In brief | 13 October '26

Politico: Franco–German deal on cars and ‘Made in Europe’ is ‘hours or days’ away, says EU industry boss

Stéphane Séjourné said he hoped the agreement would help “break the deadlock, particularly in the European Parliament” on the Industrial Accelerator Act.

Euronews: German firms outline new infrastructure and green energy plans in Baku

German energy and infrastructure heavyweights are exploring new opportunities in Azerbaijan. Their plans cover both gas supplies and renewable energy.

World Economic Forum: How renewable energy can restore Europe’s industrial competitiveness

Expanding wind and solar to 70-90 percent of the power mix would cut total electricity system costs by 30 percent, mitigating Europe's severe energy competitiveness crisis.

EEA: Building sustainable competitiveness in an uncertain future

European Environment Agency (EEA) report explores the forces likely to shape Europe’s future and identifies six ‘no-regret’ options that could strengthen its long-term competitiveness.

IRENA: Electrification with renewables holds key to world’s energy needs

World Energy Transition Outlook calls for system-wide reforms and sets actionable agenda for secure, affordable, and competitive energy in this decade and beyond.

Guardian: IPCC under pressure to delay publication of key global climate report

AR7 report was scheduled for 2028 in time for COP33 summit but some petro-states and major developing countries want to postpone it.

Bloomberg: AI's water strain includes surging demand from electricity use

Data centre developers have started touting new technologies that slash the amount of water needed to cool hot-running servers, but those efforts are not addressing the vast majority of the water consumed by the AI buildout.

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