In brief | 31 July ‘25

Reuters: EU climate goals at risk as ailing forests absorb less CO2, scientists say

Damage to European forests from increased logging, wildfires, drought and pests is reducing their ability to absorb carbon dioxide, putting European Union emissions targets at risk, scientists warned.

Bloomberg: Samuel L. Jackson joins wind campaign after Trump criticism

Actor joined a campaign by Swedish energy company Vattenfall to promote offshore wind farms, marking the latest area of disagreement between the Pulp Fiction star and the US President.

Bloomberg: The world is far off from a landmark goal to triple renewables

A new report finds national green energy targets aren’t enough to meet a global pledge for 2030.

IEA: Electricity mid-year update 2025

Despite a slowdown in global economic growth prospects, the world’s electricity consumption increased strongly in the first half of 2025, driven by rising demand from industry, appliances, cooling, data centres and electrification.