100 gigawatts by 2030, the company has reported. Abu Dhabi Sustainability Week has convened government, private sector and civil society decision-makers for more than 15 years to advance sustainability dialogue and solutions.

Masdar has announced that the World Future Energy Summit will introduce new artificial intelligence tracks and innovation zones when it convenes in Abu Dhabi from January 13 to 15, 2026. The event, expected to draw 55,000 attendees, forms the main element of Abu Dhabi Sustainability Week and will focus on translating climate policy into actionable outcomes, the company said in a November 13, 2025 statement.

The Masdar statement outlined seven conference tracks addressing artificial intelligence, solar and clean energy, the circular economy, e-mobility with sustainable cities, pathways to limit warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius, water management and green finance. These will be supported by a two-day FUSE AI conference, the returning Carbon Forward program on climate risks and opportunities, an EU Hydrogen Council summit and a half-day Greenpeace session on just energy transitions. The expanded format also includes the FUSE AI Zone with more than 40 companies demonstrating AI applications for clean power, infrastructure and resilience alongside The Greenhouse platform featuring over 50 startups in climate technology, mobility and water solutions.

A new Greenpeace Cinema developed with Greenpeace Middle East and North Africa will screen environmental films that combine scientific evidence with regional human stories from climate front lines. Confirmed participants include DEWA, Tadweer, EWEC, Huawei, EDF, IRENA, Beeah, MESIA, MOIYAT and BYD among 800 exhibitors and 400 brands. The statement highlighted 20 government partners and 14 country pavilions as signs of the summit’s international reach at a time when low-carbon technology investments exceeded $386 billion globally in the first half of 2025.

Dr. Lamya Fawwaz, director of brand and strategic initiatives at Masdar, said in the statement, «As a core event of Abu Dhabi Sustainability Week, the World Future Energy Summit is where the global energy ecosystem comes together to do business.» Fawwaz added that WFES will convene leaders from government, energy, technology and finance to drive real-world deployment and partnerships across key challenges while harnessing AI for scalable climate solutions. Masdar currently oversees a 51-gigawatt renewable portfolio and has set a target of 100 gigawatts by 2030.

Shyam Parmar, the summit’s event director, stated in the announcement that the 2026 edition with its interactive platforms and AI emphasis captures the pace of technological transformation in the sector. «We are creating a space where data, innovation and sustainability converge, turning insight into action across every part of the energy value chain,» he said. Abu Dhabi has hosted the Sustainability Week gathering for more than 15 years, establishing the emirate as a venue for advancing clean energy dialogues.

British Ambassador to the UAE Edward Hobart noted the immense scale of clean energy opportunities in the Middle East and worldwide. «The World Future Energy Summit showcases how innovation, investment, and international collaboration can unlock that potential,» he said. Hobart added that as the UAE leads in renewable and low-carbon solutions, the UK remains committed to partnerships delivering sustainable growth, green jobs and future technologies.

Ghiwa Nakat, executive director of Greenpeace Middle East and North Africa, said in the statement, «The urgency of the climate crisis demands more than facts — it demands concrete action.» Nakat explained that the organization will use the half-day conference and cinema to connect policy ambition with community stories and measurable initiatives that turn commitments into tangible regional impact. The release also referenced UAE commitments of $54 billion in renewables, $83 billion in climate funding from COP28 and $30 billion through the Alterra Fund alongside Saudi plans for $270 billion in renewable capacity.