In brief | 6 October ‘26

Greenpeace: Major European cities risk getting stuck with gas heating – report

Stockholm, Paris and Vienna lead the pack in a new ranking of 15 major European cities on their transition away from fossil-fuel heating.

dpa: Germany warns climate change could fuel migration, extremism

Global security reshaped by climate change, which drives migration, famine, extremism and terrorism in fragile states, Germany's foreign minister Johann Wadephul said at the start of a climate and security conference in Berlin.

The Guardian: UK Green party drops longstanding opposition to nuclear power

Party in England and Wales ditches commitment to phase out nuclear in major shift in its energy policy.

Reuters: ECB's Rehn - High yields to dampen energy price pass-through

Rapid energy inflation across the eurozone has not yet spread to other goods and services, recent rise in bond yields likely to dampen price pressures as it weighs on growth.

European Commission: Germany, Commission commit to strengthening EU water legislation implementation

Germany is the first country to conclude a structured dialogue process, which the Commission started in November 2025 and will gradually involve all EU states.

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