World:
¶ “El Niño Or Climate Change: Which Had More Influence Over The Powerful Hurricane Polo?” • A new study finds that climate change and El Niño combined to power last month’s explosively intensifying Hurricane Polo, the longest-lasting Category 5 storm on record in the Pacific. However, it says human-caused climate change added more than El Niño. [Euronews]
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¶ “Ukraine’s Attacks On Russian Refineries Are In Self-Defence, Kallas Says” • The EU’s High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, Kaja Kallas, spoke to defend Ukraine’s strikes on Russian oil refineries, saying they are legitimate for ending Russia’s war of aggression. The quickest way to stop them is to end the war, she said. [Euronews]
¶ “Extreme Weather Is Decimating Europe’s Crops, But Some Farmers Have A Solution” • The hot, dry summer, which would have been “virtually impossible” if it weren’t for climate change, reduced the continent’s forecast grain harvest by an estimated 16.7 million tonnes, costing farmers more than €3 billion, the Energy and Climate Intelligence Unit says. [Euronews]
¶ “Farming’s Nitrogen Future Will Be Built From A Number Of Technologies” • Agricultural technology companies have spent years trying to reduce dependence on chemical fertilizers with biology. Some are developing microbes that convert nitrogen in the atmosphere into forms plants can use, but numerous other approaches are being researched. [CleanTechnica]
¶ “Lightsource bp Cuts Ribbon On 150-MW Kōwhai Park” • The South Island’s largest solar farm opened at Christchurch airport, adding 150-MW of generating capacity to the electric system of New Zealand. The Kōwhai Park project is expected to generate 275 GWh of electricity annually, equivalent to the demand of around 36,000 homes. [reNews]
¶ “China’s Storage Deployment Helping Change Economics Of Renewable Electricity” • In 2025, global annual battery storage additions hit roughly 307 GWh, with China accounting for 56%. The scale of deployment in China has become central to the global storage market and is “helping to change the economics of renewable electricity.” [Xinhua]
¶ “Northland Completes Hai Long Offshore Wind Installation” • Northland Power has completed installation of all 73 turbines at the 1GW Hai Long offshore wind project in Taiwan, with every turbine now generating electricity. The milestone significantly advances the project towards final completion and reduces its remaining construction risk. [reNews]
¶ “Wind power drives China’s global green energy edge” • In China, the rapidly expanding wind power sector has not only leapfrogged growth domestically, but has also emerged as a key driving force for the global clean energy transition, as the nation pivots toward high-quality development and the transition to reliable systems. [China Daily]
¶ “Ivory Coast Scientists Breed Climate-Tough Cocoa As Rains Fail” • In Ivory Coast, scientists working at the National Center for Agronomic Research are working to develop varieties of cocoa that can withstand the erratic weather that man-made climate change has brought around the world. In particular, they must be less dependent on water. [Kuwait Times]
¶ “Germany Will Contribute €50 Million To Ukraine, Finance Minister Says” • Germany will contribute €50 million ($56 million) for Ukraine to repair its Chernobyl nuclear power plant, German Finance Minister Lars Klingbeil said. Other countries, both in the EU and Britain, are taking an interest in contributing to the safety of the site. [AOL.com]
US:
¶ “NOAA Forecasts A Wet South And Warmer North As El Niño Impacts Winter Weather In The US” • As a potentially historic El Niño strengthens, NOAA says it will have a major influence on the upcoming winter season in the US. El Niño has its strongest effects on the Northern Hemisphere during winter, and this is to be expected this year. [ABC News]
¶ “PJM, ERCOT, And SWPP All Set Peak Load Records This Summer” • Three regional transmission organizations all set records for peak hourly load this past summer, their reported data shows. Most of the demand peaks occurred during regional heat waves, during the nation’s hottest summer on record, which drove up cooling demand. [CleanTechnica]
¶ “Monthly Wind Generation In ISO-NE Is About 68% Higher Than Last Year” • Monthly generation from wind was highest in September of this year at 668.9 GWh, more than double the levels from September 2025 and nearly 10% higher than this year’s previous high. In the first nine months of 2026, it was an average of 68% higher than last year. [CleanTechnica]
¶ “FERC Is Proposing Blanket Authorization Of Certain LNG Projects And Drafts Measures To Weaken Air Quality Reviews Of Methane Gas Projects” • At its monthly meeting, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission proposed two new measures to speed up approval of methane gas projects without the proper review or oversight. [CleanTechnica]
¶ “Trump Just Effectively Killed A Popular Solar Energy Program For Rural America” • New rules just going into effect make solar power development ineligible for funding through the Rural Energy for America Program. It’s the latest of multiple rollbacks by the Trump administration that advocates say are essentially making the REAP program unusable. [Yahoo]
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