In brief | 16 March '26

Reuters: EU scrambles to curb energy costs as Iran war hits markets

EU energy ministers will ​meet to weigh up options to curb energy costs on Monday (16 March), as officials draft ‌emergency plans to temper the impact of surging oil and gas prices triggered by the Iran war. 

Politico: Norway pitches itself as Europe’s energy lifeline

As the Iran war disrupts oil and gas supply, Oslo is positioning itself as Europe’s energy-rich saviour.

DW: White hydrogen: The hidden gas that could transform energy

Trillions of tons of hydrogen lie in Earth's crust. Can a Bavarian geologist unlock this clean and cheap energy source?

Euronews: ‘Unprecedented in the past 3.6 million years’: How human-made climate change is making days longer

Climate change is slowing the planet’s spin at an “unprecedented” rate compared to the past 3.6 million years – as scientists warn that our days are getting longer. 

Euronews: Meet the scientist heading to Greenland’s fjord glaciers to understand their ‘climate tipping point’

An international team of scientists is determined to understand just how quickly Greenland’s melting glaciers are pushing the Atlantic Ocean towards a “critical climate tipping point”. 

ACER: Key developments in European electricity and gas markets

This ACER Monitoring Report outlines key developments in EU energy markets in 2025, with a focus on the evolving interaction between gas and electricity. 

EU Observer: Blaming the Green Deal for rising energy prices is simple, but wrong - Opinion

Politicians on the right and far-right have blamed the Green Deal for rising energy prices and weakening industrial competitiveness. The claim is simple and politically effective: climate policy is making Europe poorer. But it is wrong.