In brief | 10 July '25
UN: Heat waves put older persons at high risk, warns UN report
As extreme heat grips many countries and becomes “the new normal”, the UN Environment Programme (UNEP) warns of heightened health risks for older persons in the Frontiers 2025 Report.
FT: Western Europe keeps setting new heat records as fastest-warming continent
Record June takes average warming for the region to 2.8°C above 1991-2020 levels.
Reuters: Fossil fuels show staying power as EU clean energy output dips – commentary
Year-on-year drops in output from wind farms and hydro dams deprived EU utilities of key sources of clean power during January to June 2025.
Ember: Solar is EU’s biggest power source for the first time ever in June 2025
New analysis from global energy think tank Ember finds that solar was the EU’s largest single source of electricity in June 2025 for the first month ever, with a record 22.1 percent share.
IIASA: EU agricultural policy could have major co-benefits for climate and biodiversity
Strategic agricultural de-intensification in the EU could help reduce agricultural carbon emissions by nearly a third and considerably improve biodiversity recovery.
RIFS: Carbon Farming: Agribusiness corporations foster false hopes
The benefits attributed to “carbon farming” practices are based largely on estimates rather than measurements.
IRENA: Renewables boom highlights growing regional divide
Over 70% of renewable energy capacity growth occurred in Asia, while other regions particularly Africa lagged behind, according to IRENA data.
