In brief | 13 June '25

Bloomberg: Bid to refill key German gas storage site ends in failure

Germany’s race to fill its vast gas storage sites ahead of next winter is entering crunch time after one of the country’s largest facilities failed to find buyers during its latest auction.

Reuters: Germany to return to growth after two years of contraction, economists predict

The German economy is expected to grow this year following two consecutive years of contraction, four economic institutes said on Thursday, raising their forecasts for 2025 and 2026.

Lund University: New lithium mines could cut EU imports by half

There is great potential for European lithium production, which would bring improvements in competitiveness, the climate and security.

Euractiv: Spain and France in hot water over bottom trawling amid UN ocean talks

Tensions surface over marine protection as Europe’s fishing giants clash with Brussels and green groups.

Bloomberg: Europe’s nuclear ambitions face €241 billion funding challenge

The European Union’s ambition to scale up nuclear energy as part of its 2050 climate neutrality goal will cost 241 billion euros, posing funding challenges, according to a European Commission draft document.

The Energy Mix: Wildfires pull climate onto the agenda as G7 leaders meet in Alberta, Canada 

Canada's "core missions" for its G7 presidency include building Energy Security and investing in stronger infrastructure.

Potsdam Insitute for Climate Impact Research (PIK): Policymakers should set a separate target to control ramp-up of carbon removal

Setting a political target is almost as cost-effective as letting the market decide, and it produces a more reliable and – in terms of planetary boundaries – sustainable result, report argues.

The Telegraph: Cost of UK's Sizewell C nuclear power plant has doubled to more than £40bn 

Ministers race to strike a funding deal with private investors and the French government.

Euractive: The key to energy security and affordability is hiding in plain sight 

The most powerful tool to deliver them remains on the table: energy efficiency, argue IEA's Fatih Birol & EU Energy Commissioner Dan Jørgensen.

Bloomberg: Methane-eating microbes pass key test cutting dairy farm emissions 

Amazon-backed Windfall Bio’s technology removed more than 85% of the potent greenhouse gas from a manure lagoon.