Electric car sales soar 51% in mainland Europe as Iran war drives up fuel prices Data shows 224,000 new EVs were registered in March, with Norway leading way in terms of switching

“March’s surge in electric car sales is one of Europe’s biggest recent gains in energy security, in a month when oil dependence has become a real vulnerability.”
– Chris Heron, E-Mobility Europe
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First Nation accuses Alberta of withholding cancer data At a press conference in Ottawa this week, Chief Billy‑Joe Tuccaro said the Mikisew Cree First Nation is still waiting for Alberta Health Services (AHS) to release more recent data, which he believes ...

“Prove to us that we are not getting sick. Do your job.”
– Chief Billy‑Joe Tuccaro, Mikisew Cree First Nation
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Former minister Catherine McKenna blasts the heads of Canadian oil companies MONTRÉAL – Former environment minister Catherine McKenna says the leaders of Canada’s oil industry are figures close to American President Donald Trump who are “taking us for fools&#...

“In Canada, we expect, Canadians expect everyone to step up and do their parts. But instead, we have oil and gas, which is largely foreign-owned, largely U.S.-owned, who aren’t doing their part."
– Catherine McKenna, Canada's former environment minister
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IEA: Solar overtakes all energy sources in a major global first Solar led global energy growth in 2025 as electricity demand surged, driven by EVs and data centers, the IEA says.

“Electricity consumption is growing much faster than overall energy demand – and one energy source [solar] is growing much faster than any other.”
– Fatih Birol, IEA executive director
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The insider trading suspicions looming over Trump's presidency The BBC has found a pattern of spikes in trades ahead of public announcements by the US president.

The BBC has examined trade volume data on several financial markets and matched them to some of the president's most significant market-moving statements
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Extreme Weather Is Sending Home Insurance Rates Through the Roof; Big Oil Should Pay | Common Dreams ​We and a growing number of lawmakers are proposing legislation to ensure that the companies that helped drive the climate crisis help pay their fair share of the ensuing damage.

"If a power company is responsible for the spark that ignites a fire, why not the fossil fuel giants that are turning much of the country into a tinderbox?"
– Opinion piece by three US state senators
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New metric shows renewables are 53% cheaper than nuclear power A new metric for assessing total system costs puts a least-cost mix of offshore wind and solar at about €46 ($54.20)/MWh in a future climate-neutral energy system for Denmark. Researchers tell <b>pv ...

A new study uses SLCOE – system-based levelized cost of energy – for comparing energy technologies in different systems
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Colombia convenes climate ‘coalition of the willing’ to break global fossil fuel deadlock Santa Marta conference born out of frustration at Cop summits, where renewable progress has been stalled by major polluters

With the Netherlands as co-convener and support from more than 50 countries, Colombia will host a groundbreaking new global conference this month to begin the long-awaited “transition away from fossil fuels”
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AP Exclusive: Europe has 'maybe 6 weeks of jet fuel left,' energy agency head warns The head of the International Energy Agency has warned that Europe has about six weeks of jet fuel left.

“Energy and geopolitics have been always interwoven. But I have never, ever seen ... such a dark and long shadow of geopolitics.”
– Fatih Birol, International Energy Agency
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Global fossil power generation fell after the Hormuz closure due to solar and wind growth – Centre for Research on Energy and Clean Air Global power generation from fossil fuels fell in the first month since the start of the Hormuz blockade, with the fall in gas-fired generation offset by large increases in solar and wind power, rathe...

While China's coal consumption rose by 2% following the Strait of Hormuz closure, in the rest of the world it decreased by 3.4%. Solar and wind were up by 15% and 7.6%, respectively
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Data shows that in the first quarter of 2026, about 90% of Russia’s crude exports were shipped to China and India
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Critical Atlantic current significantly more likely to collapse than thought Scientists say finding is ‘very concerning’ as collapse would be catastrophic for Europe, Africa and the Americas

“I argued this (that shutdown must be avoided at all costs) when we thought the chance of an AMOC shutdown was maybe 5% ... Now it looks like it’s more than 50%."
– Stefan Rahmstorf, Potsdam Institute
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Super-Duper El Nino James Hansen, Pushker Kharecha, Dylan Morgan and Jasen Vest

"Media attention to the possibility of an upcoming 'Super El Nino' irritates some scientists, given inherent uncertainty in forecasts. We push back gently against that irritation."
– Dr. James Hansen and team
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Oil demand to fall at fastest pace since Covid: IEA | Latest Market News Global oil demand is set to contract at the fastest pace since the Covid-19 pandemic as the effective closure of the strait of Hormuz causes the largest supply disruption in history, the IEA said toda...

A protracted scenario in which supplies remain constrained could force additional demand destruction measures to "balance the market and avoid even deeper economic damage"
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Tuvalu, tiny Pacific nation at the forefront of climate crisis, to host world leaders before Cop31 summit Conference president expresses ‘complete faith’ in Chris Bowen to lead tough negotiations

With most of their land less than 2 meters above sea level, the roughly 11,000 residents of Tuvalu face an existential risk due to the climate crisis
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Iran war's global energy crisis sharpens China’s advantage in clean tech The war in Iran is sharpening China’s advantage in promoting a renewable energy future, as oil disruptions expose the fragility of fossil fuel systems.

“China’s approach to energy sector development and geopolitics has been completely validated by the Iran conflict."
– Sam Reynolds, Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis
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The oil shocks of the 1970s transformed the world - this crisis will have an even bigger impact New paper argues the twin energy shocks triggered by the wars in Ukraine and Iran will hasten the peak in global fossil fuel demand and usher in a new era of electrification

"For the internal combustion engine to compete with an EV in China, crude would have to fall below $15 a barrel."
– Kingsmill Bond, Ember
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Does Burning Wood Actually Fight Climate Change? | The Tyee Despite industry claims, scientists say using wood pellets is little better than fossil fuels.

When burned, wood emits more carbon per kWh than does coal, and it is far from certain that those emissions will later be clawed back by carbon stored in new trees
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Iran war could plunge 32 million into poverty, says United Nations ‘Development in reverse’ taking place involving rising energy and food costs and weaker economic growth

"The people being pushed into poverty are very often the people who used to be in poverty, got out of it, and are now being pushed back.”
– Alexander De Croo, UNDP administrator
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Hormuz blockade could deepen world’s worst energy crisis — and risk a dangerous misstep The U.S. naval blockade of the Strait of Hormuz threatens to halt more tanker traffic, sending oil surging and risks drawing China into a widening confrontation with Washington.

China remains Iran’s largest oil buyer, and so a US blockade risks drawing the world’s second-largest economy into the confrontation
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India hits 150 GW solar milestone The country added around 44.6 GW of new PV capacity in fiscal year 2026, according to new figures released by JMK Research.

Solar and wind installations in India increased 87.2% and 45.6%, respectively, year-on-year
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AMOC collapse could turn Southern Ocean into carbon source, adding 0.2°C to global warming A shutdown of the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation (AMOC) could trigger a substantial release of stored ocean carbon into the atmosphere over hundreds of years, according to a new study tha...

"Once shut down, we see it (the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation) does not recover in the long run."
– Da Nian, PIK
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BYD Eyes 20 Dealership Locations After Canada Greenlights Chinese EV Imports Chinese automaking giant BYD is taking steps toward cementing its place in Canada’s EV market, with plans to open up to 20 dealerships across the country.

For comparison, Tesla, which has been selling EVs in Canada since 2009, has 38 stores listed on its website. Lucid and Rivian have one to four locations
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Glaciers rapidly declining, with extreme losses in 2025 Earth's glaciers are continuing to shrink at alarming rates, with new international research revealing that 2025 was among the worst years on record for global ice loss. Published in the Climate Chronicles collection of Nature Reviews Earth & Environment, the study provides the latest global assessment of glacier mass change, showing an accelerating trend driven by rising temperatures.

"These changes are not only reshaping mountain landscapes, but are also contributing significantly to global sea-level rise and affecting water resources for millions of people."
– Levan Tielidze, Monash University
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A new economic superpower could spark a global retreat from fossil fuels | Mark Hertsgaard and Kyle Pope Eighty-five countries have sought a roadmap to phasing out fossil fuels. A conference this month offers hope they could unite

At UN Cop30 last November, Saudi Arabia led a group of petrostates in vetoing calls to develop a “roadmap” to phase out fossil fuels. But 85 countries may soon turn the tables
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In 1991, lithium-ion batteries cost around $9,200 per kilowatt-hour — 33 years later, they cost just $78
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‘Non-survivable’: heatwaves are already breaching human limits, with worse to come, study finds Analysis of six extreme heatwaves found when temperature and humidity were accounted for, all were potentially deadly for older people

“If it’s already happening now, then what does a future that is two or three degrees warmer hold?”
– Sarah Perkins-Kirkpatrick, Australian National University
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While it is unclear how many vessels have paid in yuan to Iran to transit the Strait of Hormuz, at least two had done so as of March 25, according to Lloyd’s List
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Mass drowning of chicks puts emperor penguins at risk of extinction Record low levels of Antarctic sea ice is having grim consequences for penguins yet to grow waterproof feathers

"It’s a grim story. I was shocked. It’s very hard to think of these cute fluffy chicks dying in large numbers.”
– Dr Peter Fretwell, British Antarctic Survey
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The withdrawal comes as a surprise, as India had been using the proposed COP to position itself as the leader of the Global South in climate matters
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