In brief | 31 October ‘25

Euractiv: Tobacco-like taxes on electricity keep Europe in energy permacrisis

Household electricity prices across Europe remain at crisis levels, shored up by national governments’ failure to address the web of taxes and levies that make up much of the bill, data reveals.

E3G: Closing in on No New Coal: The final push

Turning a decade of progress into the end of new coal power.

E3G: Open letter: Call for EU lead markets strategy for low-carbon products

Industry, civil society and think tanks call for comprehensive lead market measures in the Industrial Accelerator Act.

Bloomberg: US business groups send letter slamming ‘egregious’ EU ESG rule

The biggest business associations in the US sent a letter to White House cabinet members asking them to block the European Union from moving ahead with plans to have a hotly contested ESG rule apply to American companies.

Eurostat: Rail passenger transport increased by 5.8% in 2024

This is the highest number reported by main rail undertakings since the start of the data collection in 2004.

Euractiv: Democrat US senator urges Europe to resist Trump threats over climate policy

Europe and its climate allies should learn to “stick to their guns” when dealing with Donald Trump.