World:
¶ “Greta Thunberg Blasts COP Climate Summits” • Swedish activist Greta Thunberg and UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres attacked fossil fuel companies for “killing our planet.” Thunberg excoriated the annual COP climate summit for being hypocritical and “full of lobbyists.” Guterres spoke about them as “very destructive industries.” [Euronews]
¶ “EU Household Electricity And Gas Prices Fell In The First Half Of 2026” • Even as the Iran war started driving up wholesale gas prices, household electricity and gas prices in the EU fell in the first half of 2026 compared with the same period in 2025. Prices rose in many European capitals last month, and households could face higher bills in early 2027. [Euronews]
¶ “Scientists Map Life In One Of The Last Wild Ecosystems In The World” • Scientists are mapping one of the world’s last wild ecosystems to help us ‘understand what we have lost elsewhere.’ Nesting turtles, fish-filled coral reefs, and mysterious deep-sea creatures are just some of what scientists found in the largely untouched ecosystem. [Euronews]
¶ “Renewables Could Replace Japan’s $61 Billion Fuel Imports” • A 2012 feed-in tariff built 92 GW of solar, yet wind supplies only 1% of generation. Japan could displace about $61 billion per year in fossil fuel imports by replacing fuel in power stations with renewables already on the market, according to a report from the UK think tank Ember. [Asian Power]
¶ “Miliband Champions Renewables At COP31” • At the COP31 Clean Energy Transition & Electrification Summit, UK Foreign Secretary Ed Miliband called for the world to speed up the transition to renewable energy, arguing that reliance on fossil fuels impairs energy security while clean technologies offer major economic opportunities. [reNews]
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¶ “Global Power Grid Expansion Surges 50% To Record High” • Utilities built a total of over 21,000 km of new transmission lines last year, the International Renewable Energy Agency reported at COP31, citing data from a group called the Utilities for Net Zero Alliance. This is 50% more than the transmission lines installed during the previous year. [Yahoo Finance]
¶ “Cadeler Makes UK Offshore Wind Installation Deal” • Cadeler signed an exclusivity agreement with an undisclosed client for wind turbine and foundation installation at an offshore wind farm in the UK. The installation campaign is expected to begin around 2030. The agreement reflects the importance of securing installation capacity early in the process. [reNews]
¶ “Report Exposes Nuclear Power’s Empty Promises For Data Centers” • The push for nuclear-powered data centers depends entirely on technology that remains commercially unproven and prohibitively expensive, according to a report released by the Australian Conservation Foundation. Several Coalition shadow ministers are promoting nuclear power. [Mirage]
¶ “Collett Completes Windy Standard 3 Deliveries” • Collett has completed the delivery of 344 turbine components to the 87.6-MW Windy Standard 3 Wind Farm Extension in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland. The transport program covered twenty Enercon turbines of the Waterhead Hill and Meaul Hill clusters, Collett said. [reNews]
US:
¶ “300 Glaciers Have Disappeared from the American West Since the Middle Of The 20th Century” • In the mid-20th century, over 1,450 glaciers could be found in the contiguous US. Together, they covered 217 square miles. Today, a comprehensive review shows their total area has shrunk by 35% and they are still shrinking, perhaps faster. [CleanTechnica]
¶ “The Trump Administration’s Pro-Cancer Agenda” • New analysis by NRDC reveals that the Trump administration is specifically executing a sweeping and long planned – but quiet – government-wide campaign to dismember major programs that are intended to prevent exposure to cancer-causing toxics and radiation. [CleanTechnica]
¶ “Tracking Attacks On Our Environment And Health” • NRDC has witnessed White House attacks on our environment and public health. They include a rollback of crucial environmental safeguards, repeals of bedrock environmental and health laws, delays of critical protections for endangered species, and attacks on established science and scientists. [CleanTechnica]
¶ “Anthropic Says It Could Be Worth As Much As $1.4 Trillion” • Anthropic said it will sell shares at $70 to $78 in its IPO, a new SEC filing says. This means the AI company values itself at up to $1.4 trillion. The company said risks to investors include the possibility its products could pose a “catastrophic or existential risk to humanity.” [ABC News]
¶ “Democrats Are At COP31 To Show That The US Is Still In The Fight Against Climate Change” • Gaining control of both houses of Congress has inspired the Democrats, giving them a renewed sense of political legitimacy and a mandate to pursue their agenda. Importantly, they will be on the ground at COP31, representing the US. [CleanTechnica]
¶ “One Data Center, 7% Of Massachusetts’ Power” • Sutton, Massachusetts residents are grappling with a 900-MW data center complex proposed by Patriots owner Robert Kraft, according to reporting from the Boston Globe. This one campus would use up to 7% of Massachusetts’ power at peak hours. Communities across the country are calling for a pause on big data centers [Environment America]
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