In brief | 27 July ‘26

BBC: Macron calls crisis meeting as wildfires threaten Bordeaux and heatwave looms

French president Emmanuel Macron will a hold a crisis cabinet meeting as wildfires close in on the south-western city of Bordeaux.

Politico: Massive forest fires reignite political tensions in Spain

Devastating blazes raging around Madrid, Ávila, Toledo and Castellón have displaced more than 100,000 people, exposed gaps in firefighting capacity and reopened a familiar feud between the left and the right.

Politico: France, Germany seek grand bargain on cars and ‘Made in Europe’

Paris and Berlin seek deal to strengthen protections in the EU’s Industrial Accelerator Act and soften the combustion engine ban.

Reuters: Europe faces a long, cold winter as fuel buffers dwindle – commentary 

Europe is heading into winter with alarmingly fragile energy supplies as the conflicts in the Middle East and Russia tighten global markets for liquefied natural gas and heating oil, pushing inventories to dangerously low levels.

DW: Green hydrogen faces a real-world test in Mallorca

Far from Mallorca's sunny party beaches, a green hydrogen trial is supplying buses, hotels, ports and the gas grid – and offering lessons for Spain's wider energy transition.

Carbon Brief: Factcheck: No, Europe’s heatwaves are not being ‘caused’ by declining air pollution

Scientists tell Carbon Brief that the framing of heatwaves being “caused” by declining air pollution is “wrong”.

Grist: The year climate change came for the Tour de France

Record heat, wildfire threats, and an unprecedented stage modification highlighted the growing challenge global warming poses to endurance sports.