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In brief | 23 June '26

UN News: Climate crisis: UN chief lays out solutions blueprint for clean energy transition

UN Secretary-General António Guterres appealed for more ambitious global action on climate change caused by fossil fuels, to prevent irreversible damage. 

AP: Mexico, Italy and others see up to two more months of heat stress than in the 1970s, study says

Regions previously untouched by heat stress are now feeling it, too. 

Euronews: Climate cooperation must go on despite US absence, Chinese minister says

The European Union, Canada and China convened at the annual "Ministerial on Climate Action" to discuss expectations ahead of COP31 in Antalya, Turkey.

Beyond Fossil Fuels: Energy market “Wild West”: European capacity mechanism 2026 state of play

Total allocated to fossil assets via Europe’s capacity markets since 2014 at around 64.7 billion euros, about 58 percent of value of all contracts. 

ClimaMeter: Climate change adding up to 4°C and pushing the June 2026 Western European heatwave

Attribution platform says temperatures were amplified by man-made emissions, while natural climate variability likely played a secondary role. 

E3G: Climate action after the rupture - transformational cooperation – commentary

Climate can be a pioneer in demonstrating how to build win-win global outcomes in a multipolar world. 

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