World:
¶ “Climate Action Is The World’s Cheapest Insurance Policy, New Study Says” • The climate crisis is no longer measured only in degrees and carbon targets, but in hospital admissions, lost hours of work, failing infrastructure and public money drained from already strained budgets, according to an academic study from Vienna University. [Euronews]
Vienna University (C Stadler/Bwag, CC BY-SA 4.0)
¶ “‘EU Accuses Hungary Of Disloyalty For Vetoing €90 Billion Loan To Ukraine” • The top leadership of the EU has sharply accused Hungary of breaching the bloc’s principle of sincere cooperation after the country unexpectedly decided to veto a €90 billion loan to Ukraine over a dispute regarding repairs to the Soviet-era Druzhba pipeline. [Euronews]
¶ “121 Electric Buses Are Now Running On Clean Renewable Electricity In Senegal” • Lately, despite the political winds in the US, there sure has been a lot of good sustainability news, and much of it is about what is happening abroad. There are now 121 electric buses running on clean, renewable electricity in Senegal. That is, no fossil fuels. [CleanTechnica]
Dakar, Senegal (Omoniyi David, Unsplash)
¶ “CHARGE Calls On South African Finance Minister To Address EV Duties And Fund Renewable Charging Infrastructure In 2026 Budget” • South Africans have been starved of affordable EVs due to a number of reasons, including high import duties and taxes. Zero Carbon Charge has called on the South African Finance Minister to change that. [CleanTechnica]
¶ “Donut Lab Meant What They Said About Their Solid-State EV Battery” • The Donut Lab solid state battery, with a full charge in five minutes and 400 Wh/kg of energy density, it seemed too good to be true. But for the skeptics, Donut Lab is posting a new video series along with support material that explains the results of independent assessment. [CleanTechnica]
Motorcycle with Donut’s solid-state battery (Donut Lab image)
¶ “Irish Renewables Cut Gas And Carbon Costs” • Wind and solar energy greatly reduced gas and carbon costs across Ireland in 2025, a report commissioned by Wind Energy Ireland says. The Cutting Carbon, Cutting Bills report, produced by Baringa, says renewables saved up to €13 million per day during winter price peaks when gas prices were highest. [reNews]
¶ “Alpiq Vuys 535-MW Spanish Pumped Hydro” • Alpiq acquired the 535-MW Navaleo pumped hydro storage project in Castilla y León, marking its first large hydropower investment outside Switzerland. Alpiq said the advanced-stage project is planned to enter commercial operation in the early 2030s and will provide flexible capacity to the Spanish grid. [reNews]
Navaleo site (Alpiq image)
¶ “Renewables Surpassed 50% Of Poland’s Power Capacity At The End Of 2025” • Poland has registered a record 50% share of renewable power in its installed capacity at the end of 2025, up from 24.12% in 2020, according to Poland’s Ministry of Climate and Environment. Total renewable capacity reached 37,777 MW at the end of 2025. [Enerdata]
US:
¶ “Massive US Study Finds Higher Cancer Death Rates Near Nuclear Power Plants” • A nationwide study that was led by researchers at the Harvard TH Chan School of Public Health reports that US counties situated closer to operating nuclear power plants have higher cancer death rates than counties that are farther away. [ScienceDaily]
Indian Point Nuclear Plant (Peretz Partensky, CC BY-SA 2.0)
¶ “Supreme Court Agrees To Hear From Oil And Gas Companies Trying To Block Climate Lawsuits” • The Supreme Court said it will hear from oil and gas companies trying to block lawsuits that seek to hold the industry liable for billions of dollars in damage linked to climate change. The lawsuits allege that the companies deceived the public about climate change. [ABC News]
¶ “Partnering With TechForce To Support The Workforce For Fully Autonomous Ride-hailing” • Waymo has announced a partnership with the TechForce Foundation, the only national nonprofit dedicated to the advancement of professional US transportation technicians, to help American workers find new opportunities in the sector. [CleanTechnica]
Waymo workers (Waymo image, cropped)
¶ “Bernie Sanders And Ro Khanna Have Grave Concerns About AI” • Bernie Sanders asked a question at a town hall in Silicon Valley. “If AI is going to replace a lot of the work that human beings do, what becomes of human beings?” He went on, “Are we superfluous in the process? What happens to our ability to relate to each other?” [CleanTechnica]
¶ “The Important Role That Many Black Communities Play In Addressing Climate Change” • Arising in response to the growing climate crisis and its far-reaching social, ecological, and political implications, many Black communities are working to mobilize, organize, and strategize. They work in areas from hyper-local actions to global next steps. [CleanTechnica]
Community members (Urban Tilth image)
¶ “Trump Shut-Down Cost CVOW $228 Million” • The Trump administration’s shutdown of Dominion Energy’s 2,600-MW Coastal Virginia Offshore Wind project cost the developer $228 million, according to the company’s quarterly earnings report. Also, tariffs could cost the project $580 million, though their legality is in question. [reNews]
¶ “Renewables Top 25% Of US Power As Coal’s Grip Collapses” • In 2025, the share of renewables in US electricity generation has surpassed 25%. Over the course of the past 20 years, their share has continuously risen from just 8.6% in 2007. At the same time coal in electricity generation fell from a share of 49% to just 16.4% last year. [OilPrice.com]
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