World:
¶ “Dirty Air Is Killing Europeans And Costing Trillions, But Cities Prove Change Is Possible” • Air pollution caused almost eight million deaths worldwide in 2023, according to Breathe Cities, a global initiative that tackles urban air pollution. The health impact is estimated to cost €7.12 trillion per year, around 6% of the global GDP. [Euronews]
¶ “Brussels to keep ban on Arctic oil and gas drilling despite Norwegian pressure” • A ban on new oil and gas drilling in the Arctic will remain the European Commission’s official position in a revised strategy Brussels is about to unveil, a Commission spokesperson told Euronews, despite fierce pressure from oil-rich Norway to drop the ban. [Euronews]
¶ “China Is Doing About Thirty Times More Agricultural Drone Work Than The US” • Agricultural spray drones are no longer an emerging technology in China, but ordinary farm machinery at extraordinary scale. China entered 2026 with about 309,000 plant-protection drones, and they performed about 203 million hectare-treatments during 2025. [CleanTechnica]
¶ “China Will Dominate Global Nuclear Energy Through 2035, Analyst Says” • The future of nuclear energy is in China’s hands. While the US is the world’s largest producer of nuclear energy, China’s sector is growing at such a rapid clip that it is expected to overtake the US to become the world’s leading nuclear power producer within the next decade. [OilPrice.com]
¶ “Gazelle Develops 18-MW+ Floating Wind Platform” • Gazelle Wind Power has developed and tested a new floating offshore wind platform design for 18-MW+ turbines in extreme offshore conditions. The company said the design is being developed as part of its work with a major Asian utility on a large floating offshore wind development. [reNews]
¶ “Renewables Retailer Doubles Down On Coal Country Battery Plans As Huge New BESS Prepares To Power Up” • Victoria’s Latrobe Valley, home to the state’s remaining coal-fired power plants, is becoming a hub for battery storage, with one project last week starting the commissioning process and another one unveiling new plans. [Renew Economy]
¶ “Solar Power Is So Cheap That It’s Almost Unbelievable” • Dave Jones, co-founder of the energy research firm Ember, told the Financial Times that 26 years ago solar panels used to run between $5/W and $6/W of capacity. Today, Jones says, solar panels sell for just 12¢/W, a price he says is “offensively cheap” considering the alternatives. [Futurism]
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¶ “State Utility Partners On Massive Rooftop Solar Array To Reduce Sports Center’s Annual Power Bill” • Victoria’s State Electricity Commission says it will reduce the power bill of one of Melbourne’s biggest sports and aquatic centers by as much as $80,000 a year through a rooftop solar system that it installed and will operate. [Renew Economy]
US:
¶ “EV Sales At 32% – No, Make That 38%! – By 2030 ” • In July economists at Harvard University were predicting that EVs will account for a fairly healthy 32% of all new vehicle sales in the US by 2030, which is just around the corner. That estimate was since corrected to an even rosier 38%, more than quadruple the 2025 figure of just 8%. [CleanTechnica]
¶ “Montana Anti-Citizens United Bill” • According to Truthout, Montana wants to be the first state to oppose the 2010 Citizens United decision of the US Supreme Court by using a 2026 ballot initiative. A poll conducted last month by a pro-democracy group known as Issue One found that 74% of voters in Montana support the ballot initiative. [CleanTechnica]
¶ “Streisand Effect Is At Work On Elon Musk Documentary” • A documentary about Tesla CEO Elon Musk is attracting quite a bit of film festival buzz, and things are getting a lot buzzier now that Musk threatens legal action. Hey, didn’t that guy ever hear about the Streisand Effect, when famous people get more attention by trying to shield themselves. [CleanTechnica]
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