In brief | 30 October ‘26

Reuters: How heat storms threaten pregnant women around the world

Every extra degree of heat can correspond to weaker babies, sicker mothers, and earlier births.

Inside Climate News: Europe’s warming waters are attracting unwanted marine life

From torn nets to decimated local stocks, species drifting in on warmer waters are causing headaches for European fishermen.

Euronews: EU countries push back against Brussels plan to tax gas more than electricity

More than a dozen EU countries are challenging Brussels' plans to favour electricity over gas, warning that the proposals would undermine national control over energy taxation and grid charges.

European Council: Council publishes 2025 international climate finance figures

In 2025, the European Union and its 27 member states contributed 32.3 billion euros in climate finance from public sources and mobilised an additional amount of 9.3 billion euros of private finance to support developing countries to reduce their greenhouse gas emissions and adapt to the impacts of climate change.

Bloomberg: EU climate chief rules out fresh finance pledges at COP31

The European Union’s climate chief, Wopke Hoekstra, said talks on new climate finance commitments at this year’s United Nations COP31 summit are “dead in the water” after two years of stalled progress on cutting global emissions.

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