Lower energy cost main reason drivers switch to fully electric cars - survey 59% say lower costs motivated switch, while 53% say they made the change to protect the climate cleanenergywire.org/news/lower-ene…

Nuclear-Powered Cargo Ships Promise Cleaner, Faster Transport Military vessels have relied on atomic energy for decades, but now commercial shipbuilders are attempting to tap the technology bloomberg.com/news/articles/…? bloomberg.com/news/articles/…

Remaining carbon budget for staying within 1.5°C-limit exhausted in three years, researchers find 2024 likely already saw global average surface temperatures hit at least 1.5°C above pre-industrial levels carbonbrief.org/guest-post-why…

Heat pump champions call for more support as sales stutter Despite subsidies, adoption across Europe remains patchy ft.com/content/0c054c…

EU national targets show gas in decline Final National Energy and Climate Plans (NECPs) show EU renewables are on the rise, with gas set for a 7% decline by 2030 ember-energy.org/latest-insight…

North African Stability Powers Europe’s Energy Transition NATO and EU face a strategic test in their southern neighborhood gmfus.org/news/north-afr… gmfus.org/news/north-afr…

Danish military using robotic sailboats for surveillance in Baltic and North seas Powered by wind and solar energy, sea drones can operate autonomously for months at sea apnews.com/article/denmar… apnews.com/article/denmar…

Germany’s Defense Firms Need Steelmakers to Help Fuel Boom Manufacturers including Rheinmetall are urging domestic steelmakers to ramp up production of military-grade metal bloomberg.com/news/articles/…

AI growth in EU could lead to higher emissions abroad - German environment agency Companies may shift their activities abroad to cut costs or avoid stringent climate regulations, UBA finds cleanenergywire.org/news/ai-growth…

**In a nutshell: Can nuclear fusion help save the climate?** Our #factsheet breaks down the basics about nuclear fusion, brief and easily digestible cleanenergywire.org/factsheets/in-… cleanenergywire.org/factsheets/in-…

Danish EU Council presidency will prioritise security, competitiveness "while also making sure to preserve Europe’s leading position" on green transition," says govt; "particular emphasis" on EU 2040 #climate target negotiations danish-presidency.consilium.europa.eu/en/news/press-… danish-presidency.consilium.europa.eu/en/news/press-…

Climate misinformation turning crisis into catastrophe, report says False claims obstructing climate action, say researchers, amid calls for climate lies to be criminalised theguardian.com/environment/20… theguardian.com/environment/20…

Turning closed coal mines into solar farms could power a country the size of Germany, report finds “The same ground that powered the industrial era can help power the climate solutions we now urgently need,” analysts say euronews.com/green/2025/06/…

ArcelorMittal drops plans for green steel in Germany World's second-largest steelmaker scraps plans to convert two plants to carbon-neutral production because of the country's high energy costs reuters.com/sustainability… reuters.com/sustainability…

Global energy transition gains ground, but security and capital challenges persist WEF 2025 Energy Transition Index shows the fastest progress since pre-COVID-19 weforum.org/press/2025/06/…

8 in 10 people support taxing fossil fuel corporations for climate damages, global survey finds Majority believe governments not doing enough to counter political influence of super-rich individuals and polluting industries greenpeace.org/international/… greenpeace.org/international/…

EU Commission announces withdrawal of Green Claims Directive carbon-pulse.com/410022/ More background on the proposal: cleanenergywire.org/factsheets/qa-… carbon-pulse.com/410022/

NGOs urge German gov't to scrap plans for gas price subsidies from climate fund Fossil fuel support would run counter to €500bln special fund's aim of climate neutrality, critics say cleanenergywire.org/news/ngos-urge…

Spanish govt’s blackout report suggests similar event unlikely to occur in Germany – researchers Compensation installations for voltage control capacity in renewables-based system "are part of grid expansion" cleanenergywire.org/news/spanish-g…

NGOs urge German gov't to scrap plans for gas price subsidies from climate fund Fossil fuel support would run counter to €500bln fund's aim of climate neutrality, critics say cleanenergywire.org/news/ngos-urge…