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Kate Abnett, Reuters
The record-breaking June heatwave in Europe resulted in more than 10,000 “excess deaths”, reports Reuters, citing “official data” for 27 countries. It continues: “Scientists have said the late-June heatwave would have been ‘virtually impossible’ without human-caused climate change, which is making heatwaves more frequent and intense.” The Financial Times reports on a separate study, finding that heatwaves in May and June have been linked to 2,700 deaths in England and Wales. It quotes a statement on the findings from energy and net-zero secretary Ed Miliband: “These record-breaking heatwaves show once again that the climate crisis isn’t a future threat. The impacts are here with us today with extreme heat having an impact on our nation’s health, economy and public services.” BBC News and the Independent also have the story. The Guardian puts it on its frontpage.
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The Guardian looks at what caused the deadly fire in Spain. The Associated Press says European wildfires have “killed hundreds over the last decade”. The Press Association says Stratford station in London was closed by a nearby fire, while BBC News reports on fires in Berkshire, Devon and Sussex. The Daily Mirror reports on “exceptional” wildfire risks, as well as a blaze in Derbyshire.
BBC News says a “large-scale wildfire in north Wales has been declared a major incident” as “firefighters tackle wildfires across [the] UK”. Organisers shortened Sunday’s stage of the Tour de France by 30km because of an “exceptionally intense heatwave”, says Reuters. [Recent research, covered by Carbon Brief, has warned that riders at the event are at high risk of extreme heat.]
Ruma Paul, Reuters
At least 44 people have been killed by floods in Bangladesh, reports Reuters. It says floods and landslides have been “triggered by days of torrential monsoon rain”, leaving more than a million people “stranded”. The newswire adds: “Scientists say climate change is making extreme rainfall more frequent and intense, increasing the scale and severity of such disasters.” Bangladeshi outlet the Daily Star reports that many districts of the country remain at “risk of fresh flood[ing]”.
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Some 15 people have been killed by landslides in the Philippines in the wake of Typhoon Bavi, the “biggest…in decades”, says Le Monde. The typhoon made landfall in China on Saturday, says Reuters. More than 2.8 million people had been evacuated in the country, says another Reuters article. A person has died after flash floods in Missouri, reports the Associated Press. The state governor declared a state of emergency, says Reuters.
Joseph Wilkins, CNBC
The International Energy Agency (IEA) has forecast the first annual decline in global oil demand since the Covid-19 pandemic in 2020, reports CNBC. Citing the latest IEA oil market report, it says the decline is expected after the “Iran war wreaked havoc with production and exports in the Middle East”. The outlet adds: “The IEA’s forecast rests on the assumption of a ceasefire and the gradual reopening of Hormuz, an outcome that looks increasingly uncertain as the US and Iran traded hostilities this week.” The Associated Press says the expected drop is due to “higher oil prices and disruptions to physical supply”. Reuters says the expected decline in 2026 would be followed by a “rebound” in 2027, according to the IEA. The Wall Street Journal says the latest hostilities “cloud” the outlook. The Financial Times focuses on warnings of a “petrol and diesel supply crunch”.
International Energy Net
China’s National Energy Administration (NEA) has issued the 2026-28 plan for energy conservation and carbon reduction in the energy sector, aiming to increase the share of non-fossil energy consumption by one percentage point annually on average by 2028, reports energy news outlet International Energy Net. The plan also calls for “vigorously” promoting carbon reduction in thermal power generation, including phasing out a batch of coal-fired power units with a capacity of 300MW or below and adopting zero-carbon fuel blending and carrying out carbon capture, utilisation and storage (CCUS) retrofits, adds the outlet. The plan also encourages the clean transformation of transport energy use, carbon reduction in buildings and rural areas, and the coordinated development of “green electricity” and emerging industries, it continues. The plan also calls for “exploring digital and intelligent solutions for energy conservation and carbon reduction”, according to financial newspaper Securities Times.
Meanwhile, China Electric Power News (CEPN) publishes explanations from nine experts on China’s new carbon peaking action plan. Experts from Tsinghua University said that the plan lays out the “blueprint” for carbon peaking across three areas: optimising the energy mix by setting targets for expanding clean energy and its consumption capacity; promoting the “green and low-carbon upgrading of industry”; and providing strong institutional support by enhancing the carbon accounting system. Two of the “expert explanations” were published in full by IdeaCarbon and CPNN. China’s top economic planning agency, the National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC), said that the plan came as global protectionism rises and domestic green transition continues to face significant challenges, according to CEPN. A commentary in state-run newspaper Economic Daily under the byline Jin Guanping – used to signal the party leadership’s views on economic matters – says carbon peaking is a “catalyst” for growth, not a constraint. Analysis of the plan was also published by the South China Morning Post, Caixin, China Daily, International Energy Net, CCTV, China Youth Daily and the Beijing News.
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