World:
¶ “COP31 Is Once Again Shying Away From A Fossil Fuel Exit But Finland Is Taking The Leap” • COP31 leaders are not talking about fossil fuels despite warnings that the world will overshoot 1.5℃. However, Finland published a roadmap to transitioning from fossil fuels (TAFF), following in the footsteps of France, Germany and the Netherlands. [Euronews]
¶ “A ‘Green Energy Corridor’ From The Caspian Sea Could Help Eastern Europe Kick Fossil Fuels” • Azerbaijan has put ‘Green Energy Corridors’ at the top of its agenda at the COP31 climate summit in Antalya. It formed an alliance with Turkey, Georgia, and Bulgaria, who all signed the multi-state Strategic Partnership Agreement in Clean Energy. [Euronews]
¶ “ExxonMobile Sues Brussels Over Carbon Storage Rules” • Oil and gas giant ExxonMobil is suing the European Commission over EU rules requiring fossil fuel producers to contribute to carbon storage targets, a Commission document shows. Three companies in the ExxonMobil group filed a notice of arbitration under the Energy Charter Treaty. [Euronews]
¶ “Europe’s Hydrogen Strategy Should Begin With Industrial Customers” • The European Commission acknowledges that the green hydrogen market has grown more slowly than expected. Europe’s public investment decisions need a closer look at the industries expected to use hydrogen, their products, and how those products are supplied. [CleanTechnica]
¶ “GWEC Unveils Wind Accelerator Plan At COP31” • At COP31, the global wind industry has outlined a pathway to accelerate deployment of installed wind capacity, potentially increasing it to 4 TW by 2035. The Global Wind Energy Council said its Global Wind Declaration for Powering the Future sets out wind industry recommendations for governments. [reNews]
¶ “Germany’s Solar Power Production Nears Record Level” • Solar energy in net electricity generation in Germany is fast approaching a record total of more than 100 TWh in a single calendar year. By September 27, solar output had already reached 90.2 TWh, already surpassing the total 90 TWh generated for all of 2025. [Yahoo]
¶ “ENGIE Reaches Financial Close On 900-MW Wind Farm” • ENGIE, along with its partners Orascom Construction PLC and AEOLUS SAS, has reached financial close on the 900-MW Gulf of Suez 3 wind project in Egypt, paving the way for construction. ENGIE said the development will become its largest onshore wind farm worldwide. [reNews]
¶ “UN Nuclear Watchdog Cannot Verify Iran’s Underground Nuclear Plant, With 441 Kg Uranium Stockpile In Question.” • The UN nuclear watchdog has warned that it still does not know the exact location of an underground uranium enrichment plant in Iran or whether it has nuclear material stored. But the US does not need a deal, President Trump insists. [Yahoo]
US:
¶ “Hundreds Of Mines Sit Abandoned As Overseeing Agency Faces Staff Shortages” Hundreds of abandoned US coal mines sit unreclaimed as the federal agency charged with overseeing them faces severe staffing shortages, a government watchdog report found. One problem is dangerous sinkholes that open as aging, abandoned mine structures erode. • [ABC News]
¶ “Bigger And More-Frequent Wildfires Threaten Water Supplies Across The US” • Wildfires impact the streams and rivers that provide drinking water to much of the country. Studies show that contamination could remain for over a decade as the US faces climate change and increasingly strong El Niño weather events, which intensify droughts. [ABC News]
¶ “Hydropower Generation In The Southwest Fell To Record Lows This Summer” • In the Southwestern electricity supply region, hydropower generation from April through August 2026 was 19% lower than during the same period last year and 28% lower than the 10-year average, according to the latest data in the Form EIA-923 survey. [CleanTechnica]
¶ “Who Can Weather The Health Storm?” • All across the US, climate change is intensifying extreme weather events, resulting in escalating public health harms and severe economic damage. However, an analysis led by NRDC sheds light on key state-level gaps between climate change-linked health damage and levels of preparedness. [CleanTechnica]
¶ “Tesla Starts Selling Cybercab – $30,000*” • Tesla has launched Cybercab sales, with a starting price of $29,900. There are two asterisks to note. First , only people who have actually been invited are able to order one right now. And second, if you do order one, you also need to pay for Full Self Driving, which is listed as costing $299 per month. [CleanTechnica]
¶ “Feds Green-Light Construction Of Advanced Nuclear Reactors In Texas” • The Nuclear Regulatory Commission issued a permit for construction of four next-generation nuclear reactors at a petrochemical complex on the coast of Texas. The Long Mott Generating Station is being developed by chemical giant Dow and nuclear startup X-energy. [Yahoo]
¶ “With Electricity Costs Up As Much As 20%, New Jersey Gives Residents A Say On New Nuclear Rules” • New Jersey residents facing electricity charges that have risen by as much as 20% since June 2025 will have an opportunity to weigh in on how the state evaluates new nuclear projects, including what developers must disclose about the potential impacts on power bills. [Yahoo]
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