In brief | 14 October ‘25

Bloomberg: EU lawmakers agree to drastically curtail ESG directives

The vote is the culmination of months of lobbying from business groups that argued the directives on corporate sustainability reporting and due diligence would hurt European competitiveness.

France 24: Not nothing, not enough: is the Paris Agreement working?

Ten years after the landmark Paris Agreement, major polluters are wavering on action while the world fast approaches the deal's safer warming limit.

Apple: Apple expands renewable energy projects across Europe

Company says it aims to enable renewable projects that cover the electricity European customers use to power and charge their Apple devices.

The Conversation: Why Trump is not a death knell for global climate action

All in all, there are grounds for cautious optimism, even hope, that the rest of the world might band together without US leadership.