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Tesla loses market share in Europe for sixth straight month as competition grows Figures reaffirm a downward regional trend for the US electric vehicle maker cnbc.com/2025/07/24/elo…
Volkswagen takes €1.3bn hit from ‘high costs’ of Trump tariffs Manufacturer cuts profit margin range for year as German car exports to US fall sharply theguardian.com/business/2025/…
Battery EV market share in first half of 2025 at 15.6% amid drop in overall sales Share still far from where it needs to be at this point in the transition, car industry says acea.auto/pc-registratio…
Germans are finally embracing air conditioning, even renters Survey shows 18% said they owned an air conditioner, up from 13% in 2023 bloomberg.com/news/articles/…
Germany approves final section of SuedOstLink power line Extra-high voltage line will transport electricity from the northeast of Germany to Bavaria in the south renewablesnow.com/news/germany-a…
Turkey sets new record of 50.5 degrees as Europe swelters Temperatures up to 12°C higher than seasonal averages, country's meteorological service said dw.com/en/turkey-sets…
Qatar threatened to cut EU LNG supplies over sustainability law, letter shows Gulf state responds to the bloc's due diligence law on forced labour and environmental damage reuters.com/sustainability…
Q&A: Capacity mechanisms in Europe's fossil-free electricity system To ensure that the lights stay on in renewable systems at times of little wind or sunshine, payments for spare capacity could become crucial cleanenergywire.org/factsheets/qa-…
Q&A: Capacity mechanisms in Europe's fossil-free electricity system Payments for spare capacity can help ensure that the lights stay on in renewable systems at times of little wind or sunshine cleanenergywire.org/factsheets/qa-… @AuroraER_Oxford @EUI_FSR
Data centres in Germany planning own fossil fuel plants, citing slow grid connections – report Siemens Energy says currently in talks with operators who are planning to build their own gas power plants cleanenergywire.org/news/data-cent…
State should cover up to 100% of low-income households’ energy renovation costs – think tank "We need a mix of targeted, socially-graded subsidies and simple implementation” cleanenergywire.org/news/state-sho…
The EU should gradually include candidate countries in its Emissions Trading System to incentivise decarbonisation of electricity and industry, says CER report cer.eu/insights/eu-em…
Greece increases gas-fired power reliance Gas-fired power growth is not driven by security of supply concerns but by an opportunistic financial goal of becoming an electricity exporter, says ieefa report ieefa.org/resources/gree…
EU-China climate statement shows joint resolve in face of US desertion While the two powers made no new commitments, experts say the cooperation agreement reaffirms their climate leadership ahead of COP30 climatechangenews.com/2025/07/24/eu-…
Europe, China agree to take action on climate and nothing else in tense Beijing summit Joint statement urges more emission cuts and greater use of green technology apnews.com/article/europe…
EU solar energy rollout slows for first time in decade as subsidies cut Trend reflects shifting priorities in Europe as some member states have scaled back green measures from budgets stretched by spending on defence and local industries reuters.com/sustainability…
Germany must strengthen climate action following landmark ruling from highest UN court – legal experts "Watering down climate targets is not permissible. More, not less, climate protection is needed in Germany and Europe.” cleanenergywire.org/news/germany-m…
Pioneering German city's 2035 gas grid phase-out hit by “uncertain” government policy Mannheim residents unwilling to give up boilers since chancellor Merz's CDU pledged to abolish existing heating law cleanenergywire.org/news/mannheims…
German climate progress “insufficient” to meet post-2040 targets – leaked government report Country on track to miss targets by a significant margin, according to ministry assessment cleanenergywire.org/news/german-cl…
German climate progress “insufficient” to meet post-2040 targets – leaked government report Country is currently on track to miss targets by a significant margin, ministry assessment says cleanenergywire.org/news/german-cl…
