In brief | 28 October ‘25
RWE: RWE plans hydrogen-compatible gas-fired power station in eastern Germany
A hydrogen-compatible combined cycle power plant with an output of around 850 megawatts could be constructed at the former RWE power station in Voerde.
Euractiv: Berlin urges ‘dialogue’ with China after EU trade bazooka threats
Chinese officials also sought to ease tensions between Beijing and Berlin, with a foreign ministry spokesperson stressing their “mutually beneficial” relationship.
Reuters: Countries' new climate plans to start cutting global emissions, UN says
The latest climate pledges by governments will cause global greenhouse gas emissions to start to fall in the next 10 years, but not nearly fast enough to prevent worsening climate change and extreme weather, the UN said.
The direction of travel improves every year, but we need to urgently pick up the pace, says UN Climate Change executive secretary on the 2025 Nationally Determined Contributions Synthesis Report.
European Council: Council publishes 2024 international climate finance figures
EU and member states contributed 31.7 billion euros in climate finance from public sources and mobilised 11.0 billion euros of private finance to support climate action in developing countries.
Unbias the News: Twenty degrees apart: How urban inequality drives indoor heat in Paris and Barcelona
While European cities face record-shattering heat due to climate change, not all residents are affected equally.
Nature: Carbon footprint of the construction sector is projected to double by 2050 globally
Under the business-as-usual scenario, the construction carbon footprint alone will exceed the per-annum carbon budget for the 1.5 °C and 2 °C goals in the next two decades. [For more on the climate impact of the construction sector, read CLEW’s dossier]
