In brief | 28 October ‘26

WHO: Climate change is a growing health emergency, Lancet Countdown warns

The latest Lancet Countdown report finds that the health impacts of climate change are accelerating, with heat-related deaths, drought and other climate-related risks increasing faster than a decade ago, even as clean energy investments and climate action begin to deliver health benefits.

WMO: Greenhouse gas levels once again reach record high

Levels of carbon dioxide (CO₂) and other major greenhouse gases in the atmosphere reached unprecedented highs in 2025, locking in more long-term temperature increase for the planet, according to a new report from the World Meteorological Organization (WMO).

E3G: COP31 must bridge ambition and action as world leaders face risks from climate target overshoot

As all countries address major challenges including economic and energy security, competitiveness and climate impacts, E3G sets out three tests that COP31 needs to meet.

Zero Carbon Analytics: EU wildfire seasons are becoming more extreme and harder to insure

2026 was the third-worst year for land burned by wildfire since 2006, with the three largest totals on record all from the last five years (2022, 2025 and 2026).

ACER: EU gas storage is 75% filled, finds latest gas monitoring report

EU gas stocks remain below historical levels after a slow summer refill.

Table.Briefings: Electrification: Business coalition urges German government to act more quickly

The global business alliance We Mean Business Coalition is calling for greater efforts toward electrification. While the political framework in Germany is relatively favourable, there are challenges with implementation on the ground.

ICCT: Powering jobs: Employment under the EU’s passenger car CO2 standards

By 2035, employment in EU car production, battery production and recycling, and charging infrastructure is projected to grow modestly (+2%) if current CO2 standards are maintained, grow further (+10%) if measures are introduced that strengthen EU-based production of battery electric vehicles and related supply chains, and decline (−6%) if standards are delayed or weakened.

The Guardian: Slovenia mourns loss of glacier on its highest peak after scorching summer

Extreme heat accelerated disappearance of Triglav glacier from mountain revered as a symbol of Slovenian identity.

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