29 Sep 2026, 9:07

In brief | 29 September ‘26

dpa: World's tallest wind turbine reaches full height in Germany

The project was commissioned by Germany's Federal Agency for Disruptive Innovation and is designed to take advantage of stronger and more consistent winds at higher altitudes.

Reuters: EU to delay methane emissions rules after pushback from governments

The European Commission plans to postpone the European Union's landmark law ‌to reduce methane emissions, a spokesperson said, following calls from governments including France and the ⁠United States to pause or roll back the policy.

The Guardian: Corporations claim their fossil fuel emissions are a drop in the ocean. But what if we could count the real cost?

A new tool called Carbon Impacts Tracer can be used to estimate climate impact from emissions across eight metrics, including lost food production.

Reuters: Italy and Czech Republic to call for softer EU rules on carbon permits, energy supply

Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni and her Czech counterpart Andrej Babiš will agree joint proposals to curb energy costs ‌and overhaul the European Union's carbon market, officials from Rome said ahead of their meeting.

pv magazine: EU opens infringement cases against 18 states over energy-sharing rules

Two-thirds of EU member states face infringement action for failing to enact a new right to share renewable electricity over the grid.

European Commission: CEF Energy projects boost regional security of supply in Central and South-Eastern Europe

The European Union is supporting the modernisation and expansion of strategic gas storage infrastructure in Romania and Bulgaria through three projects funded under the Connecting Europe Facility (CEF) for Energy.

Climate Outreach: New polling: climate change is back in UK’s people’s top priorities

Climate is now firmly in people’s top five issues; at the start of 2026 it was closer to number ten.

Bruegel: How climate policies can speed up manufacturing decarbonisation in the Western Balkans

Western Balkan firms are adopting measures to reduce environmental impacts, but smaller local firms need support to comply with EU regulations.

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