World:
¶ “What It Will Take To Turn Renewables Boom Into A Real Drop In Emissions” • It’s no longer possible to keep global warming below 1.5°C, a UN Environment Programme report says. It projects a best-case 1.8°C of warming and says we will “overshoot, peak and decline.” But we are also challenged by demands for AI and data centers. [Euronews]
¶ “UK Records Hottest Summer On Record, Met Office Says” • The UK recorded its hottest summer on record in 2026, the Met Office, the national weather service, announced. It summer that set the previous record was last year. The record-breaking season was made roughly 130 times more likely due to “human-induced climate change.” [Euronews]
¶ “How Is The Mediterranean Changing? Forty Years Of Data Reveal Climate Change Impact” • Researchers at the La Coruña and Balearic centers of the Spanish Institute of Oceanography (IEO-CSIC), along with scientists from Europe and the US, compiled data for almost the whole Mediterranean in 1976 through 2018. It makes the changes clear. [Euronews]
¶ “Solar Power Is Booming In Emerging Markets” • The world is adding PV solar panels at a blistering rate, shattering its own records year after year, buoyed by a flood of ever-cheaper solar panels from China. Solar power growing unevenly, and right now it is some of the world’s poorest countries that are leading the solar revolution. [OilPrice.com]
¶ “Solar Power Leaps Over Key Cost Barrier As Coal And Gas Sidelined” • Think tank Ember has calculated that the up-front cost of solar power is down to the point where solar is more economical and accessible than coal or natural gas. That’s a big switcheroo from years past, when the high up-front cost of solar inhibited uptake. [CleanTechnica]
¶ “Hungary Launches Onshore Wind Tender” • The Hungarian Energy and Public Utilities Regulatory Office launched a tender to allocate capacity on the medium and high voltage network for wind power developments. The office said applicants can apply for nine network nodes in six districts, with total distributable power available for feed-in of 702 MW. [reNews]
¶ “OranjeWind Offshore Wind Farm Installs First Monopile” • The 795-MW OranjeWind offshore wind farm has installed its first monopile in the Dutch North Sea, starting construction of the RWE and TotalEnergies joint venture project. RWE and TotalEnergies said installation of all 53 monopiles is expected to be completed by early 2027. [reNews]
¶ “EU Struggles To Curb Energy Transition Dependence On China” • As the EU moves to phase out Russian energy imports and reduce the overall dependence on oil and gas, it is rolling out massive renewable energy capacity. But the transition to clean energy is dependent on another global power that could impair Europe’s energy security: China. [OilPrice.com]
US:
¶ “Air Conditioners Save Thousands Of Lives Every Year In The US” • Home air conditioning prevents over 5,000 heat-related deaths per year in the US, a study found. As rising temperatures take a toll on human health, household air conditioning is about more than comfort, a study in Nature Health found, because it also saves thousands of lives. [Euronews]
¶ “US Oil Reserve Hits 44-Year-Low With Iran War And Global Energy Shortage” • The US Strategic Petroleum Reserve dropped to its lowest level since 1982, DOE data showed. It revealed the continued drawdown of emergency oil as the nation weathers a global energy shortage. The reserve shrank to about 40% of its overall capacity. [ABC News]
¶ “Appeal Halts Public Lands Data Center in Nevada Before Construction Begins” • A federal panel halted construction of a massive data center in Nevada, granting groups and residents a stay in their fight against the facility before construction began. The Townsite data center would have been the first data center built on federal public land. [CleanTechnica]
¶ “US Adds 20 GWh Of Energy Storage Capacity In Q2, Largest Quarter On Record” • The US energy storage industry installed a record 20.2 GWh of capacity in Q2, bringing total installations in the first half of 2026 to 30.8 GWh. This is according to a report from the Solar Energy Industries Association and Benchmark Mineral Intelligence. [CleanTechnica]
¶ “The Moonrider Battery-Electric Tractor From GoSun Costing $19,995” • The Moonrider tractor makes it possible for farmers, homesteaders, and landscapers to work in a quieter environment without polluting emissions. It is priced at $19,995, thousands of dollars less than similar tractors powered by internal combustion engines burning gasoline or diesel oil. [CleanTechnica]
¶ “AOC Proposes Data Center At Mar-A-Lago” • After President Trump said every community should want a data center, US Rep Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez took a shot at his enthusiastic support for them. She suggested that he put one at Mar-a-Lago after he said the communities that oppose the facilities are “backwards and poor.” [AOL.com]
¶ “Palisades Power Plant Starts Loading Nuclear Fuel” • Holtec Nuclear Corporation announced that the Palisades nuclear plant started loading fuel into its reactor vessel. This comes after more than two years of maintenance, inspection, refurbishment, tests, and upgrades. Once the fuel loading is completed, Holtec says there will be more inspections. [Yahoo]
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