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Illinois Passes Clean Grid Bill Ending Large-Nuclear Ban, Sends CRGA to Pritzker

The measure funds grid-scale batteries through a new charge starting in 2030 to help meet surging demand from data centers.

World Off Track Across 45 Climate Indicators, New Report Warns Ahead of COP30

EU Ministers Back Phased Ban on Russian Gas With 2026–2028 Exit Timeline

Ukraine Clarifies Heating Season Rules After Cabinet’s Calendar Change

Conservatives Pledge 20% Cut to Energy Bills by Scrapping Carbon Tax and Wind Subsidies

Rio Tinto Flags Possible 2029 Closure of Gladstone Coal Power Station

U.S. Pushes to Keep Coal Plants Online, Weighs Broader Must-Run Orders as AI Power Needs Surge

Endesa Delays Plan, Puts €4 Billion Grid Spend in Doubt as CNMC Signals Only Minor Tweaks

India Reports Record Energy Output as Non-Fossil Power Capacity Reaches 50% Ahead of 2030

Badenoch Pledges to Maximise North Sea Oil and Gas and Reopen Licensing

China Adds Record First-Half Coal Capacity as Wind and Solar Surge

China Adds Record Renewables Even as Coal Fleet Expands, Report Finds

DOE Extends Operations at Michigan Coal Plant Through November Over Energy Emergency

China CO2 Down 1% in First Half of 2025 as Renewables Rise, Chemicals Emerge as Hotspot

Trump’s Call to Unlock North Sea Oil Triggers UK Policy Review

EU Targets Nayara Energy in First Sanctions on Indian Oil Actor

German Gas Reserves at Half Capacity Raise Winter Supply Concerns

Germany’s Gas Reserves Sit at Half Capacity as Winter Risk Grows

Germany’s Gas Storage Lags Below Historical Averages as LNG Bolsters Supply

Trump Signs Orders to Accelerate U.S. Nuclear Power Expansion