In brief | 31 July ‘25
Reuters:
Damage to European forests from increased logging, wildfires, drought and pests is reducing their ability to absorb carbon dioxide, putting European Union emissions targets at risk, scientists warned.
Bloomberg:
Actor joined a campaign by Swedish energy company Vattenfall to promote offshore wind farms, marking the latest area of disagreement between the Pulp Fiction star and the US President.
Bloomberg:
A new report finds national green energy targets aren’t enough to meet a global pledge for 2030.
IEA:
Despite a slowdown in global economic growth prospects, the world’s electricity consumption increased strongly in the first half of 2025, driven by rising demand from industry, appliances, cooling, data centres and electrification.
