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El Niño to Amplify Heatwaves, Wildfires, Climate Warms
Scientists warn that a developing El Niño, superimposed on a warming climate, will intensify heatwaves, droughts, floods, and wildfires worldwide, while emphasizing that human‑driven climate change re
BYD Adds LiDAR to $13K Seagull EV
BYD has launched its 2026 Seagull EV with optional LiDAR and advanced smart-driving features, starting at $13,400, marking the first time such technology is available in an entry-level A00-class elect
Tesla strips Basic Autopilot from Netherlands configurator
Tesla has removed Basic Autopilot from its Dutch configurator, making the Netherlands the first European market where new buyers can only access driver-assistance features through a paid Full Self-Dri
Lexus 2026 ES EV Adds EV Routing via Toyota Arene
Lexus is adding Tesla‑style charging navigation to its luxury EVs with the 2026 ES, the first Lexus model to run on Toyota’s Arene software platform. The new Lexus Interface offers EV Routing, charge
Tesla Doubles Berlin Cell Capacity to 18 GWh
Tesla announced a roughly $250 million additional investment in battery cell production at its Grünheide factory, more than doubling planned capacity to 18 GWh per year and adding 1,500 jobs — just tw
Constellation Energy enters 5 GW of nuclear, gas, battery capacity in PJM queue
Constellation Energy is positioning itself for a 5‑GW expansion in PJM while awaiting regulatory clarity on load‑co‑location rules, as its first‑quarter revenue leans heavily on PJM and day‑ahead pric
Rugby sevens star Kevin Wekesa: ‘I am not blaming Europeans but I must highlight climate injustices’
Kenyan rugby sevens star Kevin Wekesa is turning his sport into a climate‑action platform. After founding Play Green and winning the 2025 IOC Climate Action Award, he is driving reusable‑bottle use, c
Zenobē deploys 30 e-trucks with Winnings in AU
Zenobē is deploying 30 electric trucks and charging infrastructure for Winnings in Australia under a $100 million market investment, supported by ARENA funding to de-risk the transition.
LCAW 2026: Integrating Climate Risk into Investment Decisions and Risk Management: Roundtable for Investors
On 24 June 2026, MSCI will host the LCAW 2026 roundtable in London, gathering insurers, pension funds and investment managers to discuss embedding climate science into investment decisions. Prompted b
UK's Biggest Green Bridge Built Over A3 for £3.7M
National Highways has built the UK's largest green bridge over the A3 in Surrey to reconnect rare lowland heath split by the road, transplanting the heathland itself onto the crossing as a living link
EPA Lets Pre‑Permit Build for Gas Plants, Data Centers
EPA proposed a rule change that would let gas power plants, data centers and factories start building non‑polluting components before securing air‑emission permits. The move speeds up new gas‑plant ca
Invinity delivers 20.7 MWh vanadium flow battery to UK
London-listed Invinity Energy Systems has shipped 20.7 MWh of vanadium flow batteries to the Copwood VFB Energy Hub in East Sussex, set to become Europe's largest vanadium flow battery installation wh
Duracell Partners Driivz for UK Ultra‑Fast EV Network
Duracell is entering the UK EV charging market by launching the Duracell E‑Charge ultra‑fast network, with software and analytics supplied by Driivz. The partnership promises high uptime, simple prici
Ford Launches Energy Subsidiary With 20 GWh Storage Plan
Ford has launched Ford Energy, a new subsidiary that will repurpose its Kentucky battery plant to produce 20 GWh of grid-scale energy storage annually, targeting utilities and data centers amid surgin
YouTuber to circumnavigate globe in Mercedes eActros
Tobias Wagner, the German ‘Elektrotrucker’, will embark on a nine‑month, 40,000‑km global circumnavigation across 38 countries in a custom‑modified Mercedes‑Benz eActros 600, aiming to prove heavy‑dut
Study: El Niño Droughts Cross Conflict Threshold
A PNAS study analyzing climate and armed-conflict data from 1950 to 2023 finds that El Niño-driven droughts raise conflict risk, but only after drought severity crosses certain thresholds, with hotspo
BYD Rolls Out 5‑Minute Flash Charging to Volume EVs
Chinese EV champion BYD is rolling out a 5‑minute flash‑charging system across its best‑selling models, including the budget‑friendly Yuan Plus (Atto 3) and the premium Denza Z9 GT, delivering up to 9
Trump and GOP Push Gas Tax Holiday Amid Iran War
With the Iran‑Israel conflict choking the Strait of Hormuz and pushing U.S. gasoline to $4.52 per gallon, President Trump and GOP lawmakers are urging a temporary suspension of the 18.4‑cent federal g
Saudi Aramco CEO says oil market won't normalize until 2027 if Hormuz disruption persists
Saudi Aramco chief Amin Nasser warned that a prolonged Hormuz shutdown could keep the oil market out of balance until 2027, with weekly supply losses of 100 million barrels and dwindling gasoline and
Vistra adds 4.5 GW, sees 5‑6% ERCOT growth, Meta pact
Vistra announced it has completed or is building 4.5 GW of new capacity and projects modest load growth in ERCOT and PJM, while securing a long‑term power purchase agreement with Meta.
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