World:
¶ “Planetary Health Check Reveals Oceans Have Breached Critical Acidification Boundary” • A damning report reveals the planet’s ocean acidification has entered the danger zone for the first time. The report, the 2025 Planetary Health Check, warns that seven of the nine critical Earth system boundaries have now been breached, one more than last year. [Euronews]
Butterfly fish (David Clode, Unsplash)
¶ “Former World Leaders Call For Fossil Fuel Taxes To Fund Global Climate Action” • In an open letter, 36 former presidents and prime ministers representing countries around the world urged governments to adopt “polluter profit taxes” that would hold oil, gas, and coal companies financially accountable for the damage caused by their emissions. [Euronews]
¶ “European Aviation Is Set To Spend Billions On Offsetting Schemes” • The Carbon Offsetting and Reduction Scheme for International Aviation is failing to stabilize the CO₂ emissions of aviation or help the uptake of green technologies like SAF and zero-emission planes. Its offsets could cost European aviation many billions over the next ten years. [CleanTechnica]
Getting ready to land (Chris Leipelt, Unsplash)
¶ “China Announces Modest Emission Reduction Target” • The Chinese President, Xi Jinping, told the UN General Assembly via video link that his country now plans to lower its greenhouse gas emissions by 7% to 10% by 2035. Xi said China would increase the proportion of non-fossil fuels in its energy system to more than 30% over the next decade. [CleanTechnica]
¶ “RWE Completes Monopiles At 1-GW Thor” • RWE has installed all 72 monopile foundations at the 1-GW Thor offshore wind farm in the Danish North Sea. The company said the installation was completed over five months using Jan De Nul’s vessel Les Alizés. The monopiles are up to 100 meters long and weigh 1500 tonnes [reNews]
Final foundation (RWE image)
¶ “Lithium Mine Backed By Gina Rinehart Was Powered By 81% Renewables Over Last Year” • Australia’s richest person, mining billionaire Gina Rinehart, has been one of the fiercest critics of wind and solar energy. But a major off-grid mine operated by a company partly owned by her averaged 81% renewables for its power supply over the last year. [Renew Economy]
¶ “Ecowende Starts Offshore Work At 760-MW HKW” • Offshore operations have begun at Ecowende’s 760-MW Hollandse Kust West wind farm with the start of scour protection works. Van Oord has deployed subsea rock installation vessels Nordnes and Bravenes to install scour protection around monopiles, marking a milestone for the project. [reNews]
Bravenes (Van Oord image)
¶ “TotalEnergies Is Selected As Operator Of France’s Largest Renewable Energy Project” • A consortium of TotalEnergies and RWE has been selected by the Energy Ministry as winner of the Centre Manche 2 offshore wind tender. The consortium will design, develop, build, and operate a 1.5-GW offshore wind farm off the coast of Normandy. [Renewable Energy Magazine]
¶ “Support Needed At All Levels For High-Value Solar Projects” • Canadian farmers, rural municipalities, and governments of provinces should welcome any opportunity to get involved in large-scale solar power installations using agrivoltaics. Farmers, consultants, and organizations that are involved in the on-farm diversification system agree. [Alberta Farmer Express]
Agrivoltaics pilot field (Tobi Kellner, CC BY-SA 4.0)
¶ “India Considers Nuclear Liability Fund For Major Accidents, Sources Say” • India is planning a nuclear liability fund. This fund will cover accident compensation exceeding ₹15 billion. The aim is to attract foreign investment in the nuclear sector. The new atomic energy bill proposes this fund. It will supplement the operator’s liability. [The Economic Times]
US:
¶ “Some US Streams And Rivers Facing Severe Declines In Fish Populations” • Cold-water streams have been highly impacted, experiencing more than a 50% decrease in fish abundance over the last three decades, according to a study published in Nature. Researchers found that the number of fish declined by 53.4% in cold streams. [ABC News]
Trout (Sara Kurfeß, Unsplash)
¶ “Climate Activists Should Use Antitrust Laws Against Big Oil” • In an op-ed for Bloomberg Law, Zephyr Teachout of Fordham Law School and Aaron Regunberg of Public Citizen argue that Big Oil companies violate antitrust laws as they deny climate change. And antitrust law could be a “remarkably effective” way to frame claims about climate denial. [CleanTechnica]
¶ “Volvo Expands Operations at its Charleston Plant and Updates the 2026 EX90” • Volvo’s manufacturing plant in South Carolina is the company’s first in the US. The factory opened in 2015, with Volvo investing $1.3 billion in it over the last decade. Volvo just announced plans to add capacity for production of the Volvo XC60 at the plant. [CleanTechnica]
Volvo EX90 (Alexander Migl, CC BY-SA 4.0)
¶ “US Government To Recall $13 Billion In Green Funding” • US President Donald Trump’s administration signalled its intention to claw back some $13 billion in unobligated funds that had been earmarked under former President Joe Biden’s green investment strategy. The move follows a directive to the DOE to “rein in bloated federal spending.” [reNews]
¶ “Company Moves To Build New-Age Nuclear Reactor On US site” • A company backed by Bill Gates has signed an MOU with the Utah Office of Energy Development and land developer Flagship Companies to find a potential site for a nuclear reactor. TerraPower is looking for land to build a nuclear reactor and energy storage plant in Utah. [The Cool Down]
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