World:
¶ “‘Climate Policy Must Survive, Because We Want To Survive In Europe,’ EU Commission Says” • The EU’s exposure to extreme weather and imported fossil fuels makes decarbonization as much a matter of economic and security policy as climate policy, a senior European Commission official said. Increasingly, the EU has to deal with climate impacts. [Euronews]
¶ “German Police Launching Terror Probe After Attack On Eastern Electricity Substation” • Germany has long accused Moscow of targeting it with a series of hybrid attacks involving espionage and sabotage, claims the Kremlin rejects. German police are investigating an attack on an electricity substation near a coal-fired power plant. [Euronews]
¶ “Global Warming Will Exceed Limit, UN Says” • In a strategic retreat in the fight against climate change, the UN acknowledged that the Earth has lost its chance to prevent some of the worst of global warming’s harms. So now the world must figure out how to get temperatures below the danger zone and back to safety, officials say. [ABC News]
¶ “BYD Electric Bus Sales Up 51.8% In August” • BYD’s electric bus sales were down slightly month over month, down 6.5%, from 620 in July to 580 in August. However, they were up massively year over year, up 51.8%, from 382 in August 2025 to 580 in August 2026. As a reminder, all of BYD’s commercial vehicles are full electrics. [CleanTechnica]
¶ “China’s CO₂ Emissions Fall In Q2 2026 Due To Plummeting Oil Use ” • China’s carbon dioxide emissions fell by 1% in the second quarter of 2026, as oil consumption plummeted with the strait of Hormuz crisis. The country’s use of oil fell by 9% overall and by 16% for transport, after the disruptions to supply from the Gulf through the strait. [CleanTechnica]
¶ “BYD Full Battery EV Sales Up 28.4% In August” • BYD’s sales trends in August were positive overall, but some areas of the business grew a lot while others struggled to find any growth at all. The fully electric side of its passenger vehicle business was excellent, a shining success for the company. It grew 28.4% year over year. [CleanTechnica]
¶ “Designers Unveil Wind Installation Ship Blueprints” • Designs for a new jack-up monopile and wind turbine installation vessel were unveiled by Deltamarin and Offshoretronic. The designs of the Vitruvian Class vessel will address anticipated demand from 20-MW to 30-MW turbines entering commercial service by 2030, the companies said. [reNews]
¶ “ESB Reaches FID On Chleansaid” • ESB has reached final investment decision and completed execution of the principal construction contracts for the 96-MW Chleansaid wind farm near Lairg in the Scottish Highlands. ESB added that the 100%-owned project, which secured planning consent in 2023, will have sixteen wind turbines. [reNews]
¶ “Horsham Solar Farm Reaches Grid Connection Milestone” • The SEC Renewable Energy Park – Horsham solar farm has connected to the electricity grid for the first time, marking a major milestone as the project moves towards commercial operation in 2027. The project is to provide annual power for over 51,000 Victorian homes. [Utility Magazine]
¶ “Romania’s Government Drafts Contingency Plan To Keep Cernavoda Nuclear Power Plant Safe” • At the current Danube level, both reactors of the Cernavodă nuclear plant are offline, and so far all efforts to raise the water level have failed. The flow of the Danube is expected to remain below average for at least three months. [Romania Insider]
US:
¶ “NY’s Plan To Charge Fossil-Fuel Producers $75 Billion For Climate Change Damages Struck Down” • New York’s attempt to make fossil fuel industries pay into a $75 billion fund to repair the damage of climate change was struck down by a federal judge, who said the law reaches beyond a state’s purview and into an area of federal interest. [ABC News]
¶ “Coal increased its share of Iowa electricity generation in 2025, report shows” • Iowa Environmental Council’s annual “condition of the state” report on Iowa’s electric generation shows that while wind continues to dominate Iowa’s electricity generation sources, there has been a reversal in the state. The share of energy from coal increased in 2025. [Iowa Capital Dispatch]
¶ “Trump Twiddles Thumbs As The Balcony Solar Movement Takes Off” • For all his bleating, braying bluster over fossil fuels, US President Donald Trump is presiding over a solar power revolution. So far on his watch, a total of nine states have now adopted balcony solar legislation, with New Jersey being the latest addition to the list. [CleanTechnica]
¶ “Solar On Schools: A Look At North Carolina’s Great Untapped Potential” • Putting solar on schools offers unique benefits to local governments and school districts. North Carolina has great local solar potential, held back by lack of affordable financing, local permitting, and land use policies, according to Solar schools for North Carolina. [pv magazine USA]
¶ “US Water Desalination Powered By Renewable Energy” • In the US, desalination powered by renewable energy is moving past the stage where attaching solar panels to a reverse-osmosis system is enough to establish a commercial case. It is growing economically as well. The outlook is that it will grow to $5.5 billion by 2033. [openPR.com]
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