In brief | 25 June '26
The Guardian: ‘It’s like a furnace’: French struggle with heat-trap homes as climate inequality grows
Many of France’s buildings are not designed for hot weather – and low-income housing estates are suffering the worst.
Politico: EU countries want oil exploration to be classed as a green investment
The proposed changes could see oil giants like TotalEnergies showing up in sustainable investment funds.
E3G: Global energy transition and electrification summit: Outcomes summary
Government and industry leaders launched ‘Electrify Now’ – a major multi-year global platform to accelerate the clean electrification of the global economy.
Bloomberg: Europe heat wave strains power supply, sends prices soaring
France and Germany have seen increasingly sharp evening price spikes as cooling demand rises.
The New York Times: Why Europe is the fastest-warming continent
The burning of fossil fuels is raising temperatures worldwide, but local factors, on land and at sea, determine which regions warm most rapidly.
Bloomberg: What climate change costs you at the checkout
The higher temperatures climb, the more inflated household costs like groceries will become, economists predict.
Carnegie Europe: A grand strategy for Europe’s clean industrial future - report
Europe’s industrial supply chains leave it vulnerable to global shocks. The EU needs a pragmatic green industrial strategy that balances durable partnerships and bolsters homegrown clean tech without sacrificing low-carbon ambition.