In brief | 23 October ‘26

The Guardian: Heat killed ‘staggering’ 50,000 people in Europe’s cities this summer, scientists warn

People succumbed to heat at highest rates in Malta, Italy and Hungary, with health issues, loneliness and poverty exacerbating toll.

Euronews: EIB to double climate funding to €30bn as extreme weather costs soar

The European Investment Bank's 30 billion eruos for climate financing reflects a shift from climate mitigation to economic protection.

Reuters: European Parliament votes to approve three-year delay on EU methane rules

Following this vote, lawmakers will now have to thrash out a final decision on the deadline with EU governments.

pv magazine: Sonnen files for insolvency

German battery storage manufacturer Sonnen has filed for insolvency, months after Shell sold the company to family office Tiven.

Reuters: Germany's higher tax revenue estimates will not offer more fiscal leeway, minister says

Tax experts expect 43.4 billion euros more state revenue over 2026 to 2030 than forecast in May.

France24: Finland grants licence for world's first nuclear waste repository

Finland's government has granted an operating licence for the world's first permanent repository for radioactive spent nuclear fuel, 22 years after construction began on the site.

ENTSO-E: Delivering a secure, affordable, competitive and decarbonised electricity system – strategy

Transmission System Operators’ new strategy sets out the priorities and actions needed to support Europe’s transition.

electrive: BEV registrations rose sharply across Europe in September

According to ACEA, 290,117 pure electric cars were newly registered - 72.9 percent more than in the same month last year.

Reuters: Heidelberg Materials puts German carbon capture project on hold

The current framework conditions do not support a viable business case, the company said.

Bloomberg Law News: EU top-court adviser backs bloc’s power for energy windfall tax

The EU acted within its emergency powers in 2022 to require member countries to impose a temporary levy on excess profits in the fossil-fuel sector, an adviser to the bloc’s top court said.

The Guardian: Almost every shallow-water coral reef on the planet faces ecosystem collapse by 2075, UN advisors say

Assessment finds global heating is endangering 96 percent of coral reefs across 80 countries – a figure scientists say should serve as a ‘wake-up call’.

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