In brief | 6 February '25

Reuters: Year begins with warmest January despite shift towards cooling La Nina

Last month was the world's warmest January on record, continuing a streak of extreme global temperatures despite a shift towards the cooling La Nina weather pattern, European Union scientists said.

Bloomberg: U.S. retreat sparks new push to save $45 billion climate deals

Talks are aiming to sustain momentum in Just Energy Transition Partnership programmes to help developing economies quit fossil fuels.

Reuters: Europe's strong gas use pace may wilt as coal-switching kicks in

Many of northern Europe's largest economies have sharply boosted gas-fired power generation so far in 2025, but the pace of gas consumption going forward may start to slow as regional gas prices have now climbed above the price of coal-fired generation.

Politico: Here’s what Germany’s next government will look like

Germany’s conservatives are desperate to avoid a three-party coalition, but the outcome depends on how many small parties make it into parliament.

European Commission: €422 million of EU funding for alternative fuels

The EU is allocating nearly 422 million euros to 39 projects that will deploy alternative fuels supply infrastructure along the trans-European transport network (TEN-T), contributing to decarbonisation.