World:
¶ “Forty Mayors Worldwide Unite To Fight Back Against The AI Data Center Surge” • Forty mayors from cities in four continents signed a landmark pact setting out the conditions under which they will accept AI data centers. The pact, which works to tackle climate change, sets common standards on clean energy, water use, site selection, and community benefit. [Euronews]
¶ “UN Nuclear Agency Boss Says Inspectors Will Visit Iran’s Sites” • Rafael Mariano Grossi, head of the International Atomic Energy Agency, said that Iranian nuclear enrichment sites would be visited by his inspectors, a key component in the interim deal between the US and Iran to reach an end to the war. This means Iran’s nuclear materials would be inspected. [ABC News]
¶ “‘El Niño Is A Distraction’: Europe’s Deadly Heatwave Isn’t Due To Nature” • Western Europe is suffering in another heatwave, its third this year. But most El Niño events temporarily increase the global average temperatures by around 0.2℃. That amount is not as significant as human-made climate change, which has pushed temperatures up by 1.3 to 1.5℃. [Euronews]
¶ “Electricity Wins Because It Breaks The Fossil Fuel Chain” • Electricity loosens the coupling of fuel to work. A motor does not care where the electrons came from. From heat pumps to data centers, electrical equipment does not need to be replaced when the grid gets cleaner. The energy source can be changed without upgrading the demand. [CleanTechnica]
¶ “Giant Shipping Firm Dips A Small Toe Into Wind Power ” • DHL’s latest decarbonization step is being enabled by its French branch, VELA Transportation. VELA has focused it business on pallets packed into ships that are small enough to be pushed across the Atlantic crossing, with wind power alone providing for their propulsion. [CleanTechnica]
¶ “Serbia Opens Renewable Energy Law To Public Input As It Moves Closer To EU Rules” • Serbia has a public consultation on major changes to its Law on Use of Renewable Energy Sources, opening the door for citizens, energy groups, local authorities, businesses, investors to help shape the next phase of the Serbian energy transition. [Microgrid Media]
¶ “As An Extreme Heatwave Hits, UK Homes With Solar Panels Power Equivalent Of Five Hours Of ‘Free’ Daily AC Use” • As the UK bakes with forecasts above 37°C, think tank Ember finds that households with rooftop solar are powering the equivalent of five hours of air conditioning a day. Solar and air conditioning have similar seasonal patterns. [CleanTechnica]
¶ “Major Nuclear Project Plan For Former Cottam Power Station” • US nuclear specialist Holtec International and EDF submitted plans to the UK Government to build up to four SMRs at a site that was used for coal-power in Nottinghamshire. The proposed development would see the former coal-fired plant site used for nuclear generation. [Construction Enquirer]
US:
¶ “Congress passes war powers resolution, offering rare rebuke of Trump” • The Senate adopted an Iran war powers resolution by a 50-48 vote in a symbolic, yet rare, rebuke of President Donald Trump. Four Republican Senators, Bill Cassidy, Susan Collins, Lisa Murkowski, and Rand Paul, voted for the resolution. It had passed earlier this month in the House. [ABC News]
¶ “Trump Administration Announces $17.5 Billion In Loans For Ten New Large Nuclear Reactors” • The Trump administration is providing $17.5 billion to speed development of ten large nuclear reactors to meet the rising power demands of big data centers. Nuclear plant construction could begin by 2030 and they could start operating in the mid-2030s. [ABC News]
¶ “Two Microgrids With Solar Power Being Developed For Tribal Community In California” • The Paskenta Band of the Nomlaki Indians and OATI are partnering to develop two microgrids for the tribal community in Northern California. The project goal is to use renewable energy so tribes can have greater control over their electricity supply. [CleanTechnica]
¶ “A Bloviating US President Picks A Fight Against Clean Energy And Loses” • Donald Trump’s extraordinary efforts to squash the US wind industry are failing. The latest example is the massive, 550-mile, 3-GW SunZia transmission line. The technology of the ±525 kV HVDC line was devised by Hitachi Energy. The line is the largest of its kind in the US. [CleanTechnica]
¶ “Groups Launch Ads Targeting Colorado’s Third District Over Big Oil Immunity Effort” • This week the Sierra Club and Make Polluters Pay released a series of ads targeting Representative Jeff Hurd and raising awareness in Colorado’s 3rd district about a congressional Republican effort to give fossil fuel corporations immunity from climate damages. [CleanTechnica]
¶ “‘No Immunity for Big Oil’ Campaign Delivers 135K Signatures to Democratic Leadership” • Former Washington Governor Jay Inslee and the “No Immunity for Big Oil” campaign will deliver a letter signed by 390 organizations and over 135,000 people to Congress urging rejection of proposals to shield fossil fuels from accountability. [Center for Climate Integrity]
¶ “Power And Renewables 2026 Outlook: Half-Time Report” • Six months into 2026, the power and renewables sector is moving faster than expected. Utilities are doubling down on network investment and flexible generation, while oil and gas majors retreat from renewable power. The gap between these two worlds is widening. [Wood Mackenzie]
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