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04 Jul 2025, 12:20
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In brief | 4 July '25

Ember: Heat and power: Impacts of the 2025 heatwave in Europe

Heatwaves push up daily power demand by up to 14% as thermal plants are hit by outages.

Euronews: Wildfires in eastern Germany injure two firefighters and force villages to evacuate

Parts of the wildfires are on a former military training area where there is a risk of ammunition detonating.

The Guardian: Crete wildfire forces 5,000 to evacuate as Europe heatwave continues

Fire on island being fanned by gale-force winds, with blazes also raging on mainland Greece.

AP: Spanish wildfire kills 2 people as parts of Europe bake in severe heat wave

“Wildfires today are not like they were before,” said Salvador Illa, the regional president of Catalonia.

Montel: France’s nuclear safety authority clears 20 nuclear power units to run past 40 years

Green light for extending reactors' runtime removes key hurdle to prolonging lifetime of EDF's existing fleet. 

Politico: Von der Leyen lends an ear to German industry (again) as climate and trade crunches loom

“Flexibility” and “pragmatism” the most cited words during meeting with Commission president's compatriots.

ZEWFossil fuel subsidies are detrimental to prosperity, public finances and the climate

Reducing subsidies could lead to greater prosperity despite resulting increase in energy prices, researchers find. 

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