World:
¶ “Petrostates Tried To Squash This Historic Climate Ruling. The UN Just Voted To Back It” • The UN General Assembly approved a non-binding resolution endorsing the advisory opinion by the UN’s top court last July that called failure by countries to protect the planet from climate change a violation of international law, a win for low-lying countries. [Euronews]
¶ “Spain To Launch Biggest Forest Fire Campaign After Record Losses Last Year” • As Spain sweltered through its hottest summer on record in 2025, almost 4,000 square kilometers of land went up in smoke, a record, according to the European Forest Fire Information System. Now Spain is in a record campaign against forest fires. [Euronews]
¶ “How Lithuania Became A Wild Card For The EU’s Clean Energy Race” • Lithuania has rapidly become a renewables powerhouse after drastically reducing its reliance on polluting fossil fuels. The country’s domestic consumption of renewable electricity jumped from 15% five years ago to 50% in 2025, thanks to huge investment in solar and wind. [Euronews]
¶ “Ford Could Sell Spanish Factory Space To Geely To Build EVs” • In a continuing trend, another Chinese automaker finds factory space in Europe to build electric cars there. Ford is reportedly on the verge of selling factory space in Spain to Chinese automotive giant Geely. This would be the first plant in Europe where Geely can build cars. [CleanTechnica]
¶ “EU Aviation Strategy – T&E Call for Evidence Response” • With the crisis in Iran and broader conflicts such as the Ukraine war, the dependency of European aviation on fossil fuels and imported kerosene is clearer than ever. If it fails to look ahead, Europe will risk losing its competitive edge in sustainable technologies. [CleanTechnica]
¶ “Stellantis to Build EVs for Dongfeng in France” • Chinese automaker Dongfeng has partnered with Stellantis on a plan to build EVs in France. BYD had been looking to take over dormant or underutilized factories from legacy automakers like Stellantis to build more EVs in Europe. But it looks like Dongfeng will beat it to the punch. [CleanTechnica]
¶ “1.8-GW Danish Offshore Tender Attracts Bidders” • Bids have been submitted for the North Sea and Hesselø offshore wind areas in Denmark covering at least 1,800 MW of capacity. The bids are being evaluated. A third offshore wind tender for the North Sea South area with a minimum capacity of 1 GW is scheduled for autumn 2028. [reNews]
¶ “EU Wind Funding Drives Seven-Fold Returns” • Each €1 of public funding for wind delivers €7 annually to the European economy by 2040, according to a study by Trinomics with DTU Wind. The study said targeted EU support for wind innovation and industrial scale-up would generate major economic and energy security benefits. [reNews]
¶ “Australia Opens Tenders For 2.5 GW Of Solar And Wind Alongside 12.5 GWh Of Storage” • The government of New South Wales launched the latest of its planned tenders seeking new solar and wind generation and energy storage projects as it prepares for the exit of coal and the shift to a grid dominated by renewables. [pv magazine International]
¶ “The Threat To Nuclear Power Plants Around The World” • The vulnerability of the civilian energy infrastructure was exposed this week when a drone strike on the United Arab Emirates cut off power to a nuclear reactor, said Bloomberg. A fully operating nuclear power plant, in a country not in a war, was the target of a military attack. [The Week]
US:
¶ “Trump Administration Will Ease Refrigerant Rule In Effort To Address Surging Grocery Costs” • The Trump administration is set to loosen a federal rule that requires grocery stores and air-conditioning companies to reduce greenhouse gases used in cooling equipment, in what officials say is a push to lower grocery costs. [ABC News]
¶ “Higher Fuel Prices Have Some Americans Scaling Back Their Travel Plans” • The summer travel season gets its start in the US with the long Memorial Day holiday weekend. Higher fuel prices due to the Iran war and other inflationary pressures are making most forms of travel costlier as people in much of the world form their plans. [ABC News]
¶ “Another Route To Rooftop Solar: The Ann Arbor Solution” • Small-scale solar arrays have become a powerful addition to the US electricity grid, at an estimated 58 GW and counting. The balcony solar movement is accelerating the trend. Now the city of Ann Arbor, Michigan with a new solution aimed to help install solar with storage. [CleanTechnica]
¶ “Wood Mackenzie Warns On Data Center Power” • Wood Mackenzie warns that the race to power AI is straining US grid development. Data center developers are pursuing collocated generation and flexible interconnection models due to grid build-outs taking 5 to 10 years, but the projects face greater hurdles than widely understood. [reNews]
¶ “Senate Bill Could Remove Regulations Around Nuclear Plant Building Materials” • A new US Senate bill could remove some regulations around building materials in nuclear plants. It would allow commercial grade steel and concrete in non safety-related parts of plants, rather than the more expensive nuclear-grade materials. [Aspen Public Radio]
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