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Wildfires are ravaging the EU and the US. France has called in Ukrainian rescue workers
Wildfires are ravaging the EU and the US. France has called in Ukrainian rescue workers

In total, more than 300,000 people have been evacuated across Europe

In the EU, the number of new electric vehicle registrations rose by almost 30% in 2025
In the EU, the number of new electric vehicle registrations rose by almost 30% in 2025

There are currently almost 7.6 million battery-powered cars registered in the European Union

CBAM for Ukraine should be scrapped – former EU Trade Commissioner
CBAM for Ukraine should be scrapped – former EU Trade Commissioner

The country has already lost more than half of its exports of certain types of goods

More than 300,000 people have been evacuated due to forest fires in France and Spain
More than 300,000 people have been evacuated due to forest fires in France and Spain

In just four years, the frequency of fires in Europe has increased by more than one and a half times

The share of green energy in EU consumption has exceeded 26% – Eurostat
The share of green energy in EU consumption has exceeded 26% – Eurostat

This rate is still not enough to meet the EU’s renewable energy target

In just three years’ time, the EU could overtake China in terms of its share of electric vehicle sales
In just three years’ time, the EU could overtake China in terms of its share of electric vehicle sales

In some European countries, more electric lorries are already being purchased than in China

A scorching round-up of world news: records in Asia, fires in Europe and America
A scorching round-up of world news: records in Asia, fires in Europe and America

Instead of helping Canada, which is in the grip of wildfires, the US is threatening to raise tariffs on the country due to the smoke from the forest fires

A gift to polluters: EU experts criticise the watering down of the EU ETS
A gift to polluters: EU experts criticise the watering down of the EU ETS

The environmental community believes that political pressure has outweighed economic and market realities

The EU will defer fines for breaches of the ‘methane’ regulation for three years
The EU will defer fines for breaches of the ‘methane’ regulation for three years

Oil and gas companies are still not satisfied with the proposals, as they had called for the legislative act itself to be relaxed