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World:

¶ “The Alps Are Drying Out: EU-Funded Project Assesses The Future Of Europe’s ‘Water Tower’” • According to the IPCC, the melting of Alpine glaciers threatens the water supply of the mountain communities and the millions of people who live downstream. The Alps are estimated to be warming roughly twice as fast as the global average. [Euronews]

¶ “Green groups Say EU-Backed Chemical Alliance Puts Polluters First” • The EU’s Critical Chemicals Alliance is presented as a strategic response to concerns about the region’s industrial resilience and competitiveness. But it has become a front for industries pushing for deregulation and relaxed pollution rules, according to a watchdog report. [Euronews]

¶ “Death Toll From China Storms And Floods Rises To Fifteen, State Media Says” • Thunderstorms and strong winds have killed at least fifteen people and injured 275 in central China, state media said. Scientists warn the intensity and frequency of global extreme weather events will increase as the planet continues to heat up due to fossil fuel emissions. [Euronews]

¶ “Grenergy Launches Reverse Energy Auction” • Grenergy has launched a reverse auction in Chile for the sale of 1.5 TWh per year of energy from various solar and storage plants it owns in the northern and central regions of the country. The auction is aimed at generators, retailers, and large consumers looking to secure competitive supply. [CleanTechnica]

¶ “Why Soy Biofuels Must Be Considered A High Deforestation Risk” • Adopted by the European Commission in April 2026, the revision of Delegated Regulation (EU) 2019/807 now classifies soybean oil as an indirect land use change biofuel feedstock with high risk, making it ineligible to count toward renewable energy targets by 2030. [CleanTechnica]

¶ “Renewables Are Still The Cheapest New Power Option, And Avoided $480 Billion In Fossil Fuel Costs In 2025” • A report has revealed that 90% of new utility-scale renewable energy capacity added in 2025 was cheaper than the lowest-cost new fossil fuel alternative, helping to avoid an estimated $480 billion in fossil fuel costs by year’s end. [Renew Economy]

¶ “Cierco Secures Marine License For Llŷr” • Natural Resources Wales has approved a marine license for Cierco’s 200-MW Llŷr 1 and 2 floating wind farms in the Celtic Sea. An application was submitted by Cierco in late 2024 for permission to deploy up to ten turbines across the site 35 km off south-west Wales. Cierco still requires Section 36 consent. [reNews]

¶ “WWF Says EU Seas Have Room For Expansion Of Offshore Wind” • WWF said analysis found offshore wind would occupy just 0.19% of EU seas by 2030, rising to 0.58% by 2040, leaving the vast majority of waters available for marine conservation, fisheries and other uses. There is enough space in EU seas to significantly expand offshore wind. [reNews]

¶ “Dogger Bank Developers Seek Judicial Review Of Dogger Bank South Consent” • The shareholders behind the 3.6-GW Dogger Bank complex under construction in the North Sea are seeking permission in the UK courts to take a judicial review against consent for RWE and Masdar’s nearby 3-GW Dogger Bank South project. [reNews]

¶ “Google Backs Nuclear Fusion Startup Targeting Europe’s First Commercial Power Plant” • Google has backed Proxima Fusion, which is looking to build Europe’s first commercial fusion power plant, in a round worth €411 million ($468 million), the company said. The technology has never been commercially deployed before, due to technical challenges. [MSN]

¶ “Can India And Europe Produce Solar Energy Without China?” • In December 2025, Italy awarded over 1.1 GW of solar capacity in the country’s first auction restricted to projects built without Chinese-made equipment. The winning bids had a premium for solar hardware from anywhere other than China at a time when China supplies 90% of the solar modules. [DW.com]

US:

¶ “The US Army Is Launching A Next-Gen Abrams Tank” • The US Army’s long awaited, next-generation M1E3 Abrams tank is a hybrid EV. The Army has been taking a long, slow, roundabout journey to the all-electric fleet of the future, but it has been nothing if not persistent. That’s despite last year’s sharp U-turn in federal EV policy. [CleanTechnica]

¶ “California Introducing New EV Incentives, Boosting Rivian And Lucid But Not Tesla” • When the Trump regime and its minions decided to kill the $7,500 tax credit for EVs, Governor Gavin Newsom said California would help the industry with new subsidies. Now, that is coming to fruition, with special support for companies based in California. [CleanTechnica]

¶ “New US Generating Stations For AI Will Create Emissions Equal To Australia’s” • No matter what your opinion of AI might be, there is no argument about the amount of electrical power that will be required to run all of its data centers. A report claims the US plans to build or expand 74 gas-fired generating stations to power them. [CleanTechnica]

¶ “Hochul’s Plan To Add Nuclear Power Plants Faces Growing Opposition” • Governor Kathy Hochul’s nuclear proposal faces growing opposition as New York weighs new reactors, growing demand, cost concerns, and questions from possible host areas and residents during energy planning. Anti-nuclear activists urge the governor to drop the plan. [MSN]

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