In brief | 30 June '25

BBC: Spain records temperature of 46°C as Europe heatwave continues

New heat record for June was set on Saturday in the town of El Granado.

NY Times: The World is warming up. And it’s happening faster

Human-caused global warming has been increasing faster and faster since the 1970s.

Germanwatch: Implementing the EU ETS 2 effectively and fairly

NGO presents 5-point plan for socially just implementation of EU emissions trading in Germany.

Reuters: Germany's LEAG suspends H2UB green hydrogen plan

Plans to build one of Europe's largest green energy hubs on site of disused coal plant postponed indefinitely.

FT: European companies look to France for domestic rare earths sector

Industry turns to developing French rare earths ecosystem in bid to cut dependence on China.

Bloomberg: One of Germany’s newest protected monuments is a coal plant

Jänschwalde plant slated to be converted to cleaner natural gas, a transition its operator fears the heritage designation will make impossible.