In brief | 10 June ‘26
The Guardian: ‘Electrify daily life’, urges Cop31 host
Third of world’s energy needs should come from electricity by 2035, says Murat Kurum, as priorities set out for this year’s UN climate summit.
dpa: European Commission plans to expand renewables in North Africa
The European Union plans to mobilise up to 25 billion euros in investments until 2035 to contribute to the development of 15 gigawatts of new renewable energy capacity.
Politico: Commission to set EU-wide smart meter targets
The draft proposal would require member countries to ensure that at least 50 percent of households and other final consumers are equipped with smart meters by 2030.
Hamburg University: Growing importance of climate lawsuits as a tool for climate protection
Germany’s first-ever central online database for climate lawsuits includes 221 lawsuits dating back to 2006, allowing NGOs, the media, academic researchers and companies to systematically research legal disputes involving climate protection and environmental law.
Politico: Europe pours money into ocean research as Trump guts science funding
The European Union wants to plug a gaping hole in ocean research left behind by the administration of US president Donald Trump.
The Guardian: Super-rich’s assets cause outsized amount of climate harm, NGO report says
Greenpeace calculates that wealthiest contribute nearly 1 trillion dollars of damage a year with ownership-based emissions.
GWEC: Fast-track offshore wind to help prevent future energy crises
Governments across the world should expedite the development and construction of offshore wind farms to help shield their economies from the impacts of future energy crises, according to a new report from the Global Wind Energy Council.
Electrive: Combustion engines disappear from China’s bestselling car rankings
Internal combustion engine vehicles completely disappeared from the list of China's top 10 best-selling passenger cars in May.
Eurostat: Energy use in EU households drops for 3 years in a row
In 2024, EU households used 9.54 million terajoules of energy, a slight decline (-0.2%) from 9.57 million terajoules in 2023.