World:
¶ “Can A ‘Sustainable’ Fungicide Save France’s Vineyards From Climate-Driven Disease?” • Powdery and downy mildew are adding to France’s wine crisis. The mildew is not affected by heat and drought, but the vines are, so climate change is thought to be an issue. French authorities have banned the fungicide, but Eden Research has one that has been approved. [Euronews]
Vineyard (Supplied by Eden Research)
¶ “Germany’s Audit Court Rules On Hydrogen Inevitability” • A special report from Germany’s Federal Audit Court evaluates the country’s hydrogen strategy against the legal requirements. Its conclusion is that the hydrogen strategy does not meet issues of security of supply, affordability, climate neutrality, sustainability, and fiscal prudence. [CleanTechnica]
¶ “India Poised To Become World’s First Electrostate?” • Like China, India is hungry for more electrical power. But according to the latest study from Ember, it plans to get there in a very different way than China did. Where China leaned on coal, India is embracing renewables and is on a trajectory to become the world’s first electrostate. [CleanTechnica]
ACEN Solar Project (Photo from ACEN)
¶ “Over 20 Million EV Chargers Operating In China Now” • In China, the National Energy Administration issued a report on its EV chargers, saying that the number had gone from 10 million to 20 million in only about 18 months. There is a reason for this, which is that about a million people die in the country each year from the effects of polluted air. [CleanTechnica]
¶ “North Sea Nations Sign 100-GW Pact” • The UK and several European allies signed the Hamburg Declaration, committing the countries to delivering 100 GW of offshore wind projects in shared North Sea waters. Energy secretary Ed Miliband said the agreement marks a historic pact to strengthen energy resilience amid global instability. [reNews]
Offshore windpower (Karwin Luo, Unsplash)
¶ “RWE Wins Thor Production Licence” • The Danish Energy Agency has granted a 30-year electricity production licence to the RWE’s 1,100-MW Thor offshore wind farm. The project is expected to supply renewable electricity to the equivalent of about one million Danish households when fully operational in 2027, according to the developer. [reNews]
¶ “Offshore Wind Deal Mobilizes €1 Trillion Spending Blitz” • An Investment Pact unveiled at the North Sea Summit in Hamburg will mobilize €1 trillion of activity for Europe’s offshore wind sector, according to WindEurope. The governments involved pledge to deliver 15 GW of offshore wind construction annually over 2031-2040 and to de-risk new projects. [reNews]
Offshore wind farm (WindEurope image)
¶ “Global Nuclear Reactor Numbers Decline As Taiwan Ends Phaseout” • The number of operating nuclear reactors in the world fell in 2025, with Taiwan completing its nuclear phaseout, the World Nuclear Industry Status Report shows. At least 404 nuclear reactors were operating worldwide as of 1 January 2026, down five year-over-year. [Asian Power]
¶ “SkyFire Energy Expands Offerings After Acquiring Vancouver Island Business” • A Western Canadian solar company that has strong roots in the Okanagan is expanding thanks to the acquisition of a Vancouver Island business. SkyFire Energy, which has one of its three locations in West Kelowna, has purchased Hakai Energy Solutions. [Castanet]
Rooftop solar system (SkyFire Energy image, cropped)
¶ “Experts issue warning about in-progress nuclear power plant: ‘Exceeds the initial estimates'” • Poland’s first nuclear plant is still years from completion, but a report is raising concerns about whether the project could spiral beyond its budget. Construction was set to begin at the end of 2025, but the plant is already three years behind schedule. [Yahoo Finance]
US:
¶ “California Takes A ZEV Sales Victory Lap Around Trump, And His Enablers” • California hit another ZEV sales milestone last month, and state officials did not waste any time sending the message to President Trump about vehicle electrification: US politicians come and go, but transportation decarbonization is here to stay. [CleanTechnica]
Please click on the image to enlarge it (courtesy of CEC)
¶ “US Oil Industry Busted For “One Of The Most Successful Antitrust Conspiracies” In US History” • The latest chapter in the ever-evolving saga of climate litigation is highly spicy because it aims to call oil companies and trade organizations to account for almost fifty years of unlawful restraint-of-trade activity, exposing them to a long list of penalties. [CleanTechnica]
¶ “Why Winter Storm Fern Actually Proves Climate Change Is Real, Not a Hoax” • Far from disproving climate change, the extreme winter weather of Winter Storm Fern shows precisely what scientists have been predicting for decades: A warming planet creates more volatile conditions, including paradoxically intense winter storms. [Nature World News]
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