In brief | 9 June ‘26
Bloomberg: Uniper workers protest plans to sell German energy provider
They say a stock market listing would offer the best long-term prospects for the company, its workforce and energy security.
Reuters: German Mittelstand flags bureaucracy, energy costs as top risks, report shows
Germany's small and medium-sized companies consider bureaucracy, energy prices and regulatory demands to be their biggest risks, according to a 2026 report by the German Mittelstand Association (DMB).
DW: Arson suspected in large-scale power outage in Germany
Around 10,000 households in the southwestern city of Reutlingen have been affected by the outage, which is reminiscent of recent far-left arson attacks in Berlin.
IEEFA: Europe’s reliance on gas power could increase electricity bills by up to €120 a year
Households in Italy, Ireland and the UK are most exposed in Europe to electricity bill increases.
Climate Home News: Tackling climate crisis is “hardest” challenge ever, UN climate chief Stiell says
Global June Climate Meetings in Bonn, Germany, open with a reminder to delegates of the tough but ever-clearer imperative of shifting away from fossil fuels to clean energy.
European Commission: Commission approves €23 billion Italian state aid scheme to support renewable electricity production
The scheme will support the construction of installations that generate electricity using onshore wind, solar power, hydropower, and sewage gas, adding a total of 37.15 gigawatts of renewable electricity capacity.
PIK: Human activities accelerate changes in the freshwater cycle
Climate change, together with large-scale land and water use, is pushing the freshwater cycle further away from a stable state, as defined by the planetary boundary for freshwater change.
The third World Ocean Assessment documents a deepening crisis driven by climate change, overfishing, biodiversity loss and marine pollution,” said António Guterres, UN Secretary-General.