Our Global Energy Review 2026 is out now!
It shows that energy demand growth was met by diverse range of sources in 2025 – led by solar & then gas
While growth slowed from the previous year, electricity use outpaced overall demand
Explore the analysis: iea.li/4cjUgMY
Japan let people vote for how they want to officially label extremely hot days
"By crowdsourcing the terminology, they are creating public ownership of the category itself," write scholars
Story on Bloomberg: www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
"Nice as it would be to confront the climate crisis without having to make tough judgment calls, the energy transition is littered with messy, subjective decision-making."
At @cleanenergywire.bsky.social we work hard to inform those decisions.
How it can play out, you can read in this great post⬇️
Most European cities currently fall short of providing equitable access to nature - report
Recommendations to address this include expanding tree planting programmes to so-far underutilised residential areas, using sustainable transport to free up urban space & exploring horizontal greening
Three in four large German companies feel the negative impacts of climate change, according to a survey by state-owned development bank KfW
www.cleanenergywire.org/news/three-q...
Webinar for #Journalists TODAY, with experts talking about Hungary's main parties' climate & energy plans: from nuclear energy to EV batteries and role in the EU
📆Today
⏰16:00 CEST - still time to sign up!
📣Speakers from Budapest City Hall, EDF, local investigative journo
Elections in Hungary are coming up and, for the first time in years, it seems like PM Orbán has a real challenger
What this means for the country's - and even Europe's - climate and energy landscape, we laid out in a special #Dispatch and #Guide
Worth a read
www.cleanenergywire.org/factsheets/c...
Climate change is altering Saharan dust – and Europe is downwind
theconversation.com/climate-chan...
Germany should actively introduce tree species from warmer and drier climates to bolster its forests against rising temperatures, drought and pests, government advisors said
Scientific Advisory Board urged policymakers to embrace "assisted migration" to future-proof forests against climate change
"Strolling along the riverside walkway on Paris’ Right Bank today, it’s hard to believe this busy but peaceful pedestrian quayside hosted one of central Paris’ main motor vehicle routes just ten years ago"
Headline aside, this is a lovely article on Paris' urban transformation
⬇️FINAL DAY to apply
@coveringclimatenow.org @soljourno.bsky.social @europeanjournalists.org @earthjournalism.bsky.social @unbiasthenews.org.web.brid.gy
ACER publishes 2026 electricity and gas market report
Worth noting: extreme weather impacts electricity prices + regions with different electricity generation mixes/flexibility options benefit from interconnections
www.acer.europa.eu/monitoring/e...
Extreme heat is making life increasingly unliveable
The number of hours where it’s too hot for everyday activities has doubled since 1950, a new study found
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
There is plenty more background on how renewables are steadily replacing fossil fuels for electricity generation, and what that means for the entire "system", here:
www.cleanenergywire.org/dossiers/car...
While researchers agree that Germany can and should tap into efficiencies in its move towards clean power, many doubt that the proposed reforms are the right solution.
I broke down what the debate is about, the proposals and reactions in the above Factsheet for @cleanenergywire.bsky.social ⬆️
Where the strategy before had been to add wind and solar as fast as possible, Germany's new government is taking a closer look at the overall costs of the energy transition
A draft reform shows what this approach could look like, with new renewable projects potentially losing privileged grid access
The topic of electricity "system integration" will only gain in importance in the coming months and years
We looked at the challenges and opportunities ahead in this dossier www.cleanenergywire.org/dossiers/car... with more reporting on how to reach a 100% clean power system to come
NEW – Dangerous heat for Tour de France riders only a ‘question of time’
✍️ @giulianaviglione.bsky.social
💬 comments from Dr. Jessica Murfree, Madeleine Orr and Ivana Cvijanovic
Read here: buff.ly/Za9x6Rg
What are Germany's main energy transition stories coming up, and what were the key developments over the past month?
Always a pleasure to type up the #Dispatch for @cleanenergywire.bsky.social Hoping to provide more answers than questions:
www.cleanenergywire.org/news/dispatc...
Global warming must peak below 2°C then return under 1.5°C as quickly as possible to limit the risk of triggering tipping points in the Earth system - @pik-potsdam.bsky.social report
www.pik-potsdam.de/en/news/late...
EU should step up coordination on climate adaptation, say scientific advisers
As many policy and investment decisions still fail to account for future climate conditions, EU could set standards for risk assessments, specify reference on how much warming to plan for
What happens when the Winter Olympics can't rely on winter?
For one, all the cities that staged the Winter Games since 1950 have heated up in the years since by an average of 2.7C.
Read the full story w @hayleywarren.bsky.social via @bloomberg.com for FREE
www.bloomberg.com/graphics/202...
Germany’s emissions trading revenues rise to record €21.4 billion
EU ETS income remains broadly stable at €5.4 bln, while proceeds from national system for transport and heating rise to €16 bln
www.cleanenergywire.org/news/germany...
What happens in German #energytransition and #climate policy in 2026?
@benjwhereman.bsky.social, @carokyllmann.bsky.social, @samelang.bsky.social and I put together an overview. Use it to plan the year ahead, and let us know what we've missed!
Remains to be seen whether the sector uses this as an opportunity for greater sustainability and innovation, even if the government does not communicate this.
I broke down why this matters in this dossier on sustainable construction: www.cleanenergywire.org/climate-and-...
Germany's buildings ministry presented key points to the "Building type E" meant to speed up construction and reduce costs
No mention went to sustainability or climate, even though previous discussions pointed out that "Experimental" could also enable building/renovating with bio-based materials
UN convention to review environmental case against France's 2030 Winter Olympics
Claimants say France failed to adequately consult public, to transparently disclose env information & raised concerns about project's carbon footprint
www.reuters.com/business/env...
To put this in context, do read @ben-cooke.bsky.social's fantastic piece on what this looks like on the ground in Germany's southwestern city of Mannheim
www.cleanenergywire.org/news/mannhei...
Key step for the future of Germany's gas distribution grids: utilities will be legally allowed to decline new connections and to cut existing ones under current draft plans
www.cleanenergywire.org/news/germany...
ACER just published its 2025 EU electricity market monitoring report, finding that flexibility is now the central challenge to reduce price volatility
www.acer.europa.eu/monitoring/M...
To understand why Europe's electricity market matters, and what challenges lie ahead, read my deep dive⬇️