In brief | 1 December '25

Reuters: E.ON chief urges Germany to deprioritise wind and solar for grid connections

“Renewables have won," CEO Birnbaum says, arguing new capacity does not need "massive subsidies."

Politico: EU carbon border tax goes easy on dirty Chinese imports, industry warns

Businesses say Brussels got its maths wrong on the carbon footprint of imports from China, Brazil and the US. 

Ember: Money on the line: scaling electricity interconnection for Europe’s energy future

Europe’s current pipeline of cross-border transmission projects falls short of what’s required for an optimised power system in 2040.

The Guardian: Europe’s water reserves drying up due to climate breakdown

UCL scientists find large swathes of southern Europe are drying up, with ‘far-reaching’ implications. 

DW: Solar energy protects German vineyards from climate change

Researchers experimenting with technology that fosters viticulture growth while also harvesting electricity.