In brief | 15 October '25

IRENA: World breaks renewable records but must move faster to hit 2030 tripling goal

A new progress report flags bottlenecks in investment, grids and supply chains, urging governments for bolder renewable targets before COP30.

pv magazine: German railway areas have 37.6 GW of solar potential

Photovoltaic (PV) systems within 2 km of Germany’s railway substations could generate more than four times the network’s annual power demand.

Reuters: Chinese freighter halves EU delivery time on maiden Arctic voyage to UK

New Northern Sea Route, running within Russia's exclusive economic zone, can now be navigated by ships due to global warming.

BBC: UK government told to prepare for 2°C warming by 2050

Independent climate advisers say the country must better prepare to cope with expected weather extremes.