Climate & Energy
Where it stands
As of 20 July 2026
Heat is now doing damage you can put a number on, and rules keep loosening — while lenders and storage build-out move the other way.
Forces in tension
fires near Fréjus and in the Cairngorms; India's informal workers losing 6.6% of pay
data centres still outrunning new supply; three states acted in a day to shield bills
the EU slows its own timetable; no new loosening landed today
North Sea licensing still an open question after a week of argument
liquid-air, molten-salt and sand stores coming online; UAE pairs 5.2GW solar with 19GWh
Bank of England drops coal-linked bonds from October; ~150 big financial firms already restrict
What to watch
Whether looser rules and tighter coal finance keep pointing in opposite directions, or one of the two turns to follow the other.
This board is the synthesized picture of 9 recent Climate & Energy editions. It describes where things stand — the forces, not a forecast, and never advice on what to do.