World:
¶ “Europe Hit With Second-Warmest March On Record After ‘Exceptionally Wet’ February” • Following an “exceptionally wet” February that triggered floods across the Mediterranean, Europe has witnessed its second-warmest March on record. Copernicus Climate Change Service found that March 2026 was globally the fourth-warmest on record. [Euronews]
Water fountain park in France (Luna Wang, Unsplash)
¶ “Drowned Chicks And Food Scarcity: Emperor Penguin And Antarctic Fur Seal Now Endangered” • Climate change is leading to changes in Antarctic sea ice that are projected to halve the emperor penguin population by the 2080s, while reduced food availability has already driven a 50% reduction in the Antarctic fur seal population since 2000. [Euronews]
¶ “Climate Change Is Outpacing Evolution. Scientists Are Using DNA To Catch Up” • Evolution works over millennia. Climate change is moving far faster. That mismatch is killing some of the planet’s most vital ecosystems, from California’s redwoods to the seagrass meadows along its coast. An estimated 1 million species face extinction. [ABC News]
Rainforest (Eutah Mizushima, Unsplash)
¶ “Hyundai Motor Company Launches IONIQ Lineup Brand In China With the Premiere Of Two New Concept Cars” • Hyundai Motor Company officially launched its all-electric IONIQ lineup brand in China, unveiling two design concept cars at the IONIQ brand launch event in Beijing ahead of Auto China 2026 (‘Beijing Auto Show’) on April 24. [CleanTechnica]
¶ “BYD Expanding In Canada With Twenty Locations” • BYD announced that it will launch twenty dealerships in Canada this year. According to Globe and Mail, three locations are already under discussion in Toronto, Ontario. Calgary is also in the plan, despite its cold weather. BYD’s new batteries show strong cold weather performance. [CleanTechnica]
BYD Atto 2 (BYD image)
¶ “Japanese Rail Operator To Procure 98 MW Of New Solar Via Corporate PPA” • Tokyu Corp and partners revealed plans to supply Tokyu Railway with solar power under a corporate PPA, showing the shift toward new-build renewable procurement. Tokyu Railway will get electricity from around 98 MW of new solar plants. [pv magazine International]
¶ “Sonnedix Wins Big In Italian Capacity Call” • Sonnedix won 7.9 TWh of contracts in Italy’s Energy Release 2.0 mechanism. Sonnedix recently surpassed 1 GW of operating capacity in the country and is hybridizing its portfolio with new battery energy storage system projects, including a co-located 18-MW, 72-MWh system under construction in Sicily. [reNews]
Solar farm (Sonnedix image)
¶ “Envision Inks $500 Million Expansion Financing” • Envision Energy secured a $500 million vendor financing agreement to support its expansion across Europe, Asia, and Latin America from BBVA Corporate & Investment Banking. Envision, based in Shanghai, provides wind turbine, energy storage, and green hydrogen solutions globally. [reNews]
¶ “India Installs Record 45 GW Of Solar Capacity In FY2026” • A report by JMK Research says India installed around 44.6 GW of solar and 6 GW of wind capacity in FY 2026. Solar and wind installations increased by 87.2% and 45.6%, respectively, over last year. India’s total installed renewable energy capacity reached 275 GW. [pv magazine India]
NTCP Solar installation (NTPC REL image)
¶ “John Gibbons: I’ve Changed My Mind On Nuclear Power. We Don’t Need It Any More” • Becoming energy independent is simpler than ever before. John Gibbons had favored nuclear, but he recently said, “I believe new nuclear power plants have no useful role in decarbonising and achieving energy independence quickly and at scale.” [Irish Examiner]
US:
¶ “One State, 12 Counties, A Huge Pile Of Renewable Energy Projects” • Despite the efforts of President Trump to stop the renewable energy transition, state-based policies that support wind, solar, and storage continue apace. New transmission lines also play an important role, the latest example being Colorado’s forthcoming Power Pathway. [CleanTechnica]
Power lines in Colorado (Brianna Kirchhoff, Unsplash)
¶ “Electric Trucks Are Selling Like Hotcakes” • The end of the federal EV tax credit spelled bad news for many automakers, and yet some persisted. EV startup Harbinger ran the numbers for its 2025 sales in an email to CleanTechnica earlier this week, and it affirmed that it sold “roughly twice as many EVs in Q4 compared to Q3, post-IRA.” [CleanTechnica]
¶ “US Inflation Surges To 3.3% As Iran War Fuels Energy Price Shock” • Inflation picked up pace in the US last month, with the headline rate jumping from 2.4% in February to 3.3% in March, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. The figures highlight the immediate economic fallout from geopolitical tensions in the Middle East. [Euronews]
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