In brief | 22 September '26
IRENA: Renewables gain ground, but must accelerate towards the 2030 goal
Despite a record growth in 2025, the world must build more renewable power capacity in 2026-2030 than in all previous years combined.
Reuters: Turkey's COP31 president lays out summit's agenda at UN
Turkey's COP31 president laid out an agenda aimed at turning existing climate commitments into projects and measurable results.
The Guardian: Babies ‘will face almost twice as much’ extreme fire weather in Europe than great-grandparents
Children born after 2025 will experience three more years of brutally fire-conducive weather as global heating intensifies.
Carbon Brief: Analysis: ‘Super El Niño’ reaches ‘remarkable’ all-time record
This year’s so-called “super El Niño” is entering into record-breaking territory.
Reuters: EU to require data centres to disclose energy and water efficiency
The European Commission proposed rules requiring data centres in Europe to disclose how efficiently they use energy and water, as concerns grow over their consumption of resources.
Euractiv: Brussels to call emergency ministerial meeting if fuel crisis worsens
“We need to rethink what a resilient transport system looks like,” the EU's transport commissioner says.
FT: France calls on EU to take immediate action to lower energy prices
President Emmanuel Macron also urges European Commission to delay implementation of new methane rules by a year.
Euronews: How Europe’s energy shock is fuelling the far right ahead of elections
The far right’s victory in a German regional election this weekend has offered an early warning of how Europe’s energy crisis could reshape politics ahead of major elections in France and Italy next year.
Euronews: ‘World’s largest untapped energy source’: How waste heat could help Europe end its reliance on gas
Capturing and reusing waste heat could be the next “breakthrough” in Europe’s energy security and competitiveness – helping sever its reliance on gas.
Bruegel: The European Union’s automotive sector needs a plan, not undue protection
European automotive policy should prioritise affordable competitiveness over protectionism, using resilience criteria and temporary safeguards.
New IDOS publication identifies pathways to rebuild international cooperation in times of disruption and to advance sustainable futures.
WEF: Which businesses are most affected by Europe’s heatwaves?
Many businesses still lack practical climate-risk plans.
pv magazine: Study finds potential for 150 GW of additional PV at substations in Germany
By absorbing generation peaks, storage could improve utilisation of existing transformers while limiting average PV curtailment to around 1 percent.