In brief | 28 January '25
Reuters:
Here are the main parties contending, their poll standings, and the key policy issues ahead of a snap national election on 23 February.
Bloomberg:
Germany has touted the rollout of large batteries as key to the smooth running of a clean-energy grid.
Vattenfall:
The coming years, Vattenfall plans to commission around 500 megawatts of solar power and 300 megawatts of large batteries each year – exclusively in combination, and many times in the form of agri-PV, the technology that enables solar power production to be combined with agriculture for better land use.
Bloomberg:
Elon Musk’s Tesla and BMW AG have sued the European Union’s executive, adding to a flurry of cases by Chinese carmakers attacking tariffs peaking at 45 percent on imports of electric vehicles into the bloc.
The Times:
Scientists warn that excessive heat will overtake cold as cause of death — with Spanish cities expected to be among the most vulnerable to a warming climate.
Beyond Fossil Fuels:
A new report by Aurora Â鶹ÎÞÂë°æ Research, commissioned by Beyond Fossil Fuels, shows that nearly 53 billion euros has been awarded to fossil fuel plants through European capacity markets since 2015.
