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ECIU @eciu.net · 11h

London's green vehicle tax 'will be devastating for capital's car clubs'

London car clubs face an alarming fall in the number of electric vehicles in their fleets if TFL presses ahead with plans to levy the congestion charge on them next year, an industry leader has warned.

London's green vehicle tax 'will be devastating for capital's car clubs'

TfL is levying the congestion charge on EV cars for the first time in January

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ECIU @eciu.net · 12h

Three of the UK's five worst harvests on record have happened this decade, following extreme weather

Harvest data from Defra suggests a much worse harvest for 2025 than estimates so far had predicted.
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England cereals and oilseeds harvests ranked

A ranking of harvests since 1984 by overall volume for all wheat, spring and winter barley, oats and oilseed rape.

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ECIU @eciu.net · 13h

Electric car sales in India surge over two-fold

According to data from the Federation of Automobile Dealers Associations, the demand has been significantly higher across multiple EV models.

Electric Car Sales In India Surge Over Two-Fold In September 2025: FADA

India’s retail electric car sales surged over twofold in September 2025, reaching 15,329 units, as per FADA. The increase reflects broader acceptance of EVs, stronger city-level uptake, and improving…

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ECIU @eciu.net · 13h

Marginal Gains: how wind is pushing gas out of the power market and cutting costs

Growth in British renewables cutting electricity prices by up to a quarter.
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Marginal Gains: how wind is pushing gas out of the power market and…

Growth in British renewables cutting electricity prices by up to a quarter.

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ECIU @eciu.net · 14h

Ørsted to cut quarter of workforce after Trump administration causes share price to plunge

Trump ordered an immediate halt to work on a near-complete windfarm off the coast of Rhode Island.

One of world’s biggest windfarm developers to cut quarter of workforce

Ørsted plans to shrink company after Trump administration causes share price to plunge to all-time low

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ECIU @eciu.net · 14h

🔎 500 miles

BMW has revealed the all-new iX3 electric car which comes with a range of 500 miles.
www.independent.co.uk/cars/electr...

The BMW iX3 sounds like version 2.0 of electric cars

With an official range of 500 miles, the new BMW iX3 will be the longest-range EV on sale in the UK at launch

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ECIU @eciu.net · 15h

Russian air strikes disable 60% of Ukraine’s gas production ahead of winter

A series of massive Russian air strikes in the past week has disabled nearly 60 per cent of Ukraine’s gas production, raising fears of winter shortages.
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Russian air strikes disable 60% of Ukraine’s gas production ahead of winter

Moscow’s intensified drone and missile campaign seeks ‘to break our spirit’, says head of state energy group

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ECIU @eciu.net · 15h

Year's worth of British bread lost this decade as extreme weather bites

New analysis suggests that wheat production is down by the equivalent of over a year’s supply of bread for the UK, after extreme weather hits harvests.
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Year's worth of British bread lost this decade as extreme weather…

New analysis suggests that wheat production is down by the equivalent of over a year’s supply of bread for the UK, after extreme weather hits harvests

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ECIU @eciu.net · 16h

Eastern Spain braces for heavy rain

Spain's Mediterranean coast braces for more torrential rain after an alert warning of "extraordinary danger" issued for Alicante in the Valencia region, where deadly floods struck last year.

Eastern Spain Braces For Heavy Rain

Spain's Mediterranean coast on Thursday braced for more torrential rain after an alert warning of "extraordinary danger" was issued for Alicante in the Valencia region, where deadly floods struck…

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ECIU @eciu.net · 17h

Prince William to attend Cop30 UN climate summit in Brazil

Prince of Wales’s decision welcomed as a means of drawing attention to the event and galvanising talks.
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Prince William to attend Cop30 UN climate summit in Brazil

Prince of Wales’s decision welcomed as a means of drawing attention to the event and galvanising talks

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ECIU @eciu.net · 18h

England sees second worst harvest on record, analysis shows

England has seen its second worst harvest on record, according to an analysis of Government figures, after the country’s hottest spring and summer on record as well as the driest spring in more than 100 years.
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ECIU @eciu.net · 19h

Tomorrow marks 30 days until #COP30 #climate summit in Brazil.

Climate finance expected to loom large in COP30 negotiations.

Gov report spotlights real-world impact from the slither of a % of UK GDP contributed to climate finance since 2011. www.gov.uk/government/...

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ECIU @eciu.net · 19h

Record high temperatures for the quarter were a factor in this fall, but seasonally and temperature adjusted domestic consumption are near historic lows. Transport demand increased by nearly 4% with rises in petrol and jet fuel offsetting falls in diesel demand.

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ECIU @eciu.net · 19h

5️⃣ Total final energy consumption was 3.2% lower than in the second quarter of 2024, with a 15% ↓ in domestic consumption being notable.

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ECIU @eciu.net · 19h

4️⃣ Energy production remains low by historic standards, down 25% on the second quarter of 2019 as output from the UK’s mature continental shelf continues to decline.

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ECIU @eciu.net · 19h

3️⃣ Despite a 13% ↓ in nuclear output, the low carbon generation share reached a record high of 69.8 per cent, with fossil fuel share reaching a record low of 26.7%.

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ECIU @eciu.net · 19h

2️⃣ A 10% ↑ in offshore wind generation to 10.8 TWh and a 27% ↑ in solar output to a record 7.1 TWh contributed to the new record. Solar generation was at a record high share of 11% of all generation, with both record sun hours and increased capacity contributing.

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ECIU @eciu.net · 19h

5 key energy trends the UK saw in April to June 2025, based on DESNZ data 🧵

1️⃣ The share of electricity generation from renewable sources during the second quarter of 2025 reached a new record level of 54.5% of all generation.

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ECIU @eciu.net · 1d

New @eciu.net analysis has quantified the savings to electricity costs that wind power is delivering. Simon Cran-McGreehin, @eciu.net commented:

"Things could have been even worse during the peaks of the gas crisis, had it not been for renewables"
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ECIU @eciu.net · 1d

🔎 50,000

At least 50,000 Pacific Islanders each year face the risk of displacement from climate impacts such as sea level rise and extreme weather.
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‘Humanitarian’ visa must be created for Pacific Islanders displaced by climate crisis, experts say

Calls for reform to allow people across the Pacific threatened by climate crisis to more easily migrate, particularly to New Zealand

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ECIU @eciu.net · 1d

Year's worth of British bread lost this decade as extreme weather bites

New analysis suggests that wheat production is down by the equivalent of over a year’s supply of bread for the UK, after extreme weather hits harvests.

Year's worth of British bread lost this decade as extreme weather…

New analysis suggests that wheat production is down by the equivalent of over a year’s supply of bread for the UK, after extreme weather hits harvests

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ECIU @eciu.net · 1d

Japan’s top insurer bets on engineering acquisition to mitigate climate risk

As global warming alters weather patterns, Japan’s meteorological society estimates that extreme events are likely to increase in terms of frequency and intensity.
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ECIU @eciu.net · 1d

New Met Office ‘breakthrough’ weather model to deliver more accurate forecasts

The Met Office has new technology which can forecast how space weather will impact conditions in the ionosphere and thermosphere.
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ECIU @eciu.net · 1d

⚠️ England has 2nd worst harvest on record

New Defra data shows that 2024 harvest has been pushed into 3rd place, as 3️⃣ of the 5️⃣ worst harvests on record seen this decade alone.

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ECIU @eciu.net · 1d

Commenting on reports that the Govt blocked warnings that collapse of tropical rainforests could push up British food prices, @gredmondking.bsky.social, @eciu.net said:

"Climate change is already adding hundreds of pounds to the average British household food bill."
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