In brief | 23 September '26

UN: ‘Cracks have become canyons’ as world faces four tests of power – Guterres

Humanity faces four defining “tests of power” – around war or peace, inequality, climate change and AI – that will determine whether the world moves towards a new era of cooperation or deeper division, the UN chief warned.

The Guardian: Fears mount that next UN chief will downgrade climate action

Experts say some of António Guterres’s possible successors could be ‘disastrous’ for efforts to tackle crisis.

IEA: Electrification takes centre stage as Hormuz shock spurs countries to seek to enhance energy security

New IEA analysis, requested by Türkiye and Australia to inform COP31 discussions, finds cost-effective technologies can bring proposed 35-percent electrification target within ‘striking distance’.

Climate Home: COP31 electrification pledge leaves out clean power commitment

Campaigners and experts say the goal’s effectiveness in reducing emissions may be limited unless countries agree to meet it using only clean energy.

Euronews: EU Commission rejects calls to delay phase-out of Chinese power inverters

Brussels is standing by its November 1 deadline to ditch Chinese power inverters, despite warnings from investors and the renewable energy industry.

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