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World:

¶ “Von Der Leyen Says Europe Must Prepare For A New Era Of Simultaneous Disasters” • European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen warned that the EU must adapt its civil protection systems to a world of more frequent, simultaneous, and severe emergencies after a European wildfire season stressed national firefighting services badly. [Euronews]

¶ “Spain Records 5,232 Heat-Related Deaths In 2026, The Highest Figure Since 2015” • Spain has recorded 5,232 deaths attributable to high temperatures so far in 2026, the highest figure since the Daily Mortality Monitoring system began in 2015. Of these, 2,147 occurred in August, according to the provisional data presently available. [Euronews]

¶ “‘Europe’s Climate And Security Challenges Are Inseparable,’ Hoekstra Tells Euronews” • Europe must spend more upfront to protect itself from increasingly severe climate disasters, Wopke Hoekstra, the EU Climate Action Commissioner, told Euronews. He argued that paying for fires, floods, and other damage after disasters strike will cost far more. [Euronews]

¶ “Nepal-Tibet Flood Death Toll Surpasses 900, Officials Say, More Than 4,400 Missing” • The death toll from last week’s flash flooding disaster in the Nepal-Tibet border region rose to at least 955 people as of Monday, according to the latest updates from Nepali and Chinese officials. More than 4,400 people are still reported missing. [ABC News]

¶ “Access To Finance ‘Strengthens Climate Resilience’ Among Sub-Saharan Women” • Empowering women through greater access to finance could “strengthen” household resilience to “climate shocks,” a study shows. It finds that where women have formal financial access, households are more able to withstand short-term shocks. [CleanTechnica]

¶ “CIP Acquires 408-MW Oz Wind-Battery Giant” • Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners acquired the 408-MW Gawara Baya wind and battery project in North Queensland. The project combines a 408-MW onshore wind farm with 104 MW of battery storage. Now construction will begin, CIP says. It expects Gawara Baya to be fully operational in 2030. [reNews]

¶ “Europe On Track For Record Wind Year” • Europe is on track for a record year for wind installations after adding 8.8 GW of new capacity in the first half of 2026, up 30% on the first half of 2025. WindEurope said it now expects Europe to install 24 GW of new wind capacity by the end of 2026 after high installation activity over the summer. [reNews]

¶ “China’s Solar Power Capacity Overtakes Coal For First Time” • China’s solar power capacity exceeded coal-fired capacity for the first time, marking a milestone in the country’s transition toward cleaner energy, official data showed. Solar capacity reached 1,286 GW at the end of July, edging past coal-fired capacity of 1,285 GW, Xinhua reported. [A News]

¶ “Rooftop Solar Meets 99.9% Of South Australia Grid Demand” • South Australia’s rooftop solar pushed electricity demand from conventional generation to a record winter low. The Australian Energy Market Operator said rooftop solar met 99.9% of SA’s electricity demand at 1.30 pm, August 31, reducing conventional demand to 2 MW. [Energy Magazine]

¶ “Why Nuclear Power May Not Be As ‘Green’ As You Think” • An expert from the University of Oxford warns that new nuclear capacity will not fix today’s energy problems. She urges policy makers to consider the true risks of nuclear. Nuclear reactors can create electricity without releasing carbon dioxide, but this isn’t the full picture. [Yahoo News Australia]

US:

¶ “Trump’s Venezuela Oil Deal May Have No Immediate Impact On US Gas Prices” • President Donald Trump announced the US reached a deal to extract tens of billions of barrels of Venezuelan crude to replenish America’s depleting strategic oil reserves and reduce. Experts say it will be years before the oil can be captured, however, providing no quick relief. [ABC News]

¶ “Trump To Host Big Oil CEOs As Gas Price Average Remains Over $4 A Gallon” • Reporting indicates that Donald Trump plans to host oil industry executives at the White House, even as the average gas price is over $4 a gallon and Big Oil companies reported $85.2 billion in combined Q2 profits. The windfall is largely because of Trump’s war. [CleanTechnica]

¶ “Science, Attribution Studies, And Identifying The Climate Criminals” • If you are a fossil fuel company, getting an answer to why the world is warming could lead to not only an end of obscene profits, but financial responsibility for the damage your products have caused. So what do you do? Hire lawyers to put the answer in doubt. [CleanTechnica]

¶ “Ford’s Road To EV Success?” • There’s almost dead silence on EVs in the US market. Republicans in Congress and the White House abandoned almost all support for EVs when they took over, and many automakers took the opportunity to shut down big EV programs. Ford, however, seems to have got serious about a big “Universal EV” project. [CleanTechnica]

¶ “California Senate Passes Industry-Backed Community Solar Bill” • The California State Senate passed the Community Renewable Energy Program Act, moving it toward the governor’s desk. Industry advocates say that this is a workable community solar and storage program. The bill goes to the Assembly before it goes to the Governor’s desk. [Solar Power World]

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This entry was posted on September 1, 2026 at 5:24 am and is filed under nuclear power, renewable power, solar, wind.

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