In brief | 9 August '24
Copernicus Climate Change Service: July 2024 was the second-warmest July globally in the data record
July 2024 was the second-warmest July globally, at 0.68°C above the 1991-2020 average. It saw the two hottest days in the data record: 17.16°C and 17.15°C on 22 and 23 July.
Politico: Chinese electric vehicles face possible extra EU tariff hit
The bloc’s new duties on Chinese-made electric vehicles could be backdated to March.
dpa: Energy firm Uniper to repay over €3.4 billion in German state aid
The energy group Uniper, which was rescued by Germany with billions of euros in state aid during the energy crisis, intends to repay more than 3.4 billion euros to the government in spring 2025.
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