¶ “Strong El Niño May Stretch To 2028 As UN Warns Climate Change To Smash Heat Records In Next Five Years” • In the next five years, Earth is overwhelmingly likely to surge again and again past the international climate threshold set as safe and shatter its hottest-year record along the way, according to new UN climate projections. [Euronews]
Celebrating El Día de Muertos in Madrid (Tomas Martinez, Unsplash, cropped)
¶ “Brussels Faces Backlash Over Carbon Trading System As Production Costs Soar” • Six EU countries have raised renewed concerns over the bloc’s carbon market. They say that the costs it links to pollution could force some industries to relocate their production facilities outside the EU to countries that have weaker environmental rules. [Euronews]
¶ “Berlin Is Ground Zero In The War Between Bicycles And Cars” • A report in the Times says Berlin has many bike lanes, carpooling services, and extensive public transportation. In recent months, a petition to limit access for private vehicles gathered tens of thousands of signatures. But there is strong opposition to banning cars. [CleanTechnica]
Bicycle lane (Courtesy of the City of Cambridge)
¶ “Over 200,000 EV Public Charging Points In Germany Now” • Germany is a leading clean energy nation, and it is making progress with electrification of transport. The latest milestone it has achieved is that over 200,000 public EV charging points have been installed. And a little more than 51,000 of those are fast chargers. [CleanTechnica]
¶ “European Energy Turns Sod On Cornwall Hybrid” • European Energy has started construction of the 68-MW Indian Queens solar and battery project in Cornwall, England. The company said construction began in May 2026 and is expected to continue for approximately one year, with grid connection scheduled in the first half of 2027. [reNews]
Solar farm (European Energy image)
¶ “Ming Yang Joins Norwegian Offshore Wind” • Ming Yang Europe has joined Norwegian Offshore Wind, Norway’s largest offshore wind industry group. The organization unites roughly 300 member companies across the offshore wind value chain Norway has a goal of 30 GW of offshore wind capacity by 2040, with a strong emphasis on floating wind. [reNews]
¶ “State Locks In Six Renewable Energy Zones After Final Round Of Nips, Tucks, And Rethinks” • Victoria has formally declared five onshore renewable energy zones and one “shoreline” REZ that will lay the foundations for the state’s step-change from its current share of around 45% of battery-backed wind and solar to 65% by 2030 and 95% by 2035. [Renew Economy]
¶ “IAEA Reports Longest Communications Outage Yet At The Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant” • Rafael Mariano Grossi, Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency, has reported that the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plan has had its longest communications outage yet amid reports of increased military activity nearby. [Ukrainska Pravda]
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¶ “US Agriculture Industry Is At Risk As Drought Conditions Worsen” • Farms all over the country are bracing for the impact of drought after months of little precipitation, experts told ABC News. Over 60% of the continental US has been under moderate drought or worse conditions since April 7, according to the US Drought Monitor. [ABC News]
¶ “New Report Warns Of Rising Food Insecurity Nationwide” • A new economic report released by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York identified a “remarkable” rise in food insecurity. The issue possibly explains gloomy consumer outlooks due to the uncertain access some people have to adequate food, despite strong economic fundamentals. [ABC News]
¶ “Over 300 West Virginians Voice Concerns Over $1.44 Billion DOE Coal Bailout” • In the past month, 304 West Virginians have submitted comments to Governor Patrick Morrisey expressing concerns over a $1.44 billion DOE loan to West Virginia utilities to refurbish six unnamed coal-fired power plants, extending their lives by up to 20 years. [CleanTechnica]
¶ “Public Service Commission Passes Georgia Power’s Costs To Ratepayers” • Despite the efforts of two commissioners, the Georgia Public Service Commission agreed to allow Georgia Power to continue automatically passing along all of its fuel costs to ratepayers rather than creating an incentive for the utility to manage fuel costs better. [CleanTechnica]
¶ “Gen Z Wants A Net Zero Future, But They’re Uncertain If They Can Make A Difference” • A study from Sacred Heart University with GreatBlue Research finds that Gen Z people overwhelmingly care about climate change, sustainability, and social justice. But there’s a hitch. They don’t feel confident that taking action will make a difference. [CleanTechnica]
¶ “235 New Clean Energy Factories Opened In Five Years As A US Manufacturing Boom Powers Through Policy Headwinds” • According to SolarQuarter, an industry report said the US added over 235 clean energy factories in just five years, with domestic production emerging as a major force in both the economy and the energy transition. [The Cool Down]
¶ “The Texas-Size Fight Over Rick Perry’s Nuclear Power Startup” • Seven months ago, former Energy Secretary Rick Perry described as genius an idea from Texas energy billionaire Toby Neugebauer to build the world’s largest data center on a dusty grazing lease near Amarillo. But things have not gone as planned, and the two are in a bitter feud. [MSN]
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